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Ahold's sale of Slovakia operations approved
Ahold's sale of its operations in Slovakia to Condorum was approved by local antimonopoly authorities. At the end of 2013 Ahold sold its 24 stores in Slovakia for an undisclosed amount. Condorum operates 90 ...
Read MoreWith Poland, Groupe Auchan completes the acquisition of Real hypermarkets in Eastern Europe
Having obtained approval from the anti-trust authorities in Poland, under certain conditions, Groupe Auchan has just finalised the last part of the acquisition of Real hypermarkets in Eastern Europe with the...
Read MoreRetail chains had 166 petrol stations in Poland at the end of 2013
While the overall number of petrol stations is Poland is falling (6,904 in 2007; 6,745 at the end of 2013), the number of fuel stations run by retail chains, which appeared for the first time about a decade ...
Read MorePolish anti-monopoly office sets conditions for Auchan's Real takeover
Poland's anti-monopoly office has insisted that French chain Auchan must sell off eight Real stores if its takeover of the German-owned hypermarket network is to be approved. In 2012, Auchan agreed to buy 54...
Read MoreCoca-Cola Hellenic to put 11 mln euros into Greek investments
The Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company is moving ahead with investments totaling some 11 million euros in its domestic units, as well as to a restructuring of its Coca-Cola HBC production. With these moves,...
Read MoreCarrefour picks up a Polish chain
Making good on its pledge to grow by acquisition in Poland, Carrefour has taken over local supermarket chain RAST for an undisclosed sum. RAST operates 10 stores in the north-eastern city of Olsztyn. Announc...
Read MoreTURKEY: Unilever to invest in new plant
Unilever has announced plans to invest more than €150m on a new manufacturing plant in Turkey, which will produce its Home and Personal Care brands. The group said the plant, located in Konya, will significa...
Read MoreAuchan plans to open 10-14 new stores in Russia next year
French retailer Auchan plans to open from ten to fourteen new hypermarkets in Russia next year, the general director of Auchan Russia, Jean-Pierre Germain, said during a press conference in Moscow. Agreement...
Read MoreCZECH REPUBLIC: Mondelez to open new biscuit factory
Mondelez International has announced plans to invest over $100 million in a state-of-the-art biscuit manufacturing plant at its Opava site in the Czech Republic. The investment will create 200 new roles maki...
Read MoreBonduelle and Crown partner in Russia
Crown Food Europe, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc., has partnered with the Bonduelle Group, the world leader in prepared vegetables, to install a new metal packaging production line inside the compan...
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