We highlight seven takeaways from our recent trip to the Polish capital. Auchan takes on Zabka with its first autonomous store Auchan has teamed up with Israel based tech company Trigo to produce the retailer’s first autonomous store, Auchan Go. The store combines camera technology and scales integrated into the shelving to monitor items selected by shoppers, after they have authorised a...

Q2 2023 results have been posted for Walmart, Casino Group, Carrefour and Chedraui. A sales rise in June boosted Walmart Mexico’s Q2 net profit Walmart in Mexico and Central America reported a net profit of $668mn in Q2 2023, +5% year-on-year (YoY), boosted by slightly higher sales in June. Despite growth, earnings were slightly behind those forecasted. Same-store sales increased 8.5% in Me...

Carrefour revealed a strong group performance, net sales in H1 2023 reached €40.7 bn an increase of 12.4%, with like-for-like (LFL) sales growing by 11.2%, compared to H1 2022. Carrefour continues to progress with its 2026 strategy plan, against a backdrop of record food inflation in Europe. Key highlights for the group include the sale of private label products continued to grow, which increa...