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Carrefour expands 24-hour shopping in Spain
Carrefour has demonstrated its interest in extending its 24-hour format in Spain, by opening a number of new stores in the nation's capital. As reported on marketing4food.com, Carrefour Spain has ru...
Read MoreLidl Spain to invest 70 million euros in logistics platform
Lidl has announced plans to invest around 70 million euros to build a new logistics platform in Spain. The 71,800-square-metre centre will supply more than 150 stores, LogiNews.com has reported. The fir...
Read MoreCarrefour to buy 36 Eroski supermarkets
Carrefour is reportedly negotiating the purchase 36 Eroski's supermarkets in Spain, a deal said to be worth in the region of 205 million euros. According to Laverdad.es, the first phase of the ...
Read MoreCarrefour expands Bio format
The opening of the next Carrefour Bio store is planned for 21 March 2016. The format's average selling area is between 200 and 300 square metres. It features 3,700 SKUs, of which 1,300 to 1,700 are private l...
Read MoreHeineken and Carlsberg predict growth in 2016
Heineken and Carlsberg have forecast an increase in profits and revenues for 2016, despite warning of volatility in the global markets. Heineken, the world’s third-largest brewer, said it expects u...
Read MoreAuchan introduces online rating system for private label portfolio
For the first time ever Auchan is allowing online shoppers to rate and comment on its private label products through a change in its e-commerce interface, LSA-Conso.fr reports. Users can give products a ...
Read MoreConsumer confidence rose in Europe in 2015, Nielsen study finds
Consumer confidence in Europe bucked the global trend by improving in 2015, according to a new report by Nielsen. As a whole, European consumer confidence improved by four points, while all other regions...
Read MoreMetro continues improvement with solid Q1 figures
The Metro Group’s revival plans continue to gain momentum, with the retail giant reporting a solid set of results for its fiscal first quarter. Overall sales were down 1.5% to 17.1 billion euros, althoug...
Read MoreUK: Aldi to open 80 new stores in 2016
Aldi has revealed to British newspaper the Mail that it will open 80 new branches in the UK this year, 23 per cent more than last year and its fastest ever rate of growth in the country. The plan would ...
Read MoreFRANCE: Carrefour completes acquisition of Rue du Commerce
Carrefour has completed the purchase of one of France's largest web-only retail sites, Rue du Commerce. The French supermarket chain announced the takeover of the site in August, and this week confirmed the ...
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