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NRF 2026: 6 start-ups at the heart of in-store performance despite agentic commerce
While the shore floor remains a top priority for global retailers, mind Retail selected 6 start-ups from NRF that stood out for their focus on in-store operational efficiency. We believe this is...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Analysis
28 January 2026
Algorithmic pricing: NRF strongly opposed to price transparency law
While a New York State law requires retailers to disclose use of pricing algorithms, the National Retail Federation is attempting to block this. The world’s largest retail federation claims the...
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- Economy and regulators
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14 July 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] Lucky Cart signs with Carrefour Spain
French start-up Lucky Cart, which is well established in the French supermarket sector (including Intermarché, E.Leclerc and Carrefour), is to make a debut at Carrefour Spain, mind Retail...
24 January 2025
[NRF 2025] How Best Buy is reducing the cost of e-commerce returns
Omnichannel, in-store help desks, web to store... With 38% of sales online and a double-digit returns rate, Best Buy developed a unique process dedicated to making the most of returns. Chuck...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
23 January 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...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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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...
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- Retail tech
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15 January 2025
[NRF 2025] Under threat from customs duties, CSR is fading into the background
At this year's NRF, retailers' CSR initiatives seem to have all but disappeared from the agenda in the face of upcoming political and customs tax issues. Jérôme Del Porto, Director of Circularity...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
15 January 2025
[NRF 2024] The new levers of retail media seen at NRF
The theme of retail media came to the fore at NRF 2024, with a day of dedicated workshops on 13 January and feedback from a number of players like Kroger, Ulta, and 7/11. Between onsite, offsite...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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22 January 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Cegid will be rolled out at Diptyque, Iris Galerie and is set to open a 5th data center
Cegid, the P.O.S. software publisher for specialty retailers, is to open a 5th data center in a fast-growing region. “This is due in Dubai for April 2024,” revealed Nathalie Echinard...
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- Retail tech
19 January 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] American Adore Me wants to digitalise wholesale business
At NRF 2024 mind Retail learned that U.S. lingerie online retailer Adore Me (part of Victoria's Secret) is moving away from a purely digital and DTC approach. To gain traction in the wholesale...
16 January 2024
NRF’s “Big Show” arrives in Singapore
On 15 January 2023, NRF Chairman Matthew Shay and French group Comexposium announced the event for Asia Pacific in 2024. The first Retail’s Big Show Asia Pacific will be held from 11 to 13...
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- News brief
25 January 2023
NRF : the most striking in-store innovations seen in New York
While New York retail has not regained the pre-Covid momentum, with vacancy and footfall rates below 2019 levels, mind Retail reports that in-store experience remains the priority for many...
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- News
24 January 2023
NRF 2023: Sustainability start-ups in New York
The NRF Big Show was full of new products and services. We offer a selection including IT solutions to reduce waste and the management of SLEDs in the food industry with Afresh and CodaBene. These...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
23 January 2023
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The Hygie31 retail group, known for the Lafayette Pharmacies, is continuing to transform its websites, driven by Cocooncenter. Thanks to an AI strategy and a fully redesigned IT architecture, it...
10 September 2026
By launching a conversational chatbot with Algolia and a new module converting school lists into e-commerce carts this summer, Bureau Vallée aims to ease the chore of back-to-school supply list...
10 September 2026
According to our information, Fnac Darty is about to deploy European payment solution Wero, based on account-to-account instant transfers, on its e-commerce sites. Already active in Germany at...
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4 September 2026
On the occasion of an IPO, Shein revealed a carbon footprint of 25.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2025, up by 20% compared to a reference year. For an equivalent sales level, the fast...
3 September 2026
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Before an IPO, Shein forced to reveal margin erosion in 2025 and impact of US tariff shock
Made public ahead of a Hong Kong listing planned for September, Shein’s financial documents, seen by mind Retail, confirm the shift experienced by the fast-fashion retailer. Despite a 8% sales...
- Retail
- Property and investors
- Analysis
21 August 2026
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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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- Retailer and e-commerce
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21 August 2026
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E-commerce: click-through rate down by 5.4% since Google AIO launch in France
mind Retail has gained access to exclusive Ahrefs figures on the impact of Google "AI Overviews" responses for the e-commerce sector. Launched on July 22, 2026, in France as part of AI Mode, these...
20 August 2026
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Hugues Chanoine (Hygie31 Digital): “The next step is to eliminate filters to move to 100% conversational search”
The Hygie31 retail group, known for the Lafayette Pharmacies, is continuing to transform its websites, driven by Cocooncenter. Thanks to an AI strategy and a fully redesigned IT architecture, it...
10 September 2026
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ChatGPT: Bureau Vallée’s recipe to capture back-to-school spending
By launching a conversational chatbot with Algolia and a new module converting school lists into e-commerce carts this summer, Bureau Vallée aims to ease the chore of back-to-school supply list...
10 September 2026
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Walmart finally accepts in-store payments with Apple Pay and Google Pay
Sanctioned by financial markets after a sharp US slowdown in Q2, Walmart is reviewing a checkout strategy. Abandoning a rejection of technological giants, the group is rolling out Apple Pay and...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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24 August 2026