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Troubled Carrefour Tries its Luck Online

by Gildas Aitamer (Senior Retail Analyst), on 07-Mar-2018 16:24:33

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French retailer Carrefour has taken giant leaps forward to optimise and downsize its hypermarkets, while earmarking EUR2.8bn to fuel online growth. Will this be enough to offset erosion of its market share and improve profitability?

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French Système U Flirts with Amazon

by Gildas Aitamer (Senior Retail Analyst), on 28-Feb-2018 13:20:05

Alongside the release of full year results for France's fourth largest grocer, Système U's CEO Serge Papin confirmed that the retailer is still in talks to collaborate with Amazon on groceries in France. This would include supplying groceries to Amazon Prime Now.

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Covirán Focuses on International Expansion

by Gildas Aitamer (Senior Retail Analyst), on 27-Feb-2018 13:20:05

Spanish minimarket operator Covirán has highlighted its key priorities for the next years. These range from new market entries, to accelerated expansion in Portugal and digital transformation.

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Dia Lays the Foundation for 2018

by Gildas Aitamer (Senior Retail Analyst), on 22-Feb-2018 14:00:05

Spanish retailer Dia posted disappointing results in 2017 in its European markets (Spain and Portugal) with revenues down 3.3% to EUR6.59bn. The retailer assures that the performances lay the foundation for good traction in 2018.

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Groupe Casino Acquires Fashion Pureplayer

by Gildas Aitamer (Senior Retail Analyst), on 19-Feb-2018 13:00:05

French retailer Groupe Casino has entered an exclusive negotiation to acquire French online shoe & fashion accessories retailer Sarenza. The latter has a presence in 30 European countries and recorded a turnover of around EUR250mn in 2017.

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Carrefour Poland Attempts to Move Beyond Price

by Gildas Aitamer (Senior Retail Analyst), on 15-Feb-2018 13:05:04

In a price-sensitive market dominated by discounters, Carrefour has introduced key differentiators alongside pricing and its fresh produce expertise. These can be found across its different formats, from hypermarkets to minimarkets.

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E.Leclerc to Open 200 Organic Stores in France

by Gildas Aitamer (Senior Retail Analyst), on 13-Feb-2018 11:10:04

French retailer E.Leclerc announced that it intends to open 200 organic stores in France. In order to achieve this target, it has established a dedicated organisation and purchasing office for these organic stores.

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Growth Ahead for Spanish Regional Players

by Gildas Aitamer (Senior Retail Analyst), on 09-Feb-2018 12:50:05

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Considered retailers had a combined total of 7,000 stores, and retail sales volume of some EUR10bn in 2017.

LZ Retailytics anticipates the sales growth of Spanish regional players to outperform the market over the next four years. This builds on a strong performances for 2017, where these regional players gained 0.28 percentage points in market share, LZ Retailytics data shows. LZ Retailytics forecasts 2.3% annual average Spanish market growth over the 2017-2022 period.

These regional retailers are often family businesses, enjoying a strong commercial position in their region of origin. Despite their comparatively small size, they benefit from competitive buying volumes, thanks to major buying alliances such as IFA and Euromadi.

Future growth for these regional chains is expected to be fuelled by their venture into new Spanish regions, new channels, and expansion through franchise. The top of the ranking is occupied by Bonpreu (Catalonia), but retailers from northern Spain are expected to be particularly dynamic, such as Uvesco (Basque Country), Alimerka (Asturias) and Gadisa (Galicia).

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E.Leclerc to Launch Home Delivery in Paris

by Gildas Aitamer (Senior Retail Analyst), on 01-Feb-2018 11:15:04

French retailer E.Leclerc will launch a grocery home delivery service in Paris in late Spring 2018. The retailer is convinced it can undercut competitors prices by 15-20% in what it considers the most expensive city in France.

Topics: E. Leclerc

Carrefour Franchisee Exits Slovakia

by Gildas Aitamer (Senior Retail Analyst), on 31-Jan-2018 13:45:03

Carrefour's local franchisee in Slovakia has faced years of sales collapse and eventually closed all its stores. Carrefour now no longer operates in the country, newspaper Hospodářské Noviny reports.

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