Convenience Stores

Carrefour To Buy 47 SuperCor Stores In Spain

Carrefour has reached an agreement with El Corte Inglés to buy 47 stores under the SuperCor banner in Spain, for an enterprise value of €60 mil...

Tesco Cuts Branded Products In Convenience Stores

Supermarket group Tesco said it would reduce the number of branded items in key product areas in its convenience stores as cash-strapped UK shoppers increa...

Japan's Seven & i Posts 20% Drop In First-Quarter Profit

Japan's Seven & i Holdings, the world's largest convenience store operator, has reported a nearly 20% fall in first-quarter operating profit.

Morrisons Rolls Out 'Savers' Products In Its Convenience Stores

UK retailer Morrisons has introduced a range of entry-level products into its convenience stores across the UK.

Carrefour Brasil Bets On Know-How To Expand Small Stores Operation

Grupo Carrefour Brasil has launched a franchise model of convenience stores in the Brazilian market, aiming to tap into its know-how from years of experien...

Auchan To Start Franchising Supermarkets In France

French food retailer Auchan is planning to sell seven of its stores in France to franchisees and increasingly rely on this store operation model in the fut...

Soft Drinks Deliver Greatest Absolute Value Growth In 2022, Study Finds

The soft drinks category saw the highest absolute value growth in the UK compared with any other product segment in 2022, and is now worth £2.8 billi...

Issa Brothers Plan To Merge Asda And EG Petrol Forecourts

The Issa brothers are close to completing a deal that will see the merger of Asda and EG Group‘s UK division by the end of next month, according to m...