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European Shares End April On A High As Sainsbury/Asda Merger Shakes Up Retail

A multi-billion pound merger between British supermarket Sainsbury's and Asda shook up retail stocks on Monday while European benchmarks ended April with t...

Poland Boosts Jerónimo Martins Results In First Quarter

Portuguese retail group Jerónimo Martins reported profits of €85 million in the first quarter of 2018, up 5.8% year-on-year, mainly supported b...

ESM To Sponsor ‘Small Store Of The Year’ Category At IGD Awards

ESM: European Supermarket Magazine has been named as the sponsor of the 'Small Store of the Year' category at the forthcoming IGD Awards, which take place...

Carrefour Able To 'Move On' With Transformation Plan Following Unions Agreement

Carrefour has come to agreement with major French unions, including the FO, CFDT, GSC and CFTC, regarding the voluntary departure of some 2,400 employees f...

Carrefour Deal With Système U Makes It France's Largest Buyer

French retailer Carrefour has struck a five-year purchasing alliance with peer Système U, stealing a march over rivals in a deal that will make Carr...

Axfood Chief Hails 'Truly Good Start To The Year', With Sales Up 7.6%

The chief executive of Swedish retailer Axfood, Klas Balkow, has praised the retailer's "truly good start to the year", as the retailer posted a...

UK Court Orders Extradition Of Agrokor Founder Over Alleged Fraud

A British judge has ordered that Ivica Todoric, founder of beleaguered food production and retail conglomerate Agrokor, be extradited to Croatia to face al...

UK Competition Authorities Clear The Co-Operative's Takeover Of Nisa

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it has cleared the purchase of grocery wholesaler Nisa Retail by The Co-operative Group...