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17 July 2013
Dubai’s Department of Economic Development (DED) has launched a website that enables shoppers to compare a limited list of prices. Site to provide shoppers with convenience The DED has said that the site – www.sallety.ae – will be improved over time, with more products added as time goes on. However, the initial launch enables shoppers either on a computer or through their smartphone to check...
03 July 2013
We review the top five grocery retailers in Europe – Carrefour, Tesco, Schwarz, Auchan and Aldi - and the tactics they are employing to drive growth and stay at the top of their game. Although Europe’s leading retailers operate across a range of channels and markets, their short-term strategies are seeing them focus increasingly on the region’s shoppers and in order to help differentiate thems...
02 July 2013
Carrefour has signed franchise agreements with two new chains in Romania, a step that will see it add 20 Carrefour Express to its network in the country. Two new deals signed Carrefour said that it had signed deals with Rost Com, which operates 15 stores in the county of Brasov, in central Romania, and Traditional Ecologic, which runs five outlets in Bucharest’s Ilfov region. Expansion ...
02 July 2013
Carrefour’s franchisee for the Middle East, Majid Al Futtaim, has announced plans to invest AED3 billion (US$816.6 million) in expanding a number of its businesses in the market, not just retail. Investment follows ‘return to growth of the Dubai market’ Majid Al Futtaim said that it would invest in building hotels, expanding two of its shopping centres in Dubai, with AED96 million (US$26.1 ...
27 June 2013
With the retailer's half year results approaching, we review recent developments in its strategy and how these are impacting global growth and format evolution. Carrefour will focus on three geographic pillars After a period of slow sales growth, Carrefour enjoyed a stable first quarter. Meanwhile, following a period of market exits and changes in ownership of various joint ventures, Car...
24 June 2013
In conjunction with software company Appconomy, Carrefour has launched a new shopper-oriented app in China. Smart Shopper app to ‘enhance customer offer’ The two companies said that the new app will combine indoor location sensing technology, the option for a social shopping list and an advertising system that will allow Carrefour to engage with shoppers in a personalised way. The social sh...
20 June 2013
French retailer Carrefour has announced a three year plan to open stores in 30 new cities in China. Expansion into new cities China Daily reports Carrefour's plans to enter 30 new cities over a three year time span, which will add to its existing network of 220 hypermarkets across 60 cities. In March 2013 Carrefour announced the opening of first store in Hohhot in the Inner Mongolia...
18 June 2013
Carrefour has announced that it will be relaunching its Carrefour Bio organic private label range in France, while Gazeta Prawna reports that the retailer is promoting Visa contactless payment in Poland. Bio organic to be relaunched in France Carrefour will relaunch its Bio organic private label range in France, adding an extra 50 SKUs to the retailer’s existing 1,000-strong range. The co...
17 June 2013
Carrefour Italia has opened an Express store in Bologna's Guglielmo Marconi airport. Part of project to develop network through innovative channels Italy has long been an underperforming market for Carrefour and management's focus is to turn the business around and improve performance in the north of the country. Carrefour hopes to attract both airport workers and travellers with the ne...
12 June 2013
While large format stores remain the largest channel in the grocery market in cash terms, in recent years they have struggled to sustain the sales momentum they previously enjoyed. In this article we explore why they have been hard hit and how a new generation of stores around the world are fighting back. Three threats to large format stores The challenge to large format stores is driven by the...