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Carrefour Opens Its Shopper Data to The Trade Desk in a Retail-Media Milestone
Unlimitail and The Trade Desk are letting advertisers activate 80+ Carrefour purchase-based segments self-service on the open web — no bespoke build required — starting in France.
1 day ago3 min read


Primark Finally Goes Online — and Says It's 'Redefining Value'
Primark confirmed it will launch UK home delivery, backed by a £90m warehouse deal, as CEO George Weston insists the retailer is 'redefining value' beyond price. Here's what it means.
1 day ago3 min read


Rewe Group Launches a Retail-Media Offering at DIY Chain Toom
DIY chain Toom has opened its advertising inventory to brands for the first time, with its retail-media business run by Rewe Group's Retail Media Connect across roughly 300 stores.
3 days ago3 min read


YouTube Launches Its Shopping Affiliate Programme in Germany With 10 Major Retailers
YouTube turns German creator content into a measurable performance-retail channel overnight — pulling influencer budgets toward bottom-of-funnel commerce.
5 days ago3 min read


bonprix Opens a Second External Sales Channel — Selling on Deichmann.de
Otto Group fashion brand bonprix expanded its partner-commerce strategy by selling apparel through shoe retailer Deichmann's online marketplace — its second external channel.
Sep 30 min read


How Ahead Is Muscling Its Lower-Sugar Sweets Into Germany's Candy Aisle
German challenger Ahead is using community and creators to push its lower-sugar sweets out of D2C and into the mainstream confectionery aisle — a playbook for scaling into retail.
Sep 20 min read


dm Takes Its Online Pharmacy dm-med to National TV
Germany's dm has taken its online pharmacy dm-med to national TV for the first time, with a campaign built around ordering drugstore and pharmacy items together in one basket.
Sep 20 min read


Eight Sleep Makes Germany Its Top Continental Market
US sleep-tech firm Eight Sleep calls Germany its most important Continental market, growing roughly 4x on a hardware-plus-subscription model.
Aug 313 min read


France's Ultra-Fast-Fashion 'Malus' Hits Shein and Temu From 1 September
France's per-garment penalty on ultra-fast fashion takes effect on 1 September 2026, explicitly targeting Shein, Temu and AliExpress.
Aug 313 min read


YouTube Lets US Creators Tag Amazon Products for Commission
YouTube now lets eligible US creators tag Amazon products across videos, Shorts and livestreams and earn commissions — a major social-commerce move.
Aug 313 min read


Newsletters Still Sell: Two-Thirds of Germans Buy Straight From a Mailing
A new 6,000-person DACH study finds roughly two-thirds of Germans have bought directly off an email newsletter — a reminder that owned email remains a high-conversion channel.
Aug 273 min read


Boulanger Hijacks Food-Delivery App Codes to Push Its Own App
Boulanger borrows the visual language of food-delivery apps for a campaign by The Good Company that makes buying a fridge feel as easy as ordering dinner.
Aug 273 min read


Boulanger Borrows the Food-Delivery Playbook to Sell Its App
French electronics retailer Boulanger, via The Good Company, apes meal-delivery app codes to promote its app — making buying a TV feel as easy as ordering dinner.
Aug 273 min read


Why Wellness Brands Like AG1 and Grüns Are Fighting Over Gummies
Fresh trade analysis shows wellness brands — from powder pioneer AG1 to fast-growing Grüns — battling for retail shelf space as gummy supplements boom and get marketed 'like skincare'.
Aug 253 min read


Nuuly Swaps the Fall Commercial for a 12-Part Microdrama Called 'Heart on My Sleeve'
URBN-owned rental brand Nuuly has replaced the traditional fall commercial with a 12-episode branded microdrama — a bold bet that social-first storytelling can now carry the full weight of a seasonal campaign.
Aug 243 min read


France Fines Boohoo €2.33m for Fake Discounts
France’s DGCCRF has fined fast-fashion site Boohoo €2.33m for fake ‘reference price’ discounts — with 95% of checked promotions found non-compliant.
Aug 213 min read


Walmart’s Ad Business Jumps 38% in Q2 as Retail Media Powers Earnings
Walmart’s advertising business grew 38% in Q2, with Walmart Connect up 43% — widening the gap with Target’s ~20% retail media growth in a tale of two retailers.
Aug 213 min read


Retail Media to Pass $200bn in 2026 — But WARC Warns Growth Is Slowing
WARC forecasts global retail media will reach $200.4bn in 2026 and $223.4bn in 2027 — but growth is easing, with warnings about ad clutter. What it means for UK retailers.
Aug 213 min read


Motors Relaunches Cazoo as an Auto Trader Challenger
Motors has relaunched the Cazoo brand as its flagship used-car marketplace, taking direct aim at market leader Auto Trader — a bold bet on reviving a familiar name.
Aug 213 min read
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