The Body Shop returns to the U.S.A. with a 100% digital model Americas After closing in the U.S.A. in March 2024, The Body Shop (3,000 stores, 60 countries) made a return to the market on October 7 through an exclusively digital operation.…
IPO: Retail and fintech return to Wall Street with Klarna, Gemini and Pattern Americas After years of slowdown, the I.P.O. market is picking up steam in the U.S.A. This is shown by IPOs of Klarna, Gemini and Pattern in the retail and fintech sectors.
Loyalty: Start-up 10% raises €2.4 million to compete with Joko, Shopmium and iGraal Europe Less than a year after a launch, the start-up specialising in 10% cashback wallets has announced a fundraising of €2.4 million from Speedinvest, Kima Ventures, Fund F, True Capital and Techmind. Several business angels, including Frédéric Halley, are also participating in the round. This fundraising should enable accelerated development of tech platforms and give brands better control over their customer data.
Interview Through the VC lens Frédéric Halley, Sonorcap: “We are going to invest in a company focused on CRM and digital loyalty programmes” Retail tech put to the test. Frédéric and Guillaume Halley, respectively Venture Capital Investor and Carrefour Franchisee, launched Sonorcap, an investment fund specialising in retail technology, with a unique approach: start-up solutions are tested in real-life conditions in stores, in parallel with investment. From AI applied to after-sales service to in-store computer vision, via a future project in CRM and digital loyalty, the two brothers are building a strategy around concrete use cases and international ambitions.
After Dim and Bally, Regent sets sights on Petit Bateau to grow a European portfolio Americas After several years of declining turnover (down by 6% in 3 years) and a net loss that worsened in 2024, Petit Bateau is changing hands. The planned sale to the U.S. investment fund Regent, which is now official, marks a new phase for the iconic children's fashion brand seeking to revive its fortunes.
SMCP returns to growth, ending legal battle Asia On August 11, 2025, SMCP (including Sandro and Maje) announced the end of a legal battle from 2021.…
Danish grocer Salling accelerates VC investments, following in the footsteps of Vinted Europe Eager to better source retail innovation and accelerate time to market, Danish grocer Salling (2024 turnover: €9.7 billion,…
Interview Through the VC lens Guillaume Echaudemaison: “Seventure is investing in a retail tech company that personalises customer relations on a large scale” Europe Interviews Guillaume Echaudemaison is a Senior Investment Manager in the Digital team at venture capital firm Seventure Partners. Focusing on Series A funding, Seventure has notably supported SumUp and Talentsoft, and is rapidly expanding in the retail sector. Another investment in retail tech will soon be announced, the partner revealed to mind Retail.
Ahold Delhaize consolidates, with two acquisitions in Belgium and Romania Europe In Europe, Ahold Delhaize is starting 2025 with a phase of consolidation. In Belgium and Romania, the business is to add 2,000 stores through acquisitions of Delfood and Profi.
