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UKRAINE: Auchan to take $75 million loan to build stores

UKRAINE: Auchan to take $75 million loan to build stores

  Auchan (France), developing the world's network of eponymous hypermarkets, supermarkets and shopping centers, is planning within two months to sign a loan agreement with the International Finance ...

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HUNGARY: Retail sales of foodstuffs, up by 6%

HUNGARY: Retail sales of foodstuffs, up by 6%

  Food retail sales by 6% in value terms and by 1% in terms of volume during December 2011 and July 2012 in comparison with the same period one year earlier, market research company Nielsen reported...

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POLAND: Online food sales may increase despite low trust by consumers

POLAND: Online food sales may increase despite low trust by consumers

After years of a boom in the home appliances and consumer electronics online retail market, the e-commerce sector of the Polish grocery market has been experiencing strong growth, reports Allegro, the leadin...

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SLOVAKIA: Production and sales of milk on the rise in 2012

SLOVAKIA: Production and sales of milk on the rise in 2012

A total of 189,280 tonnes of milk were produced in Slovakia between January and July 2012, which was a growth of 10.7% year on year. Sales of milk increased during the same period by 12.9% year on year to 13...

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Billa expanding in Russia

Billa expanding in Russia

Austrian supermarket chain Billa, belonging to the Rewe Group, is busily engaged in the expansion on the Russian market and is therefore determined not to waste time. The goal is to open 10 to 15 new stores ...

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Auchan seeks to finance Ukraine expansion

Auchan seeks to finance Ukraine expansion

French retailer Auchan has applied for a USD75 million (EUR60 million) long-term loan to finance its expansion plan in Ukraine. The International Finance Corporation, a branch of the World Bank, is currently...

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RUSSIA: Dixy rolls out private-label line

RUSSIA: Dixy rolls out private-label line

Russian retailer Dixy has announced the launch of a private-label line to encourage loyalty among consumers in the emerging market. The product range, labelled 'D', offers "higher-quality" products but a...

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Auchan to Launch Drive Stores

Auchan to Launch Drive Stores

France's Auchan hypermarket chain plans to launch its first Auchan Drive outlet in Moscow next year, where customers can pick up goods ordered on-line, Auchan Russia General Director Jean-Pierre Germain said...

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Nestlé expands pet food factory

Nestlé expands pet food factory

Nestlé is strengthening its production capacity in Europe, investing more than CHF 54 million (approximately $56.2 million) to extend its Purina pet food factory in Hungary. The extension to the factory in t...

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45% of Czechs prefer to shop in hypermarkets

45% of Czechs prefer to shop in hypermarkets

At the end of June 2012 there were 645 supermarkets with a total trading area of 475 m2, 282 hypermarkets with retail area of 1.28 million m2 as well as 630 discount shops, which cover 470 m2 altogether in t...

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