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07 February 2013
We look at the strategic priorities for leading European retailers - Carrefour, Lidl & Schwarz (Schwarz Group), Tesco, Auchan and Aldi - in 2013's difficult economic environment, and how they are driving growth.   Carrefour: will 2013 be a year of stabilisation? Carrefour’s new management team has launched initiatives to turn around its performance, including selectively exiting internati...
07 February 2013
We highlight the stores you’ve looked at the most on Retail Analysis in January Aldi, Atherstone, UK : an increasingly potent format Source: IGD research With the discount channel growing rapidly, this store demonstrates many of the reasons why discounters are trading so successfully. The store has developed its product range through investing in NPD acr...
07 February 2013
From our stores visits this week in Lille, here are our four developments to watch in Europe’s largest grocery retail market. Price perception key to attracting shoppers A difficult macro-economic environment has caused shoppers to search out ways to save on every purchase. Retailers like Leclerc, Aldi, Lidl and, increasingly, Carrefour have benefited from an EDLP offer, which is helping t...
05 February 2013
The Argentine government has reached an agreement with the country's largest retailers to freeze prices for two months.  Freeze to last until 1 April Members of the United Supermarkets Association (ASU) have agreed to keep prices unchanged until 1 April, following a meeting with Argentina's domestic trade secretary, Guillermo Moreno.  The agreement has been backdated to take effect as o...
31 January 2013
Gérard Dorey, Carrefour's executive director for convenience, reveals development plans for 2013 in an interview with a French trade publication. Plans 350 new stores this year Speaking to Franchise Magazine, Mr Dorey said Carrefour opened 330 stores under the new City/Contact/Express/Montagne group of fascias in 2012.  It reached 1,000 with the opening of a Carrefour Contact on 4th...
23 January 2013
Following the recent flurry of results from international retailers, we summarise the performances of Carrefour, Tesco, Walmart, Metro and Auchan in the Chinese market. Carrefour - new store openings fuelling growth In the fourth quarter, Carrefour saw sales in China  grow at 0.7% (at constant exchange rate). The addition of new stores offsets negative like-for-like sales of -3.1%. How...
22 January 2013
According to reports in French trade press publication Lineaires, Carrefour has opened a hybrid hypermarket/cash and carry format in Spain with discount prices. Trading under the Supeco banner, the format takes learning from the successful Atacadao format in Brazil. Discrete trial in price conscious market According to reports Carrefour has been testing a family focused cash and carry / hype...
22 January 2013
Carrefour’s franchisee for the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, Majid Al Futtaim, has announced that sales through its Retail division rose by 8% during 2012. Sales aided by growth in store numbers During 2012 Majid opened seven hypermarkets and seven supermarkets, bringing its total store base to 90. The new stores helped drive sales growth by 8% to AED17.8 billion. In the compa...
17 January 2013
Carrrefour has reported an improved sales performance for the final three months of 2012, especially in France and emerging markets. Total sales reached €22,853m, up 0.8%, with LFL ex fuel up 0.4%. For the full year 2012 sales were up 1% to €86,558m. For a full breakdown of Q4 and FY sales performance, click here . France sees further improvement at hypermarkets Sales in France were up ...
16 January 2013
Aeon plans to complete the rebrand of 26 hypermarkets by April. The action follows Aeon's acquisition of Carrefour's Malaysian operations last October. Aeon's RMB 100m investment Malaysian newspapers report that Aeon has allocated RMB 50m to rebrand the stores under the Aeon Big banner. Two stores have already been rebranded, with the rest to follow in the coming months. A second phase...