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E-Commerce rising in France
The body which monitors and represents e-commerce in France is pleased by growth of 11 per cent for 2014. The Fédération du e-commerce et de la vente à distance (Fevad) says e-commerce sales for the calendar...
Read MoreCarlsberg introdces the wooden beer bottle
Carlsberg announced an agreement to develop the world’s first fully biodegradable wood-fibre bottle for beverages. The Danish brewer has initiated a three-year project with packaging company ecoXpac, with th...
Read MoreUK: Tesco names 43 stores set for closure
Details have emerged of the 43 unprofitable stores that Tesco announced earlier this month that it is closing. Tesco revealed in its Q3 trading update that it would close the stores as part of a push to cut ...
Read MoreFRANCE: Private label regressing slightly
In France, private label has been losing momentum for three consecutive years, according to the most recent market research. Nielsen statistics show that private label in France has been shrinking slightly f...
Read MoreFRANCE: Auchan trials parcel service in store
French retailer Auchan is trialing a parcel shipping and delivery service through its hypermarket network. Customers will be able ship and collect parcels from pick-up points located in the retailer’s h...
Read MoreRetail sales maintain positive trend in November
Retail sales across Europe were up in November, continuing the growth seen in the previous month, prompted by demand across the food and non-food sectors. For the month, sales were up 0.6% month-on-month i...
Read MoreChocolate maker Lindt experiences huge growth
Swiss chocolate maker Lindt has had a very successful fiscal 2014, thanks to strong American sales after its Russel Stover acquisition. Lindt's underlying turnover has grown 10 % in 2014, which is much b...
Read MoreUK: Tesco removes sweets and chocolates from all checkouts
From January 1 there are no longer any sweets and chocolates on the checkout at any Tesco in the UK. Tesco removed sweets and chocolates from the checkouts at larger stores in 1994, but for the first time th...
Read MoreMetro Group acquires stake in German convenience start-up
Metro Group has acquired a 15% stake in German convenience multichannel start-up, Emmas Enkel. Metro Group will support business processes and further growth of the chain across Germany. The Emma Enkel chain...
Read MoreFMCG prices in French hypermarkets still falling
According to statistics recently published by the Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (L'insee), prices of fast-moving consumer goods in hypermarkets in France have fallen a whole p...
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