Mercadona will close in 2023, with a total of 49 stores Portugal 
Spanish retailer Mercadona has increased its footprint in neighboring Portugal through the opening of 10 new stores in 2023. This will make 49 stores in the final year. Although it is a newcomer to the market, Mercadona has surpassed established companies like E.Leclerc, Coviran, and SPAR with the market with a share of 3.1 percentage, according to research.
Source: esmmagazine.com
Australia 50 tons of free carrots are offered for grabs, to aid Santa’s elves on their long trip to Christmas.
Coles along with Aussie growers have joined forces for the third time to offer 50 tonnes of’reindeer’ carrots’ equal to around eight African elephants to customers from now until the end of Sunday.
Source: news.com.au
The chain of Supermarkets Red Rose Mart opens second location in India
Hyderabad-based retail chain Red Rose Mart has launched its second location in India at Kanchanbagh Red Rose Mart posted a post on its social networks. The shop offers a broad selection of items, which include FMCG items, a meat and dairy products, as well as a area for fruit and vegetable household appliances, clothing and cosmetics, as well as imitation jewelry as well as pharmacy items.
Source: indiaretailing.com
What is HTML0? E. Leclerc sees Luxembourg as a testing site for close proximity
E. Leclerc intends to open its first grocery stores in Luxembourg within the second half of 2024. However, it only hopes to complete the overhaul of all the acquired Louis Delhaize shops ready by at the close of the decade. It is a fact that the Grand Duchy proves to be an ideal place for shopping and convenience.
Source: retaildetail.eu
Spain The flourishing market for ugly fruit and veggies
In August, Oriol Aldoma, a elementary school teacher was with his colleague Marc Ibos at their family fruit shop located in Bellpuig which is a tiny town that has a population of around 5,000, located in northeast Spain. Aldoma observed as customers went from the selection of fruits in search of the most attractive pieces. “Can I get the apple bucket? It’s still healthy for eating, isn’t it?” he asked. “Of course”, said Ibos. “We’re going to dispose of the things away”. The idea came into TALKUAL which that they founded just six months after. TALKUAL anticipates closing in 2023 with EUR3mln ($3.3mln) of revenue and will double the amount by 2024.
Source: english.elpais.com
UK: Iceland launches 1p sale on vegetables in the run through Christmas
Iceland has an assortment of frozen vegetables and fresh food items for only 1p so that shoppers can make their money increase this holiday season. This offer will be offered to frozen food retailer’s online customers between 21 and 22 December on items like white potatoes, carrots broccoli, parsnips and Brussels sprouts, cauliflower as well as petit pois. Customers can avail this offer with the coupon “PENNY-VEG” at the time of the time of checkout. This will offer up to PS1.99 discount on the purchase.
Source: grocerygazette.co.uk
Spain: SPAR continues store growth in fourth quarter
SPAR Spain SPAR Spain’s partners with partners in The Girona, Gran Canaria, and La Coruna regions launched four new stores and revamped three of their stores in September until December. This investment continues to increase the SPAR brand’s presence throughout the nation.
Source: spar-international.com
Sales of retail in the top European markets expected to reach EUR2.7tln by 2028.
Total total retail retail sales in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK will be EUR2.7tln by 2028. This is up by EUR2.3tln by 2023. according to a new report from Forrester has revealed. The figures represent an annual compound growth rate of 2.9 percent, as stated in the report titled Europe-5 Online Retail Forecast 2023 to 2028.
Source: esmmagazine.com
Cyprus The Christmas dinner costs are similar to last year’s
The price of the Christmas dinner this year is likely to remain close to the levels of last year, but with certain variations, as per Marios Drousiotis, the President of the Cyprus Consumers Association, Marios Drousiotis. The Cyprus Consumers Association conducted a survey of the market, obtaining prices from various supermarkets between December 8, 15 as well as on December 20. Significant price cuts were noted in the categories of cucumbers, veggies potato, potatoes as well as Cypriot apples. There were increases in tomato and clementines. Beer and soft drinks offered promotions through the 20th of December.
Source: in-cyprus.philenews.com
76 billion euros of Dutch exports, purchased on the internet
In 2021 Dutch businesses exported more than 76 billion euro in goods and services that were ordered through the Internet. It was 14% of these businesses overall exports. Up to 52% of the e-commerce businesses were selling their goods cross-border during that time. According to the latest study by Statistics Netherlands, which compared information on online exports between the year 2012 to 2021.
Source: ecommercenews.eu
China Alibaba CEO takes the charge of the e-commerce department
Alibaba’s split-and-conquer strategy is nearing an end. The growing competition has forced group chief executive Eddie Wu to also become the CEO of its e-commerce division once more.
Source: retaildetail.eu
US judge again rejects shoppers’ lawsuit over Kroger’s Albertsons deal
A U.S. judge rejected a lawsuit filed by a customer in which Kroger claimed its proposed $24.6bln acquisition of supermarket chain retailer Albertsons will reduce price competition and raise prices.
Source: reuters.com
US The holiday food costs are projected to rise 7.7% over last year’s prices, and up 18% from the previous year.
National statistics from supermarkets confirm lower inflation in food prices, and consumers will see fewer cost increases while shopping for their Christmas dinners in 2023. Based on a study and forecast compiled by Category Partners, the price for Christmas dinner in a grocery store will be around 7% more that in 2022. This forecast was created by analyzing sales at supermarkets, which were that NielsenIQ that was collected from more than 35,000 stores selling food in the United States.
Source: prnewswire.com
US: ShopRite of Newark is a participant in an innovative program for grocery delivery
Brookdale ShopRite INC. is a family-owned company which has ShopRite locations located in Newark as well as Bloomfield, New Jersey, has been the first food store to receive a grant from the Food Retail Innovation in Delivery Grant (FRIDG) Program. It will use the $250,000 grant to purchase a temperature-controlled locker and install it at the Shani Baraka Women’s Resource Center in Newark’s South Ward, a designated Food Desert Community (FDC).
Source: progressivegrocer.com
US Kroger’s latest initiative will address the hunger issues that exists in South Dallas
The Kroger Co. soft-launched a new program that will provide free groceries to families of 200 located in South Dallas. Starting in the first quarter of next year Kroger will partner together with a variety of organizations within the region to address hunger through an initiative called “Grocery Connect” According to an local news report.
Source: progressivegrocer.com
US: United Natural Foods publishes Better for All environmental, social, and governance reports for the fiscal year 2023.
United Natural Foods Inc. (the “Company” or “UNFI”) published its annual report for the 13th time. Better for All Report providing an update on UNFI’s progress towards its environmental, social, and corporate governance goals during the fiscal year of 2023 that ended on the 29th of July 2023.
Source: businesswire.com
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