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In a ruling on May 28, the Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal reclassified the relationship between an independent food delivery rider and the Glovo platform as an employment relationship. The...

6 June 2025

Valiuz signs with Auchan Spain and launches Valiuz Iberia

On May 13, Valiuz, the retail media agency for Mulliez brands, which will soon be integrated with Infinity Advertising, announced a partnership with Alcampo, the group’s Spanish grocery...

23 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

SAP joins Amazon, Walmart and Salesforce in scaling back its diversity programme

Following Donald Trump's executive order to abolish diversity policies, SAP, the German business management software leader, has announced that it is scrapping its target of 40% women in its...

16 May 2025

Amazon decarbonises the last mile with public transport

To speed up delivery times with a low carbon footprint, Amazon is covering the last mile via high-speed train. In France, on May 14, following a one-month pilot phase in June 2024 and rollout in...

15 May 2025

Vusion and NielsenIQ join forces to optimise assortments and merchandising

On May 6, 2025, global leaders in electronic shelf labels and data solutions for retail and consumer insights, Vusion and NielsenIQ, formalised a strategic partnership. Covering 100 countries and...

7 May 2025

African retail: why OmniRetail's US$20 million round is more than just a funding round

OmniRetail, the Lagos-based start-up editing e-commerce platform designed for small retailers (GMV of US$810 million in 2024, up by 40%) raised US$20 million at the end of April 2025. A B2B...

2 May 2025

Customer satisfaction: Actionable enhances product with an AI Data Analyst assistant

Just a year after launch, tech start-up Actionable, which specialises in predicting customer satisfaction, is picking up speed. With a product launch, ISO 27001 certification, an award at...

30 April 2025

ChatGPT transitions from a search engine to an e-commerce platform

While denying any affiliation practices, OpenAI is launching a new shopping experience directly within ChatGPT. A search engine connected to the web since October 2024, the platform now includes...

29 April 2025

Reelevant raises €6 million in Series A

The start-up specialising in marketing message personalisation won 20 clients last year, with contracts worth over €300,000. This funding of less than €4 million in equity will be invested in...

29 April 2025

Hokodo raises €10 million from investors

On April 23, Hokodo, the deferred payment platform for B2B clients, announced a €10 million capital increase. The deal was co-led by existing investors, Korelya Capital and Opera Tech...

24 April 2025

Yoobic acquires Simplifield as part of legal proceedings

Yoobic, a provider of retail solutions for store employees, announced the acquisition of Simplifield. According to Fabrice Haiat, C.E.O. of Yoobic, the acquisition is part of a strategy of...

15 April 2025

Shopify strengthens anti-fraud defences with Appriss Retail

On April 7, the American group Appriss Retail, led by Michael Osborne (revenue not disclosed), announced a new integration with the e-commerce platform Shopify. This AI-powered solution interfaces...

14 April 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...

10 April 2025

SaaS Lumi AI raises US$3.7 million in seed funding to simplify access to ERP data

Based in the U.A.E., the start-up Lumi AI raised US$3.7 million in seed funding on March, 25, in a round led by AgFunder, Forum Ventures, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund ADQ and the...

9 April 2025

[mind Retail Exclusive] In 4 years, Cdiscount generated €10 million in GMV with Stockly

Having just raised €26 million in Series B funding from Eurazeo and Daphni, the start-up which specialises in stock pooling between e-retailers confirms a rising status in the market. We review a...

7 April 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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AI is being rolled out across some marketing activities, while others remain in a testing phase. If campaign automation and personalisation are among the most advanced applications, visibility in...

16 October 2026

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