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24 November 2023
Our global analysts share their opinion on grocery retail news from across the globe. Grocery retailers are partnering with travel agencies – Michaela Jay, Insight Manager We are used to seeing many partnerships come together on a regular basis (a recent example being Amazon partnering with Meta and Snap), but partnerships between grocery retailers and travel agencies is less common, but ve...
25 October 2023
We recently visited Madrid, to explore what the city offers and understand how retailers are evolving to help build shopper confidence as inflation and the cost-of-living continues to manifest uncertainty. In this article, we reveal three must see stores and explain why you need to see them. 1. Carrefour hypermarket, Carr.de Madrid a Burgos, A1 28108 In Spain, Carrefour is one of the lea...
26 September 2023
Keep up to date with the latest movements in Spain. In a price sensitive market retailers continue to invest in price and promotions strategies, while Carrefour makes strategic moves to boost its presence in the market as well as Mercadona boosting its online channel. 1. Carrefour Spain acquires 47 SuperCor stores Carrefour Spain has reached an agreement with El Corte Ingles to acquire 47 S...
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 €...
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...
02 June 2023
Spain is a price sensitive market we continue to see retailers taking action to support shoppers purchasing power. Retailers such as M&A, DIA and Uvesco are investing more to implementing initiatives to freeze or cut prices to attract more shoppers during the current economic environment.   M&A discount banner commits to freezing prices Grupo Piedro has launched its M&A discount banner, this ...
02 February 2023
At a group level DIA reported an increase in net sales to €7,286m an increase of 9.6% compared to the same period in 2021. DIA revealed the group completed 2022 with a total network of 5,699 stores. DIA’s outstanding sales performance The DIA Group has made significant improvements on previous years, increasing sales across all markets it operates in, which includes Spain, Portugal, Brazil ...
23 January 2023
Understand how the Spanish market continues to evolve as Mercadona expands its online capabilities further. Whereas DIA is selling its perfume shops to focus on proximity and the growth of its local food distribution. Separately, Aldi reports its successful 2022, its outlook to 2023 and its new social network initiative being trialled only in Spain. Mercadona expands it online capability   Sp...
02 December 2022
Find out how retailers in Spain have been responding to customer needs. Dia extends its private label to help shoppers save money So far this year, Dia has launched more than 500 new private label products taking the total to 2,700 products in its range. In Spain, this is playing an important role in helping shoppers to save money, with Dia estimating that households choosing its private la...
22 September 2022
Understand how retailers in Spain continue to tackle rising inflation, while Alibaba plans to accelerate its expansion for Europe. Explore how DinoSol achieved an increase in sales during 2021 and why Ahorramas closed 2021 with a decreasing turnover.   DIA invests €130m to tackle inflation DIA announced it has invested almost €130m during 2022 to help tackle inflation, Spain is a price sens...