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04 July 2023
Understand how retailers such as Alcampo and Covirán report impressive sales growth during 2022. Meanwhile, explore how DIA has stepped up its commitments to boost its pricing strategy and helping vulnerable communities. Separately, AliExpress bets on improving its customer experience to gain sales. Covirán hits 9% gross sales growth Covirán, a Spanish cooperative, achieved gross sales of €...
04 July 2023
POLOmarket has stores located in 15 (of a total of 16) voivodeships (provinces), amounting to over 280 stores. In 2022, sales revenues exceeded PLN 2.3 bn (US$560.9m), while a year earlier, it was just over PLN 2.0 bn (US$487.7m), exhibiting good growth and with aggressive plans to expand further. New stores focus on shopper experience and the environment Its emphasis is on creating the ...
03 July 2023
Sustainability plays an integral role in shaping the retail market across Europe. Retailers and suppliers continue to review their ESG targets to put a greater focus on reducing food waste, social commitments and providing healthier, more sustainable choices. Retailers also continue to launch new sustainability initiatives focused on reducing plastic, enhancing stores through designs that make th...
28 June 2023
Following a successful pilot, the retailer has extended its partnership with Munch to SPAR and INTERSPAR stores across the country, as part of its strategy to reduce food waste worldwide.  How it all works  Shoppers can download the Munch app on their smartphone and very easily create an account. They can then select a location and see what packages are available for purchase at local store...
13 June 2023
Zabka has a strategic commitment to sustainability relating to environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) and we have headlined  its latest report. Mission - a modern convenience ecosystem Zabka Group, Poland, is one of the largest convenience store operators in Europe, with 9400 stores, serving nearly three million customers daily. Most shoppers have a Zabka within 300m prox...
13 June 2023
Lidl GB has announced that it will start incorporating prevented ocean plastic into its new water bottles. A first for UK supermarkets. Lidl’s San Celestino Italian sparkling mineral water bottles will contain a minimum of 30% Prevented Ocean Plastic, which would have otherwise ended up in the ocean. The product will available from July onwards. The iniative is thought to save almost 100 to...
01 June 2023
We continue to see Spanish retailers setting up for success, with Carrefour, Caprabo and Ahorramás focusing on integrating more sustainable initiatives across their networks. Caprabo and Family Cash plan to expand across Spain. Meanwhile, Ahorramás has revealed its positive 2022 sales turnover, however reported a decline in profits compared to previous years. Carrefour launches a circular econ...
11 May 2023
The Spanish market leader continues to innovate across its network and remains focused on the evolving to shopper demand. Mercadona is committed to reducing prices and emissions whilst increasing its presence in Portugal and strengthening its online presence since the pandemic.   Mercadona cutting prices, saving €200m for shoppers Mercadona is well known for its EDLP strategy in the Spanish...
09 May 2023
As part of the food and consumer goods industry’s shared ambition to halve the environmental impact of the UK packaging system by 2030, IGD has launched a new heatmap report to highlight where the opportunities for action lie in UK supermarkets. ‘ Packaging: which supermarket categories have the biggest opportunities for action? ’ is a free report that aims to help industry take action and r...
24 April 2023
A round-up of recent announcements from Asda. Online customers to receive updates via branded text messages Asda will become the first major UK retailer to use branded SMS text message updates for online customers. The move aims to provide peace of mind to customers receiving text updates that the messages are genuine, reducing the number of failed deliveries. Asda has partnered with ...