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Carrefour Continues to Strengthen Its Position in the French Grocery Market
Carrefour continues to strengthen its position in the French grocery market as the retailer focuses on competitive pricing, expanding its private label range and improving the shopping experience for customers. The company has invested...
French Competition Authority Approves Auchan–Intermarché Supermarket Deal
France’s competition authority has approved the sale of 167 Auchan supermarkets and hypermarkets to Intermarché and Netto, allowing one of the biggest supermarket transactions in the country to move forward. The agreement follows months...
Sainsbury’s Expands Nectar Rewards Through Uber Eats
Sainsbury’s has expanded its partnership with Uber Eats, allowing customers to collect Nectar points when ordering groceries through the delivery app. The move is designed to give shoppers more flexibility while rewarding them for...
1 in 3 shoppers say stores fall short of their real-time expectations, as AI and digital experiences accelerate demands for in-store immediacy.
London, UK — Physical retail is failing to meet customers’ demands for real-time responsiveness as their expectations for more reactive retail experiences are accelerated by ecommerce and AI, the latest data from SAI, the...
IFCO gives fresh food logistics a ready route to PPWR
IFCO supports grocery supply chain partners with a ready basis for compliance ahead of the regulation taking effect on 12 August 2026. MUNICH, IFCO, a leading global provider of reusable packaging containers (RPCs) and reusable...
Carrefour CEO Highlights Strong First-Half Performance and 2030 Strategy Progress
Carrefour has delivered a strong performance in the first half of the year, demonstrating resilience in a challenging geopolitical and economic environment while making significant progress on its Carrefour 2030 strategic plan. Speaking about...
SOLUM Powers Waitrose’s Digital Transformation as More Than 200 Stores Adopt Electronic Shelf Labels
Waitrose has passed a significant milestone in its digital transformation programme, with more than 200 stores now fully equipped with electronic shelf labels (ESLs) supplied by SOLUM. The rollout represents one of the UK’s...
McCormick and Unilever Foods Set Out Vision for a Global Flavour Powerhouse
McCormick has unveiled further details of the future operating model for its planned combination with Unilever Foods, outlining a new global structure designed to accelerate growth, strengthen customer relationships and create one of the...
GMB Raises Concerns Over Nestlé’s Sale of Prince’s Gate Water
The proposed sale of Prince’s Gate Water by Nestlé to private equity firm Platinum Equity has prompted concern from the GMB union, which is urging that employees’ pay, benefits and working conditions remain fully...
Is Kroger Preparing for a Massive Workforce Reduction?
Speculation surrounding Kroger’s long-term workforce strategy has intensified after claims circulated on social media suggesting the US grocery giant could significantly reduce its corporate workforce by 2028. According to an industry consultant, who requested...