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Spain's Coviran Sees Sales Up 5% In Full-Year 2018

Spanish cooperative and supermarket chain Coviran has reported gross sales of €1.37 billion in 2018, representing annual growth of 5.6%. Of the tot...

Mercator's Sales Revenue Declines In Q1 2019

Slovenian retailer Mercator Group posted a 3.1% year-on-year decline in sales revenue to €499.7 million in the first quarter of its financial year....

Majority Of Portuguese Buy Favourite Brands During Promotions: Study

Eighty per cent of Portuguese consumers buy their favourite brands during promotions, a new study by Centromarca and Kantar has revealed. The Marcas and...

Volume Of Retail Trade Falls In Euro Area In April

The seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade for April 2019 decreased marginally by 0.4% in the euro area (EA19) and 0.3% in the EU28 when compared with...

E.Leclerc Reaches 'Highest Ever' Market Share In France: Kantar

E.Leclerc has reached a market share of 21.9% in the French grocery market, according to the latest market share data from Kantar, with the retailer postin...

Aldi Can Succeed In China, If It Acts Methodically: Analysis

One week from now, on 7 June, discounter Aldi embarks on arguably its most ambitious venture to date, with the opening of its first store in China. The...

Poundland's Performance Indicates The Single-Price Format Is Far From Finished

It's not all that long ago that the UK high street was awash with single-price discounters, or 'pound stores' in local parlance, with 99p Stores and Poundw...

With Lekkerland Purchase, Rewe Can Become A Master Of Convenience Retailing: Analysis

With c-store sales booming across Europe, Rewe Group's purchase of convenience wholesaler Lekkerland is a masterstroke that puts the Cologne-based retailer...