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EUROPE: Retail sales bounce back in October

EUROPE: Retail sales bounce back in October

Retail sales across Europe returned to growth in October, following a surprise drop in the previous month. Compared to September, sales in the 18-member euro area rose by 0.4%, while sales in the 28-mem...

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Carrefour returns to Algeria

Carrefour returns to Algeria

After a 5 year absence in Algeria, French retail group, Carrefour, will open their first hypermarket in Alger next March. The investment reaches €10 million. Carrefour arrived in Algeria in the mid 2000’...

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EUROPE: FMCG sales not driven by price, study claims

EUROPE: FMCG sales not driven by price, study claims

The purchase of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) items in European supermarkets is largely driven by factors other than price, according to a new study. The study of European shoppers by Kantar Med...

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French regulator clears Dia France deal, Carrefour to sell 56 stores

French regulator clears Dia France deal, Carrefour to sell 56 stores

France's competition watchdog said on Friday it had approved Carrefour's purchase of discount supermarket unit Dia France, after Carrefour agreed to sell 56 stores to allay its antitrust concerns. Spain'...

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ITALY: Carrefour acquires a small supermarket chain

ITALY: Carrefour acquires a small supermarket chain

Carrefour has acquired Il Centro, a 17 stores supermarket chain operating in Tuscany, Italy. The chain had filed for bankruptcy and 100 jobs were threathened. Carrefour plans to invest some EUR 3.5 million i...

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Carrefour to promote locally-produced seasonal vegetables

Carrefour to promote locally-produced seasonal vegetables

Carrefour has announced plans to support French vegetable farmers and promote their products at its stores while they are in season. The group said its move was prompted by the “highly unusual weather condit...

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EU to offer €28 million support package for Baltic milk producers

EU to offer €28 million support package for Baltic milk producers

The European Commission has confirmed its intention to adopt a €28m support package for milk producers in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This new package will be the latest in a series adopted by the Europea...

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Convenience will account for nearly a quarter of food and grocery sales by 2019, IGD forecasts

Convenience will account for nearly a quarter of food and grocery sales by 2019, IGD forecasts

Significant growth opportunities lie ahead for convenience stores, which are now visited on average 12 times a month – more often than any other type of grocery format, according to findings from IGD’s Shopp...

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Mondelez announces $50 million investment opportunity for UK coffee site

Mondelez announces $50 million investment opportunity for UK coffee site

Mondelez International, the world's pre-eminent maker of chocolate, biscuits, gum and candy as well as the second largest player in the global coffee market, announced plans to invest $50 million (£30 millio...

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Retailing sales to reach US$19.6 trillion by 2019

Retailing sales to reach US$19.6 trillion by 2019

New data released by Euromonitor on the global retailing industry shows a steady growth of 5.3% in 2014 due to improved performance in Western Europe. “Western Europe registered its biggest increase sinc...

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