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Portuguese Retail Store Count Doubles In Eight Years

The number of grocery retail (food and specialist food) stores in Portugal doubled between 2009 and 2017, according to the latest Marktest Sales Index....

Belgium's Colruyt Group Trials Self-Scan Payment App

Belgian-based Colruyt Group has introduced a new self-scan app that enables customers to scan and pay for their purchases with their smartphones in selecte...

Following Ireland And Switzerland, Spar South Africa Looks To Sri Lanka

South African retailer and wholesaler Spar Group Ltd plans to open two more stores in Sri Lanka, it said on Wednesday, after warning that fuel price hikes...

Spar Netherlands Announces New Appointments To Purchasing Team

Spar Netherlands has announced a number of new appointments to its purchasing team, as the retailer seeks to 'speed up its growth'. Patrick van der Zand...

Slovenia's Mercator Sees EBITDA Grow By More Than A Third

Slovenian retailer Mercator Group reported an EBITDA of €25.8 million in the first quarter of 2018, which was up 36.5% on the same period last year....

New Store Openings Boost Despar Italia Growth In 2017

Despar Italia ended 2017 with a 3% growth in turnover to €3.38 billion, continuing the positive trend from the past two years. The results place th...

Spar Enters Greece, Plans 350 Stores In Four Years

Spar International has announced the formation of a new Greek entity, Spar Hellas, with plans to develop more than 350 stores across Greece in the next fou...

Spar Georgia Continues Expansion, Reaching 42 Stores In 2017

Spar Georgia has said that it had a successful 2017, entering three new local markets and opening a number of new stores. The retailer ended its third f...