PARIS, June 14 (Reuters) - Renault's (RENA.PA) new Mobilize unit is in advanced talks with a major European retailer to provide charging boxes for electric vehicles, a Mobilize spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday. The spokesperson was confirming comments made earlier by chipmaker STMicroelectronics (STMPA.PA). Frederique Le Greves, CEO of STMicro France, had told the VivaTech conference in Paris that this would the first contract for the Mobilize PowerBox, developed by Software Republique, a tech partnership that counts Renault and STMicro among its members. Reporting by Gilles Guillaume, Writing by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Benoit Van OverstraetenOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Persons: chipmaker STMicroelectronics, Frederique Le Greves, Gilles Guillaume, Dominique Vidalon, Benoit Van Overstraeten Organizations: Reuters, Software Republique, Renault, Thomson Locations: STMicro France, Paris