Generative AI
2026 Trends – How far should retailers open the door to AI Search engines ?
(Trends 1/6) With data visibility, recommendations, transactions on ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, LLMs are establishing themselves as new entry points for e-commerce. As search, comparison and...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
8 January 2026
ChatGPT’s audience doubled in 4 months, OpenAI aims for 100% increase in revenue
According to data from Demandsage, ChatGPT’s total audience reached 800 million weekly active visitors in April 2025. By way of comparison, this was 400 million in February 2025 and 300...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- News
18 June 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] After 3 months of a pilot, what are the results of Castorama’s chatbot powered with GenAI?
As part of the 1to1Monaco event, Romain Roulleau, Marketing, Digital and Customer Director at Castorama, spoke to mind Retail about the results of the Hello Casto chatbot. He also detailed...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
14 March 2024
Jérémie Levy, Converteo: “Generative AI prices are not easy to read or to budget for: we’re dealing with probabilism”
Converteo, whose almost 50% of revenue comes from the retail, beauty and luxury sectors, supports retailers in collecting, modelling, measuring and activating data. Jérémie Levy, Managing...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
4 March 2024
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After a loss-making but high-growth year in 2025, the stock-pooling start-up for marketplaces signed agreements with 4 Swiss players, mind Retail learned. By taking on one of Europe’s most...
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After securing a strategic partnership with Spanish grocer Bon Preu, retail tech firm Shoptimus AI—first spotted by Carrefour—is accelerating a rollout. By leveraging AI agents to automate grocery...
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- Retail tech
11 January 2026
According to our sources, the young start-up Hymalaia is continuing development in retail with 4 new retailers currently in POC and an imminent fundraising. We examine the details.
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- Retail tech
16 December 2025
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Circana: French e-commerce ended 2025 with strong growth, hypermarkets continue to decline
After four years of decline, volumes of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) rose again in 2025 in France and Europe, although they did not compensate for four years of losses. The rebound was...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- Analysis
15 January 2026
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Black Friday: Amazon’s AI assistant Rufus featured in 38% of sessions in the US
While peak season sales, revealed at the NRF Big Show, rose by 4.1% in the US from November 1 to December 31, 2025, Rufus, Amazon’s conversational chatbot, confirmed its traction. During the...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- News
15 January 2026
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2026 Trends – BNPL, mobile checkout, wallets: new challenges for payments
(Trends 3/6) Faced with soaring Visa and Mastercard fees, European retailers are looking for alternative payment methods that protect margins while boosting conversion. From wallets and...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- Analysis
16 January 2026
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2026 Trends – Retail organises itself in the face of the Trump trade war
(Trend 4/6) Invested as President for a second term in 2025, Donald Trump has shaken global trade. Between higher customs duties, a tax on small parcels, attacks on diversity and inclusion...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- Analysis
23 January 2026
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Retail tech: major trends for 2026
In 2026, retail can no longer afford to promise. It must deliver. Retail tech has entered the execution stage. The race for showcase innovation is over, giving way to clear priorities: operational...
30 January 2026
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China bans JD.com, Alibaba and Meituan from forcing promotions
On January 7 2026, China published new regulations banning the country’s major e-commerce platforms such as Alibaba from forcing merchants to apply promotions. These measures, which will...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- News
8 January 2026