Auchan Ukraine has announced plans to launch city hypermarkets in Ukraine, due to the lack of commercial space. The retailer is looking for an area of 5,000 square meters for its stores, which is three   read more...

Revenue of snack maker Chio Magyarorszag, a unit of Netherlands-based Intersnack International, fell 5% to EUR 39.3bn (HUF 11.6bn) in 2011 because of the introduction of a tax on unhealthy food   read more...

The period in which the retail chains have to pay to their suppliers is shortened to 30 days, from the current 90, according to the proposed amendments to the law. This transpired at a meeting between   read more...

Chains of stores operating in Bulgaria will keep opening hypermarkets in the country despite weak consumption. According to a survey published by Capital Daily, the companies will continue to optimize   read more...

Russian grocery retailer Х5 Retail Group has launched a non-food e-commerce operation called E5.ru. The retailer offers approximately 275,000 items, including books, electronics, furniture, home   read more...

SPAR chain in Brasov recently launched www.aprozarulmeu.ro online sales platform which targets consumers in Brasov and adjacent areas. The products that are available online have the same price as   read more...

Cigarette producer Philip Morris Romania SRL announced its plan to invest one million EUR in modernizing its plant in Otopeni by installing new energy-efficient colling units. It is estimated that this investment   read more...

The Bonduelle Group has announced the conclusion of negotiations regarding the acquisition of the agro-industrial and commercial assets of French co-operative CECAB in Russia and in the   read more...

Russia-based X5 Retail Group has reported a 32% increase consolidated net retail sales of RUB452.5 billion (USD15.4 billion) for its full year 2011. Like-for-like sales grew 6%, with a 1% drop in customer   read more...

Slovenian grocery retailer Mercator expects its consolidated net profit to drop to EUR15.7 million this year, down 34% on its 2011 estimate. However, consolidated sales are forecast to be EUR3 billion, up   read more...

With one exception, the France-based dairy Danone will distribute its products in 2012 through all major retail chains, following the recent conclusion of negotiations with the UK chain Tesco. Danone’s   read more...

Carrefour has confirmed that it has selected Georges Plassat, head of the Vivarte fashion chain, to become its new Chairman and CEO. The announcement, which confirmed recent speculation, came   read more...

Grocery retailer Carrefour has announced that it is testing Carrefour Express convenience stores in BP petrol stations in Spain. The retailer has opened an outlet in the town of San Fernando de Henares   read more...

PepsiCo has revealed that Diet Mountain Dew, Brisk and Starbucks ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages have each grown to more than $1bn in annual retail sales, expanding PepsiCo’s portfolio of billion-dollar   read more...

Producers of cosmetics were the most active advertisers in the Czech market in 2011, according to portal aktualne.centrum.cz. The first three positions in the configuration were taken by cosmetics   read more...

Nestle is adapting the packaging of some of its products to ensure consumers of all ages can use them without difficulty. One approach, established by the University of Cambridge in the UK, is called   read more...

French grocery retailer Carrefour is to reduce the prices of 500 bestselling items in its home market in a bid to prevent erosion of its market share and counter Leclerc's advances, Le Parisien reports   read more...

UK-based grocery and general merchandise retailer Tesco is to tailor its promotional strategy based on location, The Grocer reports. The move will see the company offer more deals across economy ranges   read more...

French grocery retailer Auchan has launched a pilot of a price comparison app at its hypermarket in Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine), LSA reports. The tool, which is available as a free download from   read more...

Austria-based SPAR (Austria) is installing vending machines filled with healthy items in schools in Styria in the south-east of the country. In co-operation with SPAR independent Thomas Pasemann, the   read more...