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Norway's Reitan Convenience Sees Turnover Up In Full-Year 2018

Reitan Convenience, the convenience arm of Norway’s Reitangruppen, posted turnover of NOK 16.1 billon (€1.67 billion) in full-year 2018 –...

Bol.com Named Netherlands’ Strongest Retail Brand

Bol.com, operated by Ahold Delhaize, has been named the strongest retail brand in the Netherlands, according to the annual Retail Brand Survey 2018 by the...

UK’s The Co-operative Sees Total Revenue Up 14% To £10.2bn

UK retailer The Co-Operative has posted a 14% increase in total revenue in full-year 2018 to £10.2 billion (€11.9 billion), driven by its acquis...

REWE Group Achieves Sales Of €60 Billion For First Time

Germany's REWE Group has posted sales of €61.2 billion in full-year 2018, a 4.7% increase on the previous year, and the first time the retailer has br...

Lidl Chief Executive Jesper Højer Steps Down

Lidl chief executive Jesper Højer has stepped down from his post, after two years at the helm of the discounter. Højer’s departure w...

Russia's O'Key Cites Competition, Inflation, As Reasons For Sales Decline

Russian retailer O'Key Group has reported that weakened consumer sentiment, rising inflation and increased competition were all factors that contributed to...

Tesco Chief Executive Lewis Calls For Online Sales Levy

Tesco's chief executive, Dave Lewis, has called for the introduction of an online sales levy that could help reduce business rates and level the "tax...

Ahold Delhaize Acquires Online Health & Nutrition Platform

Ahold Delhaize's Albert Heijn banner has announced the acquisition of FoodFirst Network (FFN), an online startup that provides expert tips on nutrition, ex...