Couche-Tard, which trades mainly under the Circle K banner, delivered a strong fourth quarter, capping another solid year and helping the company achieve its ‘Double Again’ five-year plan. We look at what’s next for the business, including four growth initiatives. Q4 & FY key numbers Q4 merchandise and service revenues up 11.0% to $3,763.0m, with growth of 13.3% in the US, 9.0% in Canada...

As inflation’s impact on grocery retail continues, we’ve published the second report in a quarterly series of how retailers are responding to the cost-of-living crisis. The new edition provides inspiration from around 50 retailers in 20 markets and in this article, we’ve picked out some of our favourite initiatives from around the world.   Price: Amazon UK offer simple value taxonom...

The German discounter has reported an 18% sales increase YoY for FY2022/23 in Sweden. Growing at more than twice the market rate Lidl Sweden saw sales grow by a massive 18% to SEK 16.7 billion (€1.41 bn) in its financial year ending February 2023. The retailer added only one new store in the period to 205 in total, with its sales increase coming mainly from organic growth. The sales resu...