Tag "Belgium"
Colruyt seeks expansion through drinks webshop Boir
Belgian retailer Colruyt Group opened a new webshop for drinks called Boir, aimed at an audience that drinks “less, but better” and looks for exclusive alternatives with or without alcohol....
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Lidl stops selling tobacco in new stores
Discounter Lidl has decided to stop selling tobacco products in its new and refurbished stores in Belgium. Belgian legislation will ban supermarkets from selling tobacco from 1 April 2025. In doing so,...
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Jumbo rolls out new private label range in the Netherlands and Belgium
Jumbo has introduced a new private label range called Jumbo’s in the Netherlands and Belgium. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/12-2025/01 The Dutch retail chain has...
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Aldi opens new concept store in Belgium
Aldi has opened a new store in Braine-l’Alleud, near Brussels, marking the debut of its latest concept in the country. The town in Walloon Brabant was one of the last...
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Chain Bridge Club October exclusive: Even with high purchasing power, there are challenges: an up-close view of the Belgian market
Péter Szautner, managing director of FrieslandCampina gave an insight into the Belgian retail market, with a special focus on the dairy sector at the October meeting of the Chain Bridge...
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Carrefour uses AI to reduce food waste in Belgium
Every day Carrefour has to discount 40,000 near-expiry items in its 831 large stores in Belgium. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/10 As this is a...
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Carrefour feels impact of price competition and Sunday openings
Carrefour sees sales rising thanks to encouraging evolutions in consumer behaviour. But in France price investments are weighing on revenues, while in Belgium Sunday openings at Delhaize are playing tricks...
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Amazon launches climate label in Belgium and Sweden
Amazon is expanding its “Climate Pledge Friendly” to Belgium and Sweden, making it easier for customers to filter searches to highlight products with sustainable features. The new label, in the...
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Colruyt Group Acquires Stake In Food-To-Go Operator BON
Belgium’s Colruyt Group has acquired a 45.65% stake in BON, a gourmet food-to-go business operating in Brussels, Antwerp and Liège. Founded in Brussels in 2015, BON operates from a central...
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Colruyt seeks to expand Professionals chain
Belgian retailer Colruyt Group wants to expand its B2B chain Colruyt Professionals significantly. Its third store will open next week, a fourth is planned – but the target is to...
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Carrefour implements AI tool to combat food waste
Every day, Carrefour has to discount more than 40,000 items in its 83 largest stores in Belgium alone, purely because they are approaching their expiration dates. As this is hugely costly in...
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Lidl to increase plant-based product sales in Belgium by cutting prices
From 15 May Lidl permanently reduces the prices of its plant-based milk and meat alternatives to bring them in line with animal products. Plus the share of plant-based protein sources...
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Ahold Delhaize reports improving performance from Belgium
Thanks to cost savings and an improving performance in Belgium, Ahold Delhaize had a strong first quarter, ending with higher profitability in Europe. With quarterly revenues of EUR 21.7bn and...
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Puratos opens new sourdough research facility
Puratos has opened a new research facility in Sankt Vith, Belgium, called the Sourdough Institute. The company said this facility is “dedicated to celebrating the art, science and potential of...
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Kellanova opens largest logistical hub in Europe
Kellanova, which produces cereals for Kellogg’s and snacks for Pringles, has opened its largest logistical hub in Europe. The sheer scale of the project – 65,000 sqm – tells something...
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PepsiCo invests 200 million euro in Belgian plant
PepsiCo has announced significant investments in increasing its production at its Belgian plant in Veurne (near Bruges). The investment of more than 200 million euros should also make the plant more...
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Colruyt Group tests same-day delivery and pick-up with refrigerated lockers
Collect&Go has started a trial with same-day pick-up and same-day delivery. Another one of Colruyt Group‘s subsidiaries, Okay, is responsible for the assortment and preparing the orders. Quick and easy...
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Crisp to expand in Belgium
Online fresh food market Crisp has put its Belgian distribution centre up for rent, while orders for Belgium are now being processed in the Netherlands. However, the company says this...
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MyPrice (Mere) faces problems with Belgian expansion
Russian discounter MyPrice‘s jubilant announcement that the opening of a fourth and fifth Belgian store was imminent, was more than a little premature. Both stores face unforeseen problems: the Antwerp...
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Barry Callebaut to cut around 2,500 jobs worldwide
Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut is to start layoffs worldwide, resulting in a total of 2,500 job cuts – from this 500 in Belgium. Barry Callebaut wishes to streamline its...
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Belgium votes for tobacco ban in supermarkets
Belgium is the next country to introduce stricter rules on the sale of tobacco and alcohol. One of the measures is a ban on tobacco sales in supermarkets. The number...
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Colruyt trials smart shopping trolley
An unusual shopping trolley is popping up in the Colruyt supermarket near the retailer’s headquarters in Halle, Belgium this month. It can scan the products customers put in it, and...
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Lidl’s international expansion stutters
Lidl has put the brakes on its international expansion. Selected investments in Poland and Spain to close the gap to market leaders. In the 2023/2024 financial year, which ended at...
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Russian discounter Mere relaunches as My price in Belgium
Active expansion in Serbia and the Baltics The Russian hard discounter Mere does not give up on Western Europe. After the no-frills operator in 2022 pulled the plug on its...
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Russian Discounter MyPrice Makes Second Attempt To Crack Belgian Market
Russian hard discounter MyPrice, formerly known as Mere, hopes it will be second time lucky in cracking the Belgian market. After its previous attempt ended abruptly, the parent company has...
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Half of Europe is paralyzed under the pressure of farmers
Within the European Union, farmers have mobilized in several countries to protest against the difficulties experienced in the agricultural sector. In Belgium, France and Italy, roads were also blocked with tractors,...
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Monoprix To Open First Store In Belgium
French convenience store chain Monoprix is preparing to enter the Belgian market, with a store planned for the centre of Waterloo. According to a report in Belgian daily L’Echo, the...
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One year of Amazon in Belgium: 1,200 partners, 5 million products
One year after its launch, Amazon‘s Belgian webshop is already selling products from 1,200 local businesses. The retailer still sees potential, as more than half of the 1.2 million Belgian SMEs...
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Kagylótenyésztésbe fogott a Colruyt Group Belgiumban
A belga Colruyt Csoport betakarította az első adag kagylót saját északi-tengeri farmján. A bejelentésre 18 hónappal azután került sor, hogy a vállalat megkezdte a belga partoktól mintegy öt kilométerre található...
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Straws made from paper can be harmful
Instead of banned plastic straws, restaurants now offer paper straws. But these can also be harmful to the environment and health, warns a group of researchers in the journal “Food...
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