SPAR Gran Canaria launches online sales platform
SPAR Gran Canaria introduced its online sales platform, offering an alternative way for customers to purchase quality local fresh produce and packaged products. The online platform is supported through strategic partnerships with Uber Eats and Glovo, offering immediate delivery services for convenience and growing customer demand.
Source: spar-international.com
Tesco: 'Strong volume growth' in Ireland driven by fresh food
Tesco has said that the performance of fresh food has driven "strong volume growth" in the Republic of Ireland with continued market share gains. The supermarket group has published its quarter three (Q3) and Christmas trading statement. Q3 covers the 13 weeks to November 23, 2024 and the Christmas period covers the 6 weeks to January 4, 2025. In Ireland, Tesco said that like-for-like sales were up 4.2% during Q3, while like-for-like Christmas sales rose by 4.8%. This means that like-for-like sales in the total 19-week period rose by 4.4% to over £1.1bln. Fresh volume growth was recorded at 2.1%, which Tesco said was supported by ongoing rollout of its 'fresh first' refresh programme.
Source: agriland.ie
India: Otipy pilots electric carts to sell fruits and veggies offline
Otipy, a farm-to-fork company, has introduced electric carts in Gurugram city as part of a pilot project to sell fruits and vegetables offline, sources aware of the development told Entrackr.
Source: entrackr.com
UK: Food prices not going anywhere but up, warn shops
There is "little hope" of food prices "going anywhere but up" in the second half of 2025 due to changes announced in the Budget, a retail lobby group has warned. The costs of higher wages and National Insurance tax changes coming in April will be passed on to consumers, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said. In the run-up to Christmas, prices went down in shops overall, but this was due to non-food goods deflation, BRC said. The pace of price rises for fresh food such as fruit and vegetables went up 1.2%, while inflation for store cupboard goods was 2.8%.
Source: bbc.com
Bangladesh: Shwapno targets $750mln annual turnover
Shwapno, Bangladesh's leading supermarket chain, has set an ambitious annual turnover target of $750mln while achieving a remarkable operating profit growth of 148% in FY24, its Managing Director Sabbir Hasan Nasir said recently during an exclusive interview with The Financial Express.
Source: thefinancialexpress.com.bd
Ahold Delhaize announces leadership changes at Profi
Ahold Delhaize announced that Mihai Spulber, currently SVP Operations and Supply Chain at Mega Image, will assume the role of Brand President at Profi effective July 1, 2025. This announcement follows on the decision of current Brand President, Gaetan Pacton, to leave Profi per July 1, 2025, "with a deep sense of gratitude and pride for everything we have achieved together."
Source: newsroom.aholddelhaize.com
FairPrice Group keeps festive essentials within reach with price freeze and discounts on popular Chinese New Year produce
To keep Chinese New Year essentials within reach for all this festive season, FairPrice Group (FPG) announced a price freeze on popular fish and seafood, pork, and vegetable items across all FairPrice supermarkets. Prices for popular seafood, pork, and vegetables - including Chinese pomfret, red grouper, tiger prawns, pork spare ribs and yuan xiao bai cabbage - will be locked during the festive season. Exclusive discounts on popular vegetables will also run during the same period.
Source: fairpricegroup.com.sg
Slovenia: SPAR expands warehousing capacity, adds new stores
SPAR Slovenia is investing €40mln to expand its fresh produce warehouse in Ljubljana. The project is one of the largest infrastructure investments in the Slovenian retail industry in recent years, according to the retailer. With the upcoming expansion, SPAR will add 20,000 square metres, of which 12,000 will be dedicated to storage areas. This will increase the total storage capacity for fresh fruits, vegetables, and other perishable goods to 26,000 square metres. Meanwhile, ten new SPAR partner stores are opening in January in the Štajerska and Pomurje regions.
Source: esmmagazine.com
Norway: Sales of fruit and vegetables 'skyrocket' at REMA 1000
Sales of fruit and vegetables 'skyrocketed' at REMA 1000 stores in Norway in the first week of the new year, the retailer noted, boosted by promotions and consumer demand for healthy products. Sales of fruit and vegetables were 22% higher in the first week of 2025, compared to the corresponding week in 2023, while compared to last year, sales increased by 2%. The Norwegian chain started the year with the 'Crazy Weekend' promotional campaign, which saw the price of five selected fruit and vegetable SKUs reduced by 50%. Healthy products on promotion accounted for around 3.5% of total sales during the week, with fruit, in particular, seeing strong consumer demand, reporting a 28% increase in sales, compared to last year.
Source: esmmagazine.com
Japan flags foreign takeover of 7-Eleven owner as a security issue
A potential foreign acquisition of Japanese retail giant Seven & i would be "heavily related" to national security, Japan's economy minister Ryosei Akazawa said. His public comment is the first by a senior Japanese official over security issues raised by a $47bln buyout offer by Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard.
In other news: Seven & i, at centre of M&A tussle, sees quarterly profit tumble.
Source: reuters.com
H-E-B ranked top U.S. grocery retailer by dunnhumby
San Antonio-based independent grocery chain H-E-B has taken top honors again in dunnhumby's Retailer Preference Index (RPI) study, the London-based data analytics firm announced.
Source: supermarketnews.com
US: New Whole Foods Market in Falls Church, Virginia, to open February 7
Whole Foods Market will open a new 45,000+ square-foot store located at 103 E Broad Street in Falls Church, Virginia, on February 7. Features of the relocated Falls Church store include: an array of certified organic, conventional and Sourced for Good Local items include salad kits from Gotham Greens, hard squash from Lancaster Farms and microgreens from Superfood and Aerofarms.
Source: media.wholefoodsmarket.com
US: Albertsons 'more reactive than proactive' in future buyer search
Albertsons Companies posted strong earnings in its third-quarter financial report, beating analyst earnings expectations and announcing plans to cut spending by $1.5bln over the next three years. The nation's second-largest pure-play grocery chain reported net income of $401mln at $0.69 per share, adjusted net income of $420mln at $0.71 per share, and an adjusted EBITDA of $1.065bln.
Source: supermarketnews.com
US: Supermarket chain King Kullen taps Facilio retail technology as US faces huge shift in refrigerant regulations
Long Island-based supermarket chain King Kullen has selected Facilio's Connected Retail software platform to automate its refrigeration compliance management and stay ahead of the upcoming Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulatory changes, especially EPA's AIM Act Emissions Reduction and Reclamation Regulations.
Source: retailtechinnovationhub.com
US: United Natural Foods announces realignment of wholesale business
United Natural Foods, Inc. (the "Company" or "UNFI") announced actions it is taking to advance the Company's multi-year strategy focused on creating more customized value for its customers and suppliers and driving profitable growth. In support of its strategy, the Company will realign its commercial wholesale organization into two product-centered divisions, Conventional Grocery Products and Natural, Organic, Specialty & Fresh Products, while continuing to enhance its enterprise-wide commercial and supply chain capabilities.
Source: businesswire.com