Supermarkets

Carrefour, one of Europe’s largest food retailers, is undergoing a decisive strategic reset. The company is concentrating on core markets while exiting less profitable territories, signalling a shift from expansive international scale to focused...

Sainsbury’s enters 2026 in a period of internal restructuring and strategic recalibration. As Britain’s second-largest supermarket group, it faces mounting pressure from discount competitors, rising operating costs and shifting consumer behaviour. The company’s recent...

In 2026, Tesco stands at a decisive moment in its evolution. As the United Kingdom’s largest grocery retailer, it is balancing expansion, digital transformation and changing consumer expectations. Once defined primarily by its large...

Spain’s leading supermarket operator is once again demonstrating that expansion in food retail is not solely about square metres and turnover, but about people. The announcement of more than 30 stable positions for a...

Moscow Russia — The Russian grocery market continues to evolve and supermarket giant Pyaterochka is at the centre of several developments this year as consumers navigate rising prices and the industry embraces new formats...

China’s supermarket scene is getting fiercer as retailers compete for increasingly cost-conscious consumers. Major chains, including Wumart, are adopting aggressive discount strategies similar to international players like Aldi, aiming to attract shoppers looking for...

For the first time in history, Amazon has surpassed Walmart to become the world’s largest retailer by annual revenue. Walmart reported $713.2 billion in revenue for its most recent fiscal year—impressive, but still short...

Tesco has delivered a confident profit upgrade — forecasting up to £3.1 billion in adjusted operating profit, a figure that not only beats what analysts were expecting but signals that the UK’s largest grocer is...

Across Britain, farmer-led protests have escalated from symbolic tractor rallies to coordinated blockades targeting supermarket depots and key logistics hubs. At the centre of the dispute stands Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose government’s inheritance...

By Riad Beladi The Trans‑Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) is a major energy corridor designed to carry up to 30 billion cubic metres of natural gas annually from Nigeria’s gas fields, across Niger, into Algeria, and...