ASAJA
Spain’s agrarian organisations Asaja, Coag and UPA and business associations Aecoc, Aces, Anged, Asedas, Fiab, Adelma, Stanpa and EsPlásticos have spoken out against the special tax on plastic containers, due […]
Wed 20/07/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Kantar
A recent Ecommerce On study by Kantar Insights, which collects data from 19 markets, has found that one of the most central phenomena of the pandemic is the increase in […]
Wed 20/07/2022 by Kantar - Translation Richard Wilkinson
LIDL SPAIN
Lidl’s close relationship with Andalusia’s agri-food industry has been highlighted by the retailer’s €180 million increase (+13% y-o-y) in purchases of local products, which totalled over €1.5 billion last year. […]
Tue 19/07/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Asda
Total UK food sales were up by 2.2% during the three months to June and up by 1.6% on a like-for-like basis, according to the latest British Retail Consortium-KPMG tracker. […]
Tue 19/07/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Rewe Group
In spite of the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, revenues from retail sales in Germany have grown continuously since 2019, according to a USDA report. In 2021, the German […]
Mon 18/07/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Morrisons
The UK competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has begun investigations into grocery retailer Morrisons’ £190m rescue bid to takeover convenience chain McColl’s. A deadline of 8 September […]
Mon 18/07/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Covirán
In recent years, Spanish retailer Covirán has made a qualitative leap in the fight against the use of plastic in supermarkets. Even before the new Spanish law on waste and […]
Thu 14/07/2022 by Covirán - Translation by Richard Wilkinson
7FRESH
After three years’ development, JD.com now has 47 offline shops, in Beijing, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Wuhan and 13 other cities in 10 provinces across China.
Wed 13/07/2022 by Sophia Xu Yan
Lidl France
The stores sell a daily average of 140 types of fruits and vegetables, including twenty organic items, which represents about 8% of total sales of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Wed 13/07/2022 by By Pierre Escodo
Eurofresh Distribution
UK online grocer Ocado has been criticised by a leading food waste campaigner for issuing “confusing and irresponsible communication” to customers. Ocado customers receive a delivery note with every order, […]
Tue 12/07/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
PV Productions/Freepik
Spiralling food inflation is driving Spaniards to change their consumption habits. Fruit prices in April were 10.3% higher than a year previously, with watermelons costing 18.7% more than in 2021. […]
Wed 29/06/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Some retailers are already getting ready for the metaverse with virtual commerce expected to take online shopping to a new level
Mon 27/06/2022 by By Julie Butler @FreshScribe
