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Cheese set to see a post-lockdown slowdown in sales in 2021
Issue 4, April 2022
According to Euromonitor International, cheese is set to continue its positive retail volume and current value growth trajectory in 2021, although the growth rate will be at a much lower level than what was ...
Read MoreOne more retailer left the Bulgarian market
Issue 1 / 2, January / February 2016
The beginning of the last year was very promising for the FMCG trading sector in Bulgaria. All parties were eagerly expecting the merger of Carrefour and Piccadilly (local retailer), an act that supposedly w...
Read MoreTrends in Retail - Croatia
Issue 1 / 2, January / February 2016
Looking at current prices and not including value added tax, retail sales in Croatia recorded, according to Euromonitor International, a value growth of 0.1% in 2015. Due mainly to the rapid growth of sales ...
Read More2015, the recovery year for FMCG retail in Romania
Issue 1 / 2, January / February 2016
2015 brought the much expected opportunity for sales recovery in Romanian retail, due to VAT reduction from 24% to 9% for food and alcohool-free beverages as of June the 1st. On the other hand, the expan...
Read MoreMintel unwraps Christmas: sales increase of 2.5% predicted for December 2015
Issue 11, November 2015
· Mintel expects total UK retail sales growth of 2.5% in December 2015, taking retail sales up to £42 billion · &n...
Read MoreLegal amendments and consolidations marked the Bulgarian retail sector
Issue 1 / 2, January / February 2015
One of the most significant events of 2014 at Bulgaria's FMCG market was the exit of a large international player – Delahize Group. It announced its withdrawal in February and set up the scene for interestin...
Read More2014 – year of extreme developments
Issue 1 / 2, January / February 2015
2014 was a year of extremes in the Central and Eastern Europe. While some retail markets like Poland have been affected by deflation, Russia and Ukraine have faced strong growth in the food inflation rate, t...
Read MoreThe local retail plays one on one with the European retail
Issue 1 / 2, January / February 2015
Last year the international retailers opened almost 250 stores and, although their number is about 10% lower than in 2013, important steps were made towards a multi-channel market, through the emergence of n...
Read MoreCroatia overview 2014
Issue 1 / 2, January / February 2015
The most important news that marked the Croatian market in 2014, but also the entire region, was Agrokor's take over of slovenian retailer Mercator. The Agrokor Group on 27. June last year closed the pro...
Read MoreRetail scene in Serbia in 2014
Issue 1 / 2, January / February 2015
This year was pretty dynamic on Serbian market. Although the long-awaited Lidl hasn’t entered market yet, some other big players already present in Serbia have changed the overall retail frame. Delhaize is n...
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