Tag "Conad"
Kaufland strengthens its market position in Germany
Kaufland in Germany extends its lead in the hypermarket channel with the acquisition of five Globus hypermarkets. Despite its leading position in the hypermarket channel, the retailer is under pressure....
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Planted picks Germany for second meat-alternatives factory
The Swiss start-up currently manufactures its plant-based products from a site in Kemptthal, Switzerland. Planted plans to build a second factory for meat alternatives to ramp-up production of its “whole...
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Kaufland To Join Buying Alliance AgeCore In 2025
German retail chain Kaufland is set to join the AgeCore international buying alliance, effective from 1 January 2025. AgeCore’s existing members include Belgium’s Colruyt Group, Coop Switzerland, Italy’s Conad, and Spain’s...
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Ferrero Unveils Nutella Ice Cream For Summer
Italian confectionery giant Ferrero celebrated Nutella’s 60th anniversary in Paris with a sweet surprise: the launch of Nutella Ice Cream. The news was revealed by Alessandro Paleni, regional marketing manager...
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Conad gets EUR 25m sustainability loan from UniCredit
Supermarket chain Conad has secured a EUR 25m loan from Italian banking group UniCredit to support its sustainability initiatives, which will be used to purchase goods and stock. Conad has...
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German, Italian, Dutch, French, Irish, Spanish, Danish, Portuguese and Turkish winners at the European Private Label Awards
Altogether 16 retailers from 9 European countries have been named as the winners at the 2023 European Private Label Awards, which celebrate excellence in private label product innovation. The competition...
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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. The standard model of a 15,000 square metre hypermarket, which dates back to...
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Italy’s Conad Opens First TuDay Conad Store
Italian supermarket chain Conad has rolled out its new urban format, TuDay Conad, in the city of Pistoia, in Tuscany. The TuDay Conad proximity store, located in Corso Gramsci, features...
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Italy’s Conad starts new online shopping service called ‘Hey Conad’
Cia-Commercianti Indipendenti Associati – a cooperative member of Italy’s leading supermarket chain, Conad – rolled out its online shopping service at the end of March. The new service is first...
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PLMA News in brief
More and more retailers roll out sustainable private label product ranges. Waitrose halved the plastic packaging of private label Easter chocolate eggs. This year Lidl Belgium unveils 11 meat alternatives in its Veggie and...
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Magazine: Private label innovation trends
Koen de Jong, managing partner of International Private Label Consult (IPLC) analysed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on private labels in the European Supermarket Magazine (ESM). He revealed that...
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Italy’s Conad Tests Disposable Handle Covers For Shopping Carts
Italian supermarket chain Conad has launched the trial of a disposable handle cover for shopping trolleys as part of its efforts to comply with COVID-19 hygiene regulations. ‘Keeper’ is a...
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Carrefour Italia Acquires 28 Auchan Outlets From Conad
Carrefour Italia has signed an agreement with Conad to acquire 28 Auchan stores in the Lombardy region in Italy for an undisclosed amount, reports suggest. Most of the stores are...
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Magazine: Schwarz Group Dominates European Retail
As in the previous year, German Schwarz Group leads the ranking. With a gross sales plus on company level of 6.3 percent it reached a 7 percent market share in...
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