Consumer Behaviour

Fresh Products Accounted For 43% Of Food Expenditure In Spain In 2023

Shoppers in Spain spent close to half (43%) of their annual food budget on fresh products last year, according to the sixth Aldi Fresh Products Observatory...

Consumer Trust Essential For Green And Digital Transformation In Retail: EuroCommerce

Consumer trust is essential to enable retail to deliver on consumers’ expectations of the digital transformation and green transition, according to E...

French Dairy Group Lactalis Says 2023 Profitability Hit By Inflation

Lactalis said its sales had risen by 4.3% to €29.5 billion ($31.51 billion) in 2023, but its net profit margin remained low as inflation pressured con...

Codè Crai Ovest Tests Reusable Containers To Reduce Waste

Italy's Codè Crai Ovest cooperative has rolled out a pilot project in three Turin stores offering reusable containers for deli and butcher purchases...

PepsiCo Posts Rare Sales Miss As Price Hikes Dent Demand

PepsiCo fell short of Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and forecast weak organic growth for 2024.

Axfood Sees Double-Digit Sales Growth In FY 2023

Swedish retailer Axfood has reported 10.4% year-on-year growth in net sales to SEK 81.1 billion in its full financial year 2023.

UK Supermarkets' Sales Of General Merchandise Slide Ahead Of Christmas: NIQ

Sales of general merchandise at UK supermarkets fell 7% on the year in the four weeks to 2 December as shoppers looked to save money, delaying spending to...

German Christmas Business Loses Momentum Before Second Advent, Survey Finds

Christmas business is losing momentum in Germany, with just under a quarter of retailers expressing satisfaction with pre-Christmas sales in the week befor...