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John Lewis Partnership Results - What The Analysts Said

The John Lewis Partnership, which operates the Waitrose supermarket chain, as well as John Lewis department stores, has seen its profit before exceptional...

Carrefour The Latest Retailer To Embrace The Blockchain Craze: Analysis

Earlier this week, Carrefour unveiled what it has described as 'Europe's first food blockchain' - a system that will heighten the transparency associated w...

Improved French Performance Helps Lift Groupe Casino Sales

Improved performance at its France-based operations has helped boost Groupe Casino’s trading profit in FY 2017, according to the group’s full-y...

Lidl Launches New Urban Store Format In Italy

Lidl Italia has launched a new ‘urban' store format in Milan, that places increased focus on sustainability. The new store, in Milan’s Loren...

Conad CEO: Italy Needs To ‘Act Fast‘ To Establish A New Government

The chief executive of Italian retailer Conad, Francesco Pugliese, has told ESM: The European Supermarket Magazine that he hopes that the country will be a...

Sligro Sells Retail Operations To Jumbo, Coop In €410m Deal

Dutch wholesaler Sligro Food Group has announced that it is selling its Emté retail business to a consortium of Jumbo and Coop in a €410 millio...

Jerónimo Martins Invests Half Its Capex In Growing Its Polish Operation

Portuguese retail group Jerónimo Martins invested just under half (49%) of its total capital expenditure last year in its Polish operation, Biedronk...