Tag "Carrefour"
Carrefour has been selling organic food for 30 years
French retailer Carrefour is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its entry into the organic market: they have been selling organic products since 1992. As part of commemorating the anniversary, Carrefour...
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The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit focused on Resilience and Reinvention
The three days summit took place in Dublin on 20-23th of June and had as main focus issues of resilience and reinvention in the new era. Panels and discussions were...
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Carrefour and Everli roll out services in ten French cities
French shoppers can now buy groceries from Carrefour hypermarkets and supermarkets through the Everli online platform in 10 cities. In the Carrefour-Everli partnership, the retailer offers up to 25,000 products...
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Carrefour enters the Israeli market in cooperation with Electra Consumer Products
As part of its international expansion, French retailer Carrefour has entered into a franchise agreement with Israel’s Electra Consumer Products and its subsidiary Yenot Bitan. Carrefour will open stores under...
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Carrefour Launches Contest For Plant-Based Startups
French retailer Carrefour has launched a new international competition, the ‘Plant-Based Contest’, aimed at innovative startups in the plant-based segment. The competition, which runs from 31 March to 8 May,...
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PLMA: News in brief
The Czech parent company of Kifli.hu, the Rohlik Group is looking for suppliers to expand its private label range in both the first-price and premium segments. ALDI UK wishes to increase the number of...
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PLMA-news: Digital perils and opportunities in retail
Retail chains need cyber security Last year several retail chains were attacked by hackers, for instance Coop Sweden was forced to close 800 stores for days in July, because cash...
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Carrefour to experiment in Greece again
Ten years after it left Greece, Carrefour plans to make a new attempt in the Hellenic Republic through a local franchise partner, Retail & More. The first stores are expected...
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Carrefour Foundation invests in four Polish foodtech startups
Carrefour Foundation supports four Polish startups with a total amount of EUR 100,000. The companies working to reduce the environmental impact of nutrition may spend the money on product development,...
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Carrefour Invests In Four Polish Foodtech Startups
Four Polish startups in the foodtech sector have been awarded a grant from the Carrefour Foundation, the company has announced. The companies include Food Jack, KuMin.Sys, Nielone, and Yoush. Technology...
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Carrefour Plans To Relaunch Operations In Greece
French retailer Carrefour has announced that it has teamed up with Retail & More, a subsidiary of TeleUnicom, to relaunch the brand in Greece. The partnership will see Carrefour opening...
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Everli plans to enter Germany and Romania
Online grocery shopping platform Everli plans to expand into Germany and Romania in early 2022. Everli is operating in over 80 cities across Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, and France....
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Carrefour Italia Confirms Shuttering Of Stores
Carrefour Italia has confirmed to unions that it is to close 106 directly-owned stores, comprising 82 Carrefour Express and 24 Carrefour Market stores, according to media reports. The retailer has...
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Carrefour To Digitise Paper Catalogues In Paris And Lyon
Carrefour has announced that it will end the distribution of paper catalogues in its Paris and Lyon stores, starting 17 January 2022. The retailer has been experimenting with getting rid...
Read moreCarrefour Rolls Out Smartphone Recycling Kiosks
French retailer Carrefour has joined forces with Back Market and ecoATM – a technological expert in automatic smartphone recycling – to offer consumers an in-store mobile phone valuation and trade-in...
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Carrefour to trial subscription service
Until the end of the year Carrefour is testing a subscription service called Carrefour +, which allows customers to benefit from a 15-percent discount on products. The service costs EUR...
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OK Market! – Carrefour’s new personal shopper service
Carrefour has launched a new personal shopper home delivery service, called OK Market! The service debuted in Paris and Lyon, initially on a trial basis from a few Carrefour stores....
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Carrefour fights food waste with loose eggs
French retailer Carrefour is selling loose eggs in all hypermarkets to save around 3.5 million eggs from being wasted per year. If eggs in a box are broken, all of the...
Read moreCarrefour To Achieve Carbon Neutrality By 2040
French retailer Carrefour has set the target to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040 by reducing emissions from its activities at source as much as possible. It will focus, in particular, on...
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Carrefour Unveils ‘Carrefour Sprint’ Service, Offering 15-Minute Deliveries
Carrefour has announced the launch of Carrefour Sprint, a tie-up with Uber Eats and Cajoo, which will see the group offer delivery of everyday products in less than 15 minutes....
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Magazine: Are hypermarkets only popular in the USA or we Europeans like them, too?
In Hungary the last few years were about discounters – Hungarian shoppers like it very much that they are smaller than hypermarkets, offer a growing selection of products and good...
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Carrefour Polska Launches Products Tracked By Blockchain
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Carrefour Sells Loose Eggs To Reduce Food Waste
French retailer Carrefour is selling loose eggs at all hypermarkets in a bid to save around 3.5 million eggs from being wasted annually. The company also plans to launch the initiative in...
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Carrefour Spain Halves Plastic Packaging For Fruit And Vegetables
Over the last three years, Carrefour Spain has halved the amount of plastic used in the packaging of fruit and vegetables. As a result of the success in the venture,...
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Carrefour Brasil Introduces 100% Traceable, ‘Deforestation-Free’ Beef
Carrefour Brasil has introduced 100% traceable, ‘deforestation-free’ beef to its Interlagos hypermarket outlet in São Paulo, in what the retailer says is a first for Brazil. Consumers will be able to...
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Carrefour Brazil Introduces Blockchain Technology For Citrus Fruits
Carrefour Brazil has introduced blockchain technology to track a new range of citrus fruits under the Sabor & Qualidade label in São Paulo. The QR Code on the packaging will...
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Carrefour Polska To Sell Imperfect Produce To Combat Food Waste
Carrefour Polska has announced that customers will be able to purchase imperfect carrots and apples at reduced prices at specially marked stands at all its hyper- and supermarkets in the country. The...
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Carrefour’s future is a big question
According to the January PLMA E-Scanner newsletter, one of the big questions about retail today is the future of Carrefour. The bastion of French food trade, private label turnover and...
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Carrefour Suspends Sales Of Strawberries Until Mid-February
French retailer Carrefour has suspended the sales of strawberries in its stores until mid-February. Through the initiative, the retailer is aiming to educate customers about seasonality and offer better tasting strawberries. The...
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