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Auchan to invest more in Russian business in 2017
French retail company Auchan is going to invest more than 20 bln rubles (356.29 million dollars) in projects in Russia in 2017, General Director of Auchan Russian division Oleg Alkhamov told reporters on the...
Read MoreMondelēz invests 75 million pounds in four new production lines
Mondelēz International has unveiled four new production lines at its Bournville chocolate factory in the UK – the result of 75 million pounds worth of investment. Two of the new lines will be dedicated t...
Read MoreMakro Cash & Carry to build semi-automated DC in Prague
Czech developer CTP Invest has signed a lease agreement with Makro Cash & Carry, for about 53,000 sqm of warehouse and office space at the strategically located CTPark Prague North. The transaction ranks...
Read MoreAuchan deploys My Auchan store format in Portugal
Auchan has opened its first convenience store in Portugal, located in Lisbon. With a total area of 430 square metres, the store consists of three distinct zones: market, fast food and high consumption produc...
Read MoreWestern European FMCG market grew by 4.3 billion euros in 2016: Nielsen
Consumers in Western Europe last year spent an extra 4.3 billion euros on FMCG in the grocery retail channel, an increase of 0.9% compared to 2015. The data, from Nielsen’s Strategic Planner, ...
Read MoreReckitt Benckiser reviewing options for food business
British consumer goods producer Reckitt Benckiser is reviewing strategic options for its small food business, it said on Monday, as it seeks to pay down debt following its planned 16.6 billion dollars purcha...
Read MoreBilla Austria launches eBike delivery service in Vienna
Supermarket chain Billa has launched the first eBike home-delivery service in Vienna, in collaboration with an Austrian start-up company, ‘gleam technologies GmbH’. The electronic motor-assisted cargo-bike c...
Read MoreMetro’s MyMarket Enters Online Market
Another Greek supermarket chain, the Metro group’s MyMarket, is set to make its electronic commerce debut, which, in contrast to other retail models in Greece, is showing rapid growth. MyMarket announced...
Read MoreHeineken invests 9.3 million euros in expansion in France
Heineken will invest 9.3 million euros in a new packaging line at its brewery near Strasbourg, in France. The site at Schiltigheim – in the eastern region of Alsace – will benefit from an expansion to its ex...
Read MoreLidl announces CEO exit over strategy differences
Lidl has replaced its CEO for the second time in three years. Sven Siedel, who replaced Karl-Heinz Holland in 2014 after "unbridgeable" future strategy differences, has left the business. When Seidel was app...
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