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Ikea launches a recruitment campaign for a new store on Roblox
On June 24, Ikea launched a first metaverse store in the UK. Recruited between June 14 and 18, the 10 store advisors on Roblox (“The Co-Worker Game”, developed by Swedish gaming...
6 June 2024
Dealt raises €6 million in Series A to foster services and circularity
Formerly Mon super Voisin, Dealt, a specialist in white-label services for retailers, has announced a €6 million round of funding to accelerate expansion in France and Europe. C.E.O. Mickael...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
6 June 2024
OneStock raises US$72 million to boost connectivity
On May 21, 2024, US fund Summit Partners (RELEX, Akeneo, Klaviyo, Optimove, Later and Mi9 Retail) announced a US$72 million investment in French OMS provider OneStock (100 clients including Yves...
31 May 2024
Mirakl launches 24-hour vendor onboarding with Mistral AI and OpenAI
On May 28, Mirakl (ARR of US$160 million in 2023, up by 20%) announced the beta launch of Catalog Transformer. The solution is based on Mirakl algorithms (Artificial Mirakl Intelligence) and LLM...
28 May 2024
E-commerce: LVMH and Alibaba combine cloud and AI technologies
On May 22, at Viva Technology, in Paris, LVMH and Alibaba announced a five-year technology partnership to optimise customer experiences and logistics (inventory management, distribution) of the...
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- Retail tech
- News brief
24 May 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Lacoste signs with StrutFit to reduce online returns
On May 23, at Viva Technology in Paris, mind Retail learned of Lacoste‘s signing with New Zealand’s StrutFit in March 2024. StrutFit‘s tech solution, based on computer vision and...
24 May 2024
Despite escapades, Temu’s owner triples Q1 profit
On May 22, China’s Pinduoduo (founded in 2015), parent company of the controversial Temu, announced quarterly results. Sales rose 131% to €11 billion, while net profit (€3.57...
24 May 2024
Google, Meta: How Leroy Merlin boosts digital acquisition in South Africa
For the past 18 months, Leroy Merlin South Africa has been working with Impulse Analytics, a consultancy specialising in digital acquisition, to boost online presence and online sales. Vincent...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
23 May 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] OBI chooses VTEX to better equip franchisees in e-commerce
Mind Retail learned that Obi has changed OMS and e-commerce platform partner. This should enable Germany's second largest DIY retailer, which is conducting a shift towards franchising, to...
23 May 2024
USA: Why the Maurices label migrated POS to Oracle’s cloud solution
Putting omnichannel customers at the center, reducing infrastructure costs, facilitating the integration of CRM programs and promotions were priorities of the Maurices fashion retailer when it...
22 May 2024
17 consumer associations take Temu to task for non-compliance with the DSA
Six months after AliExpress was ordered by Brussels to clarify business practices, Temu (a subsidiary of PDD Holdings) is now accused of violating the DSA. On May 16, 17 European consumer...
16 May 2024
Wayfair bets on omnichannel with a first U.S. flagship
Despite an 8.4% decline of the U.S. furniture market in 2023, Wayfair‘s annual sales remained stable in the U.S. domestic market, growing by 0.2% to US$10.4 billion. The DNVB, whose market...
7 May 2024
[Case study] With Hanshow, Leroy Merlin cuts picking time by 17% for 2-hour pick-up
On February 28, at EuroCIS, Leroy Merlin and Hanshow received the Reta Awards 2024 for best in-store retail solution and best supplier respectively. mind Retail reports on the deployment of...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
2 May 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] With its app, Mondial Relay enhances locker capacity
To optimize maximum capacity of lockers, Mondial Relay (a subsidiary of Polish Group Inpost) relies on the app, launched in Poland and also in France in October 2022. “Downloading our app...
25 April 2024
Jean-Louis Borde, Gemo: “We are going to launch a rental service for our baby range”
Fashion retailer Gemo, part of the Eram group, adapted logistic tools to embrace a circularity journey for rental services. Jean-Louis Borde, Supply-Chain Director, explained adoption of the new...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
15 April 2024
Fashion: U.S.A. second-hand clothing is struggling to make profits
In the U.S.A., second-hand marketplaces are not making profits. Clothing resale platform ThredUp (sales of US$322 million in 2023, up 12%) continues to post substantial losses (US$71.2 million in...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
2 April 2024
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Payments: Wallets accelerate in a fragmented market
As retailers seek to streamline shopping journeys, payment fluidity is becoming a key conversion driver. Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, PayPal: wallets enable retailers to reduce delays and...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- Analysis
18 November 2025
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Ikea compresses margin in 2025 to stay accessible despite falling revenue
In a context of rising tariffs and lower in-store traffic gains, Ikea closed the financial year with another decline in sales. While volumes increased and e-commerce reached 28% of activity, the...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
17 November 2025
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Online Advertising: Leroy Merlin and Auchan at the heart of a political controversy
Since November 17, Leroy Merlin has faced controversy after a report from Sleeping Giants, an activist group against online hate speech. The organisation alerted the Adeo group retailer (GMV 2024...
- Retail
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21 November 2025
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How RougeGorge brings weather data into CRM strategy
After 4 years of collaboration on personalised emails the lingerie retailer RougeGorge is accelerating with retail tech partner Reelevant, which is expanding within AFM thanks to recent contracts...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Analysis
10 November 2025
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Carrefour: with 4% of the shares Rodolphe Saadé strengthens governance after the Diniz exit
A page is turning at Carrefour. On November 12, 2025 the Brazilian Diniz family (a shareholder since 2014 through its holding Peninsula) sold the 8% stake. At the same time Rodolphe...
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- Property and investors
13 November 2025
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At Roissy 80% of checked Shein items found non-compliant
Following inspections at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport on Friday November 6, 2025 on 200,000 Shein parcels “8 out of 10 items have proved non-compliant so far”, the French Ministry...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
10 November 2025