Hypermarket

Italian Hypermarkets Shrinking To Counter Falling Sales

Italian large-scale retailers are downsizing their hypermarkets, as sales increasingly shift towards discounters and the online channel.

Carrefour To Launch Atacadão Format In Europe

Carrefour is finalising the European launch of its hard discount cash-and-carry brand Atacadão, already available in Brazil and Morocco.

10 Talking Points From The Carrefour 2026 Announcement

Earlier this week, Carrefour chief executive Alexandre Bompard unveiled the group's 'Carrefour 2026' strategic plan. Here are ten key talking points from t...

SPAR Croatia Commences Construction Of New Logistics Centre

SPAR Croatia has commenced the first phase of construction of its new logistics centre in Donja Zdenčina, located in the municipality of Klinča Sela in Zag...

Italy's Iper La Grande i Rolls Out Telemedicine Service

Italian hypermarket chain Iper La Grande i has rolled out a telemedicine service for its customers, which it claims is a first among large-scale grocery re...

Tesco To Open Three New Stores In Czechia In September

Tesco is to open three new stores in Czechia in September in Prague, Pardubice and Lysá nad Labem, according to media reports.

When Carrefour Came To A Town In South Wales

French retailer Carrefour crossed the channel to open its first store in the UK, fifty years ago today (13 September 1972). ESM editor Stephen Wynne-Jones...

Carrefour Polska To Open Its First Franchise Model Hypermarket In September

Carrefour Polska is set to open its first large-format store run by an independent entrepreneur and franchisee of the chain in Belchatow in September.