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Romania- Auchan and Profi’s partnership for a new concept
The local subsidiary of the French company Auchan and the Romanian retail chain Profi jointly announced a partnership for negotiations with the stated goal of enhancing the two networks’ bargaining power “to the benefit...
Germany- “E24/7” fully automated store at Edeka
The cutting-edge in-store technology, RetailCX, developed by KNAPP, enabled the opening of the new concept shop. EDEKA Südwest, the second-largest regional business in the German EDEKA network, is the operator. The compact, fully automated...
In two weeks, eBay will increase the selling fee for US sellers.
On February 1st, as part of its 2023 Winter Seller Update, eBay made the news. eBay said that starting on February 15, 2023, it would increase several fees for US sellers. eBay’s “final value...
Galaxy S23: Samsung’s new smartphone here are the prices after the discount
The three Galaxy S23s were unveiled to the general public at the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 on 1 February. Many retailers have already put the new smartphones from the Korean brand on sale with...
Rewe puts first own H2 truck into operation
At the end of January on the premises of the logistics centre of Rewe Region West in Cologne-Langel: The first own hydrogen fuel cell truck, a Hyundai Xcient Fuel Cell, rolls up at the...
Casino is considering combining Monoprix, Franprix and Géant with Jardiland and Gamm’ Vert
The group is studying a merger of its distribution activities in France with Teract, the InVivo subsidiary that also develops the Grand Marché Frais d’ici brand. the Casino and Teract groups confirmed that...
UK- An Extreme inflation and the closure of counters before its launching
After many months of high inflation and a record-breaking month for food price inflation in January, the U.K. grocery retail sector is still losing money. According to Kantar, the rate of grocery price inflation...
Système U is launching its anti-inflation basket
Système U will launch a basket of “150 products at cost price” from Wednesday “for an indefinite period”, announced its president Dominique Schelcher on Wednesday 1 February, a commercial operation which comes at a...
Carrefour introduces self-checkout to Bahrain.
Customers may scan and bag goods using a hand-held gadget and a bank card or smartphone. In Bahrain, Carrefour, owned and run by Majid Al Futtaim, has introduced a self-checkout service in association with...
France- Intermarché Enters the Second-Hand Market
Intermarché is the newest retail giant to incorporate the selling of used clothing into its shop offerings. It follows in the footsteps of other competitors, such as Auchan and Continete, which have previously opened...