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06 December 2017
As Lenta announces investment in its private label ranges and supply chain and Dixy looks to add further in-store services to drive footfall, we round up developments from Russia. Lenta focusing on private labels… As part of an interview in Lebensmittel Zeitung, Lenta’s chief executive, Jan Dunning, has said the retailer sees private label as a key strategy to support its position in the co...
05 December 2017
We share the latest from SPAR International across a variety of European markets including Austria, Croatia, the Netherlands, Russia and Albania. SPAR Austria invests in new private label ‘SPAR Enjoy’ drinks range SPAR Austria has invested in a variety of new private label drinks under the 'SPAR Enjoy' brand over the last quarter. This includes a range of rainbow juices  featuring e...
04 December 2017
As Auchan rolls out its one-brand, multichannel strategy across its countries, we look at developments in France, Romania and Russia. Simply Market brand to disappear online… As part of the one brand strategy, Auchan has told shoppers the Simply Market brand will be removed from its online store, to be replaced by Auchan-supermarche.fr. The development is part of the retailer’s one brand st...
04 December 2017
We round up the latest developments from the leading Finnish grocery retailers at home and abroad. In Finland, this includes Kesko's changes at the top and S Group's checkout livestream. Meanwhile, S Group is set to expand in Russia and Estonia, while Kesko is partnering with Lenta to export Kesko private label products in Russia. Finland: Kesko makes changes at the top Jorma Rauhala , Pre...
20 November 2017
The buying and marketing group EMD has announced that Russia-based Lenta has become a member. Lenta, as of November 2017, operates 202 hypermarkets and 67 hypermarkets and generates annual revenues of €4.5 bn. Lenta looking to drive better sourcing Lenta, through its membership of EMD, is looking to ‘ increase its sourcing capabilities, [to help it] generate significant savings from its sup...
16 November 2017
We look at the latest developments from Russia’s leading retailers. This includes X5’s store growth ambitions, loyalty programme investment and supplier expansion in Asia and elsewhere. Meanwhile, Lenta are expanding in Siberia. X5 requests approval to acquire 37 Okey supermarkets X5 Retail Group has submitted a request to Russian competition authority, FAS, to acquire 37 Okey supermarket...
09 November 2017
We bring you the latest news from Metro Group across the globe. 120 stores to open in Russia Metro plans to open 120 stores in the Krasnodar region, under the banner Fasol. This is set to happen over the next two to three years and the first store has already been opened in the village of Vyselki. Products sold in-store are sourced locally where possible. To date, there are more than 260 st...
20 October 2017
Metro Group has reported that its sales for financial year 2016/2017 have increased by 1.6%, to €37.1bn. Steady performance following demerger On a like for like basis, sales were up 0.5% for the year. Q4 saw total sales increase by 0.7%, with like for like sales for Metro wholesale and Real increasing by 0.5% in the quarter. The rise was offset by currency effects, with sales in local cu...
20 October 2017
Magnit reported on its performance in the first nine months of 2017 that improved in performance compared to the previous year. We report on Magnit’s sales performance in comparison to its key competitors, and on the acquisition interest the retailer has demonstrated. Magnit nine months sales slip compared to key competitors Magnit’s net sales for the first nine months of 2017 increased b...
18 October 2017
We review X5 Retail Groups latest quarterly results and assess the retailer’s nine months results against the forecast plan for 2017. Pyaterochka extend their share of X5’s revenue sales X5 reported a 26.3% year-on-year sales growth to generate RUB 927bn (€ 13.5bn) in revenue sales for the first nine months of 2017. Pyaterochka drove that growth at a 30.3% growth year-on-year for the firs...