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Auchan Portugal Introduces Autonomous Robot To Improve Services
Auchan Retail Portugal is testing an autonomous robot capable of identifying out of stock items and detecting problems in the price labels of products in store shelves, according to a report in Jornal Econom...
Read MoreUnilever increases profit, puts teas up for sale
Unilever has exceeded expectations last semester: profit grew even during the height of the Covid-19 crisis. Still, the company decided to divest (most of) its tea segment. Despite the global ...
Read MoreLidl Plus launches in Ireland
The Republic of Ireland has become the tenth country where Lidl has launched its loyalty app, Lidl Plus. What is it? The Lidl Plus app offers the following features: Wee...
Read MorePepsiCo sells more snacks, fewer soft drinks
PepsiCo saw its turnover drop 3.1 % in the three months until 13 June, but took heart from the encouraging sales growth of its cereals. PepsiCo's quarterly turnover went down to 15.95 billion ...
Read MoreCarrefour hopes to save loss-making hypermarkets with technology
More than half of the French Carrefour hypermarkets are loss-making. The supermarket group is investing in mobile payment options and an Amazon Go variant to make shopping as easy as possible. ...
Read MoreBritain wants to ban promotions on junk food
British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons launches an assault on obesity: he wants to ban promotions for unhealthy food in supermarkets. The corona crisis has strengthened his conviction, he says. ...
Read MoreLatest rapid delivery developments
Asda is partnering with Uber Eats to offer grocery delivery in 30 minutes. Meanwhile, Uber is also launching an on-demand delivery service in Latin America and Canada. Asda trial Asda is launching a ...
Read MoreCarrefour France marketplace sees low-key launch
Carrefour France has launched an online marketplace for third party vendors to sell products via its main carrefour.fr portal. Sellers will be subject to continuous evaluation in order to meet the Marketplac...
Read MoreMercadona pursues sale and leaseback on 27 stores
While Mercadona owns majority of the store properties it operates, but has decided to enhance its liquidity by putting up 36 assets in March 2020 for sale. The Spanish supermarket giant is now in talks ...
Read MoreGerman retailers to pass VAT cut on to shoppers
Germany’s federal government has decided to lower VAT as part of a post-pandemic economic stimulus package. Leading retailers Aldi Nord and Süd, Lidl, Kaufland, Edeka and Rewe and other operators have all an...
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