Mercadona ends 2023 with 49 stores in Portugal
Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona has expanded its presence in neighbouring Portugal by opening 10 new stores in 2023, reaching a total of 49 by year-end. Despite being newcomer, Mercadona has surpassed established players like E.Leclerc, Covirán, and SPAR, to hold a market share of 3.1%, according to reports.
Source: esmmagazine.com
Australia: 50 tonnes of free carrots are up for grabs to help Santa’s reindeer on their big Christmas journey
Coles and Aussie growers have partnered for the third year to giveaway 50 tonnes of free ‘reindeer carrots’ - the equivalent weight of about eight African elephants - to shoppers between now and Sunday.
Source: news.com.au
Supermarket chain Red Rose Mart opens second store in India
Hyderabad-based supermarket chain Red Rose Mart has launched its second store in the country located at Kanchanbagh, the company wrote on social media. The store showcases a diverse range of offerings, including FMCG products, meat section, a dedicated corner for vegetables and fruits, home appliances, apparel, cosmetics, imitation jewelry, and pharmacy products.
Source: indiaretailing.com
How E. Leclerc sees Luxembourg as testing ground for proximity
E. Leclerc plans to open its first supermarkets in Luxembourg in the second half of 2024, but only aims to have the complete transformation of all 27 acquired Louis Delhaize shops ready by the end of the decade. The Grand Duchy proves to be a playground for convenience as well.
Source: retaildetail.eu
Spain: The thriving business of ugly fruits and vegetables
In August 2019, Oriol Aldomà, a primary school teacher, visited his friend Marc Ibós at their family fruit business in Bellpuig, a small town of 5,000 in northeast Spain. Aldomà watched as customers picked through the fruit selection to find the nicest-looking pieces. “Can I take that bucket of apples? They’re still good to eat, right?” he asked. “Of course”, said Ibós. “We’re going to throw them away”. That’s when the idea was born for TALKUAL, the business they started together six months later. TALKUAL expects to close 2023 with nearly €3mln ($3.3mln) in sales and double that number in 2024.
Source: english.elpais.com
UK: Iceland launches 1p vegetable sale in run up to Christmas
Iceland is offering a range of frozen vegetables and fresh produce for 1p to help shoppers budgets go further this Christmas. The deal will be available to the frozen food retailer’s online customers from 21 to 22 December across products such as carrots, white potatoes, parsnips, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower and petits pois. Shoppers can redeem the offer by using the code ‘PENNY-VEG’ at checkout, providing up to £1.99 off the order.
Source: grocerygazette.co.uk
Spain: SPAR continues store growth in fourth quarter
SPAR Spain partners in the Girona, Gran Canaria, and La Coruña regions launched four new supermarkets and redesigned three stores between September and December. These investments continue to grow the SPAR brand's footprint across the country.
Source: spar-international.com
Retail sales in top European markets to hit €2.7tln by 2028
Total retail sales in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK are set to reach €2.7tln by 2028, up from €2.3tln in 2023, a new report by Forrester has found. This represents a compound annual growth rate of 2.9%, it said in the report, Europe-5 Online Retail Forecast, 2023 To 2028.
Source: esmmagazine.com
Cyprus: Christmas table costs similar to last year
The cost of this year’s Christmas table is expected to hover around last year’s levels, with some variations, according to the President of the Cyprus Consumers Association, Marios Drousiotis. The Cyprus Consumers Association conducted a market research initiative, gathering prices from supermarkets on December 8, December 15, and December 20. Noticeable price reductions were observed for vegetables, cucumbers, potatoes, and Cypriot apples. Increases were noted in tomatoes and clementines, while beer and soft drinks featured promotions until December 20.
Source: in-cyprus.philenews.com
76bln euros of Dutch export ordered online
In 2021, Dutch companies exported 76bln euros worth of goods and services ordered online. This accounted for 14% of these companies’ total exports. As many as 52% of ecommerce companies sold crossborder in that year. This is according to new research from Statistics Netherlands, which compared online export data from 2012 and 2021.
Source: ecommercenews.eu
China: Alibaba-CEO takes charge of e-commerce branch
Alibaba’s new divide-and-conquer strategy is already coming to an end: increasing competition forces group CEO Eddie Wu to also become CEO of the e-commerce arm again.
Source: retaildetail.eu
US judge again rejects shoppers' lawsuit over Kroger's Albertsons deal
A U.S. judge dismissed a consumer lawsuit that claimed Kroger's proposed $24.6bln acquisition of grocery chain operator Albertsons would diminish competition and drive up prices.
Source: reuters.com
US: Holiday food prices projected up 7% from last year, 18% from two years ago
National supermarket data confirms slower food price inflation with consumers seeing smaller price increases when shopping for 2023 Christmas meals. According to a data analysis and forecast prepared by Category Partners, the price of purchasing Christmas dinner at a supermarket will be approximately 7% higher than in 2022. The forecast was derived using supermarket sales data provided by NielsenIQ collected from more than 35,000 food stores in the United States.
Source: prnewswire.com
US: ShopRite of Newark participates in innovative grocery delivery program
Brookdale ShopRite Inc., a family-owned business with ShopRite stores in Newark and Bloomfield, New Jersey, has become the first food retailer to receive a grant under 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 new initiative will help address food desert in South Dallas
The Kroger Co. soft-launched a new initiative by providing free groceries to 200 families in South Dallas. Beginning early next year, the grocer will work with multiple organizations in the area to help address food insecurity through a program called “Grocery Connect”, according to a local report.
Source: progressivegrocer.com
US: United Natural Foods releases Better for All environmental, social, and governance report for fiscal year 2023
United Natural Foods, Inc. (the “Company” or “UNFI”) released its 13th annual Better for All Report detailing UNFI’s progress on its social, environmental, and governance objectives during the Company’s 2023 fiscal year, ended July 29, 2023.
Source: businesswire.com