Its retail sales have grown to CHF19.6 bn (€18.8 bn) in 2021, up 2.6% on 2020. Wholesale driving growth Sales in the wholesale and production division were up 8.4% to CHF13.4 bn (€12.9 bn), with the Transgourmet business performing particularly well. Sales in the supermarket channel were roughly in line with last year, at CHF12.1 bn for the year (€11.6 bn), including the online grocery busi...

Valora has a multiformat strategy with eleven trading banners and more than 2,600 stores in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. We highlight the retailer’s latest innovations for inspiration. Sales is recovering in-line with easing of restrictions and mobility… Valora expects to return to pre-pandemic profitability within the next six months. Source: IGD R...

Carrefour plans to become net zero by 2040, while Lidl Switzerland said it had reduced its carbon footprint by 11%. Furthermore, we look at retailers adopting the environmental labelling system, Planet-Score. Finally, Metro completed phase one of its food waste prevention initiative, with over 30 suppliers committing to the project. Carrefour sets carbon neutrality target Carrefour plans to...