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Social media & age verification: Tech breaks the glass ceiling of precision
As an array of international governments restrict social networks access for teenagers under 15 or 16, new facial recognition technologies from Yoti, Persona and k-ID are making progress in...
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- Economy and regulators
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13 March 2026
TikTok Shop: how to build a catalogue optimised for influencer strategies
What strategies do retailers use to select their offerings on TikTok Shop? What are the most effective commercial levers? 5 months after the launch of the social commerce platform in France...
- Retail
- Analysis
22 September 2025
Customs duties: Shein and Temu raise prices
In the United States, in response to Donald Trump’s decision to raise customs duties to 145% on Chinese imports and end the de minimis rule from May 2, Asian e-commerce giants Shein and Temu...
18 April 2025
With 40% of online sales, Best Buy is banking on influence to reach a new level
In the U.S.A., with preparation for a marketplace by June 2025, Best Buy (2024 turnover US$41.5 billion, down by 4.4%) launched an affiliate programme for content creators on April 8. Not yet...
10 April 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] With Aive, Tefal boosts Instagram campaigns with AI
According to our sources, the Seb group selected the start-up Aive, specialised in the automation of content for social networks, for a first campaign on Instagram and Facebook during the holiday...
5 March 2025
Perplexity AI, Project Liberty, Elon Musk… Who will buy TikTok US?
After obtaining a temporary reprieve from President Donald Trump, it's time to ask who among American investors will get their hands on 50% of TikTok US?
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23 January 2025
Xavier Niel joins the board of directors of ByteDance, parent company of TikTok
TikTok has until the end of January 2025 to meet an ultimatum set by the USA. Meanwhile, Frenchman Xavier Niel joined the Board of Directors of ByteDance, TikTok's parent company.
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5 September 2024
In one year, 50% of UK TikTok users have bought on TikTok Shop
In both the UK and the USA, TikTok Shop is gaining market share in the fashion and beauty categories. In the first half of 2024, the TikTok e-commerce service became the 10th-largest e-tailer in...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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29 August 2024
Social commerce: why Amazon needs TikTok’s audience
At a time when growth is slowing, Amazon (2023 sales: US$574.8 billion, up 12%) signed an agreement on August, 8 with Tik Tok (1.58 billion users in April) to enable highly engaged American users...
21 August 2024
Chalhoub launches 2-hour delivery in Riyadh with Level Shoes
In June 2024, a year after launching a two-hour home delivery service in Dubai, Chalhoub’s Level Shoes (selling 250 shoe brands and two flagships in Dubai Mall and Riyadh Park Mall) decided...
25 June 2024
Amanda Medina, Etam: “We now have real expertise on Instagram”
With nearly 1.3 million followers on Instagram, Etam stands out for a social media strategy that's close to its audience, focused on collaborations and interaction. Amanda Medina, Head of Social...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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12 June 2024
TikTok: 120 mins per day in France, 127 minutes for the U.K.
According to Qustodio, TikTok is the first social network in the world, in terms of time of use by customers under 18 years old. Building on a growing audience, TikTok has just announced an...
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8 February 2024
TikTok: Indonesia is about to ban commerce on social networks
Indonesia, the most populated country in South-East Asia (270 million inhabitants), is taking action to limit the risk of the major social networks, such as TikTok, becoming a monopoly. At a...
27 September 2023
[confidential] Interflora is about to launch an unlimited delivery subscription service in Italy
Having made subscription a lever for repeat sales and customers loyalty in France, the flower delivery platform is unveiling priorities for Europe. Marta Lucas, Group Head of Relationship...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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20 June 2023
In 2022, Chanel recorded 3.75 million views on WeChat
In 2022, Chanel was the most active luxury brand on China’s social media. According to a survey by the data analysis platform iPaiban, Chanel published 72 posts on a WeChat...
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- News brief
10 January 2023
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Against a backdrop of growing pressure on household budgets, the European CCD2 Directive coming into force and a new legal framework for assisted purchasing journeys, Oney is stepping up an...
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29 October 2026
Amid an ownership shake-up following its acquisition by Evoriel, shopping centre operator Advantail has signed with Formality to digitise the management of commercial leases and contracts across...
23 October 2026
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...
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15 October 2026
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
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US retailers divided over the rise of autonomous shopping agents
In the US, Gap, Walmart, Best Buy, Amazon and eBay are taking very different approaches to agentic commerce. While TV shopping giants QVC and HSN see these new intermediaries as an opportunity to...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
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21 October 2026