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Continente Expansion Gives Boost To Sonae Sales In 2017

Portuguese retail group Sonae MC has reported that sales increased by 5.4% to €3.8 billion in 2017, fuelled by like-for-like growth of 1.2%. In its...

Russia's Lenta Sees Sales Growth In 2017, Boosted By Q4 Performance

Russian retail chain Lenta has recorded a 0.9% sales increase on a like-for-like basis for 2017, posting a 5.2% increase in sales during the fourth quarter...

Strong Performance At Home Lifts Ahold Delhaize In Fourth Quarter

Ahold Delhaize’s home market of the Netherlands posted a 6.0% increase in comparable sales in the fourth quarter of the year – its best-perform...

Carrefour Announces 'Carrefour 2022' Transformation Plan: Live Blog

Earlier this morning, French retail giant Carrefour unveiled its five-year transformation plan, dubbed 'Carrefour 2022'. Alexandre Bompard, Carrefour chief...

Thinking Big: Dutch Supermarket Space 'Up By A Third' In Major Cities, On Average

The Dutch have long been masters of land reclamation, with around 17% of its current land mass claimed back from the sea. Now however, the country is wi...

BRC: UK Government Should Do 'All It Can' To Prevent Future Price Hikes

The British Retail Consortium has said that the UK government should do 'all it can' in forthcoming trade talks with the EU, to ensure that the pain of rec...

Marks & Spencer Overhauls Marketing Team As Part Of Transformation Plan

Marks & Spencer has restructured its marketing team, with the retailer seeking to end the year on a high following a relatively disappointing perfo...

Alexandre The Great - Why Bompard Should Be Confident He Can Lift Carrefour: Analysis

Some six months on from his appointment as Carrefour chief executive, now is the time for Alexandre Bompard to prove his mettle. Carrefour has just post...