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From stores to headquarters, Cegid aims to become retail’s first agentic platform
After launching the first pilots of its conversational AI “super app” in stores, Cegid is rolling out new omnichannel modules, including an in-store data acquisition module, conversational AI for...
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1 October 2026
With Claudeforce, Salesforce opens data to Anthropic and shifts into the conversational AI era
With the announcement of deep integration of the Claude LLM within the Salesforce ecosystem via MCP servers, SaaS software interfaces are fading in favour of AI agents. According to...
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9 September 2026
O’Boticario rolls out AI diagnostics across 4,000 stores with Haut.ai
On August 18, Brazilian cosmetics retail chain O’Boticario (2025 GMV up by 6.7%) announced the deployment of skin analysis technology provided by Estonian start-up Haut.AI. It will be rolled...
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21 August 2026
Which 3 retailers structured their AI governance this summer?
This summer, Target, PVH Corp and B&M simultaneously reinforced their executive teams with the creation of dedicated AI roles. A move marking the shift from experimentation to the...
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17 August 2026
In the US, traffic from AI search expected to increase by 3,200% during Prime Days
According to Adobe, during Amazon’s Prime Days from July 8 to 11, 2025, traffic to US retailer websites from AI search (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, etc.) is expected to grow by 3,200%...
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11 July 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] Coop Switzerland boosts sales with an AI chatbot dedicated to DIY
Daniel Hofmann, Brand Manager at Jumbo, shared with mind Retail the results of a conversational AI chatbot, which has been launched for two years. He explains usage figures, the impact on average...
11 June 2025
With points of interest prompt, Amazon creates an AI-generated shopping monitoring tool
On March 26, Amazon (2024 turnover US$638 billion, up by 11% at constant rates) launched ‘interests’ as ‘beta test’. This is a generative AI feature on a mobile application...
31 March 2025
[NRF 2025] Shopping assistants, forecasting, digital twins: Nvidia unveils the new use cases for AI in retail and supply chain
According to the Managing Director of Retail & CPG at Nvidia, the 2nd largest capitalisation in the U.S.A. after Apple (on January 10, 2025, Editor’s note), the supply chain, computer vision...
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10 January 2025
Puma uses Google AI to personalise online product sheets by country
German brand Puma (sales of €4.2 billion in the half-year to June 2024, down 2.1% at constant exchange rates) announced on September 24 the use of Google Cloud’s GenAI on its websites...
1 October 2024
With generative AI, Google turns the search engine upside down
On May 14, Google unveiled its new search engine powered by Gemini generative AI. After having tested the display of natural language answers in SGE since May 2023, Google is now extending this...
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16 May 2024
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Against a backdrop of growing pressure on household budgets, the European CCD2 Directive coming into force and a new legal framework for assisted purchasing journeys, Oney is stepping up an...
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29 October 2026
Amid an ownership shake-up following its acquisition by Evoriel, shopping centre operator Advantail has signed with Formality to digitise the management of commercial leases and contracts across...
23 October 2026
With an average basket of €3,500 and a payment journey that includes a financial deposit at the time of ordering, Mobilier de France shares with mind Retail its assessment of the rollout of...
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15 October 2026
Eager to bring together customer data and improve data accuracy, jewellery and watch retailer Maison A.Constant built its own Single Customer Repository (SCR) using n8n, an orchestration platform...
7 October 2026
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AI agents: the KPIs that led L’Oréal to scale up across its warehouses
After testing 7 AI agents in its warehouses, L’Oréal is scaling up. Deployed to coordinate picking waves, manage replenishment and handle stocktaking, Manhattan’s agents have helped cut several...
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20 October 2026
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How Mobilier de France reduced the share of cheque payments from 80% to 50%
With an average basket of €3,500 and a payment journey that includes a financial deposit at the time of ordering, Mobilier de France shares with mind Retail its assessment of the rollout of...
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15 October 2026
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Danone turns to AI to personalise marketing campaigns and test advertising in ChatGPT
AI is being rolled out across some marketing activities, while others remain in a testing phase. If campaign automation and personalisation are among the most advanced applications, visibility in...
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16 October 2026
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Julien Cailleau, Oney: “With 3 retailers, we are testing the use of Valiuz data to streamline financing approvals”
Against a backdrop of growing pressure on household budgets, the European CCD2 Directive coming into force and a new legal framework for assisted purchasing journeys, Oney is stepping up an...
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29 October 2026