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E-commerce : Carter-Cash rolls out Alma’s BNPL service
A subsidiary of the Mobivia group, discount automotive spare parts retailer Carter-Cash (100 stores, 2025 revenue undisclosed), which generates less than 10% of revenue online, is multiplying...
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5 June 2026
Alexandre Douchez, Carter-Cash (Mobivia): “The volume of customer service contacts has more than doubled in a year”
In the automotive sector, where purchasing can be anxiety-inducing for shoppers, Carter-Cash (a Mobivia subsidiary) is multiplying initiatives to strengthen customer trust and ease purchasing...
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5 June 2026
In 2025, Vinted’s sales accelerated to €1.1 billion at the cost of a compressed margin
Having passed a sales threshold of €1 billion in 2025, Vinted continues to diversify. Between a massive push of Vinted Go lockers, category expansion and the launch of a wallet, the second-hand...
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9 April 2026
Already in POC, Klarna launches long-term credit in Germany, the UK and France
Swedish fintech Klarna is expanding long-term financing in Germany and the UK, with an imminent launch, followed by France, where POCs are already underway with major e-retailers. The BNPL...
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18 March 2026
Belgium: Lidl and Bpost adopt Wero’s payment solution
The news. Following its rollout in Germany at the end of 2025, EPI is launching Wero e-commerce solution in Belgium with first retail partners, including Bpost and Lidl. The service is initially...
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3 March 2026
BNPL: Between healthcare and retail, Scalapay accelerates a P.O.S. offensive with two major signings
Building on a strong foothold in fashion, Scalapay is strengthening in-store penetration targeting players in the healthcare sector. According to our information, the Italian BNPL unicorn has...
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25 February 2026
Biometric payment: Handwave raises US$4.2 million and signs with Visa
In the wake of Amazon One, Latvian start-up Handwave aims to democratise biometric payment and authentication using the palm of the hand. The past weeks have seen major announcements by the...
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21 August 2025
After RFID, Decathlon rolls out mobile checkout in all stores
After pioneering self-checkout via RFID, Decathlon (2024 revenue: €16.2 billion, including 20% online, up by 5.2% after 4.4% in 2023) announced on June 23 the launch of Orisha Commerce, a...
24 June 2025
With stablecoins, Walmart, Amazon, and Shopify want to break free from traditional banking channels
In the US, payment disintermediation continues. Walmart (2024 revenue: US$681 billion, including approximately US$100 billion online) and Amazon (2024 revenue: US$638 billion) are considering...
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17 June 2025
Pyrenex boosts e-commerce conversion rate by 67% thanks to Mollie and Shopify
Exclusively for mind Retail, Benjamin Wutiuyen, Head of Digital Marketing at Pyrenex, reviews the replatforming carried out in July 2024, with the integration of Mollie as payment provider...
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28 May 2025
Qashflo, the financing solution dedicated to marketplaces sellers, ceases operations
Qashflo, an accelerated payment solution for 3P sellers on European marketplaces, is closing. Despite a positive recovery, the company has not secured sufficient shareholder equity to ensure the...
20 May 2025
Mollie and Qonto join forces to simplify online checkout
After signing an agreement with Alma to offer payment in 3 or 4 instalments, the Dutch payment service provider Mollie (250,000 customers) is taking link-based payment a step further via an...
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2 May 2025
PayPal launches PayPal Ads in the U.K.
PayPal will soon be offering personalised adverts to British customers, based on their spending on the platform. The payment giant is gradually launching PayPal Ads in the U.K., showing first...
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10 April 2025
In France, BNPL use declines in 2024
According to a 4th edition of the Floa – Kantar barometer measuring changes in payment practices in Europe (4,916 respondents), 66% of French people used a payment by instalments solution in...
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4 April 2025
Philippines: Faced with an increase in marketplace disputes, the government is tightening the screws
With e-commerce (including services) having grown by 14% in 2024 in the Philippines, coupled with a 25% increase in complaints, the government wants to strengthen oversight between marketplaces...
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2 April 2025
In a week, Klarna signs with Walmart and files IPO application at NYSE
On March 17, Klarna announced an exclusive partnership with Walmart (2024 turnover: US$681 billion, up by 5.6%) in collaboration with the OnePay app. By December, the Swedish BNPL solution will be...
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21 March 2025
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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
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
In the wake of a large fundraising, Skello develops a portfolio of key accounts by winning over a big name in retail. Backed by an ARR of €50 million and profitability reached in 2025, the...
7 July 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...
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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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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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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
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Albertsons says its customers are buying more thanks to AI agents
Through its conversational assistant, the US grocery retailer is recording double-digit increases in e-commerce baskets. Eager to maximise their potential, it is changing tack and rolling out a...
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18 August 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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24 August 2026