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...

We bring you the latest news on Metro Group’s international activities. Metro Austria acquires Rewe’s wholesale stores The Austrian division of Metro has acquired nine wholesale stores belonging to Rewe, as well as its delivery business. Sales from the business were €125mn in 2019 and customers totalled more than 20,000. This move enables Metro to strengthen its presence in Austria and buil...

Metro Group has published Q3 results and announced it has raised its outlook for sales and EBITDA for its 2020/21 financial year due to ‘ better than expected business development since the easing of restrictions ’. Like-for-like sales up by 15% in Q3… Metro reported total sales were up by 12.2% to €6.2 bn, while sales in local currency and like-for-like terms rose by 15.4% and 15.0% respec...