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While Reddit once dominated the sources cited by AIs, YouTube videos are now winning over LLMs. Here's why.

4 March 2026

Advertising in LLMs: Criteo becomes OpenAI’s first adtech partner

Following a fundraising of US$ 110 billion on February 27, 2026, OpenAI signed a technological partnership with Criteo (720 million daily active users at the end of 2025, 17,000 advertisers, 4.5...

4 March 2026

Search AI : in the retail sector, 25% of AI queries are transactional

For mind Retail, online SEO specialist Ahrefs analysed retail queries on AI search engines. The goal was to measure the proportion of transactional prompts compared to informational ones. The...

2 March 2026

At Walmart, the Sparky chatbot increases an average basket by 35%

While Walmart published annual results on February 19, 2026, the AI chatbot confirms a key role in revenue generation. “Customers using Sparky generate an average basket that is...

25 February 2026

Why and how Leboncoin launched an app in ChatGPT

While OpenAI developed a space for third-party applications within an interface since December 2025, Leboncoin, the second most visited e-commerce site in France, has launched an application in...

10 February 2026

Rufus: In 2025, Amazon’s AI chatbot generated US$12 billion in sales

After very encouraging results in Q3 and on Black Friday 2025, when 38% of Amazon sessions used Rufus, Amazon’s annual report confirms the strong traction of the AI chatbot. In 2025, Rufus...

10 February 2026

Criteo wants to integrate sponsored products into AI chatbots

With 720 million daily active users and 4.5 billion products in the catalogue, Criteo wants to integrate with agentic commerce. Betting on proprietary data, the adtech company is testing...

2 December 2025

Customer service: With AI, Saks reduces calls requiring humans by 20%

On August 8, Saks officially launched Sophie, an AI-powered voice and text assistant designed with the U.S. conversational platform NLX and AWS. Since April, customers can ask the AI agent about...

13 August 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] L’Oréal makes AI a strategic pillar of development in 2025

AI assistant for more engaging online talks, diagnostics, virtual product fitting... On the sidelines of NRF, Béatrice Dautzenberg, Global Beauty Tech Director at L'Oréal, shared with mind Retail...

17 January 2025

[NRF 2025] Raspberry raises US$24 million to put AI at the service of sustainability

Ten months after an initial round of US$4.5 million, American company Raspberry AI secured US$24 million. Thanks to the AI image generation solution, fashion designers can visualise rendering of...

15 January 2025

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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...

15 October 2026

How Maison A.Constant built a unified customer database with n8n

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

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...

1 October 2026

From beauty to DIY, Médiaperformances gains traction in Europe with 3 more retail partners

While Mediaperformances, historically focused on FMCG retailers, targets both international expansion and new verticals, CEO Claire Koralewski shared with mind Retail, during NRF Europe, a...

22 September 2026

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Eric Meulien, Al Futtaim: “The next step in our roadmap is to replace the in-store POS system”

Operating in 18 countries and managing brands such as Ikea, Zara and Marks & Spencer, Emirati group Al-Futtaim (2025 revenue: US$9.7 billion, up by 6%) has a unique vantage point from which to...

12 October 2026

Cdiscount Advertising targets revenue of €100 million in 2027

As retail media now accounts for 7.8% of total revenue, Cdiscount shared, during a press day, an update on new advertising levers in terms of videos, customer reviews and promotions. Insights from...

28 September 2026

Marketplaces: How Orange and Virgin Australia reinvent their value creation models

Looking to turn their audience into a commercial platform without having to carry the risk of holding stock, new verticals are entering the marketplace space, with new models designed to enhance...

8 October 2026

How Maison A.Constant built a unified customer database with n8n

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

Cashback: Younited secures an exclusive contract with Bouygues Telecom

Following Orange and the launch of a marketplace, Bouygues Telecom is strengthening a customer loyalty strategy by focusing on purchasing power with a new cashback offer. For French fintech...

16 October 2026