Tag "Portugália"
Eleven new stores to back Mercadona’s growth in Portugal
Spanish retailer Mercadona plans to open 11 new stores in Portugal in 2024, increasing its presence in the country. The expansion would bring the chain’s total number of stores to...
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Mercadona Boosts Investment In Portugal
Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona is planning to inject €180 million into its Portuguese subsidiary to fund continued expansion plans in the country throughout 2024. The additional investment will directly support...
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Portugal’s Continente Tests Inclusive Store Concept
Portuguese supermarket chain Continente is piloting an inclusive store concept designed to improve the shopping experience for people with disabilities, particularly those with autism. The Continente Modelo Leça do Balio...
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Lactalis snaps up Portuguese cheese brand owner Sequeira & Sequeira
The French company will take control of cheese production operations as well as Sequeira & Sequeira’s wholesale activities. French dairy major Lactalis has acquired Portugal’s Sequeira & Sequeira, the owner...
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Dutch Discount Retailer Enters Portugal, Eyes Further Expansion
Dutch discount retailer Action has opened its first store in Portugal, in Vila Nova de Gaia, with three more openings planned in the north of the country later this year....
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Aldi Rebrands Own-Brand Coffee Range In Portugal
German discount retailer Aldi has rolled out the Barissimo coffee brand in Portugal as part of a rebranding process of its private-label coffee SKUs, including the Moreno and Markus brands....
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Auchan Retail Rolls Out Healthcare Service In Portugal
Auchan Retail Portugal is seeking to shake up the healthcare landscape with the launch of Auchan Cuida, a new service that it is hoping will simplify and democratise access to...
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Mercadona Ends 2023 With 49 Stores In Portugal
Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona has expanded its presence in neighbouring Portugal by opening 10 new stores in 2023, reaching a total of 49 by year-end. Despite being newcomer, Mercadona has...
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Continente Allocates €3m To Improve Shopping Experience
Portuguese supermarket chain Continente is investing €3 million in a technological renovation project, to improve the shopping experience of its customers. This includes a new NCR self-checkout system, which will be...
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DPD Launches Fresh Products Delivery Service In Portugal
Express transport company DPD Portugal has launched a new home delivery service for fresh food and drinks across mainland Portugal. The temperature-controlled (between 0° and 4°C) DPD Fresh delivery service...
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After 30 years of operation, Dia To Exit Portugal
Spanish retailer Dia Group has announced it has reached agreement with Auchan Retail over the sale of its business in Portugal, for €155 million. In a statement, Dia said that...
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Lidl introduces digital price tags in Portugal
Following a successful pilot in one store last October, Lidl will switch to digital price tags from its traditional paper pricing labels in its stores across Portugal. The move is...
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Auchan Retail offers home delivery via Bolt in Portugal
Auchan Retail Portugal has partnered with quick commerce service provider Bolt for a new delivery platform for consumers in Lisbon. The Bolt grocery store is integrated in the Bolt Market app,...
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Continente Opens Innovation Lab For Private Label Products
Portuguese food retailer Continente has opened an innovation centre for research and development of private-label products. The opening of the 1,200-square-metre Co-Lab: Customer Innovation Lab follows an initial investment of...
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Europe’s largest autonomous store opens in Lisbon
Technology provider Sensei claims it has opened the largest autonomous store in Europe, in cooperation with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). The 500m² “Dojo” facility in Lisbon is not open to...
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Lidl produced the biggest growth in Portuguese retail in 2022
Sonae and Jerónimo Martins ended 2022 as the biggest players in Portuguese grocery retail, but Lidl produced the biggest growth – according to the latest data from Kantar. MC Sonae’s...
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Lidl Invests €110m In Fifth Logistics Facility In Portugal
Lidl Portugal is to invest around €110 million in a new logistics warehouse in Loures, in the Lisbon district, which should be completed by the second quarter of 2024, the...
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Continente Combats Food Waste With New Apple Cider Vinegar
Portuguese retailer Continente has launched a new own-brand apple cider vinegar SKU, made from apples that do not meet traditional aesthetic standards. The first batch yielded 30,000 litres of vinegar...
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Continente Launches Vegan Alternative To Yoghurts
Portuguese supermarket chain Continente has launched a new product range, Vegegurtes, a new vegan alternative to yoghurts that forms part of the retailer’s ‘Powered by Plants’ offering. The new, 100%...
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Portuguese winemakers call for urgent action over bottle prices
Wine producers in Portugal are calling for urgent action from the government over the rapidly soaring cost of glass bottles. The National Association of Traders and Exporters of Wines and...
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Continente’s online service in Madeira
Portuguese retailer Continente has launched its online service in Madeira, enabling shoppers to purchase food online and have it delivered to their homes, paying a delivery fee. Shoppers can also choose...
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Auchan Retail establishes energy crisis committee in Portugal
Auchan Portugal has set up a crisis committee for energy management, as part of a wider set of measures to reduce energy consumption in stores and the head office. The...
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Digital marketplace METRO MARKETS now also available in Portugal
Expansion of METRO’s digital marketplace model into European markets progresses METRO MARKETS, METRO’s digital marketplace for non-food, is now also available in Portugal, expanding into its second country this year....
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Auchan Retail Portugal Rolls Out New Customer Loyalty Programme
Auchan Retail Portugal has rolled out Clube Auchan, a new loyalty programme designed to strengthen the relationship between the brand and its customers, the retailer said. According to the group,...
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A supermarket offers dried and seasoned crickets
Portugal’s Continente is the first European retail chain to offer a complete line of insects. At present, the Portuguese Food Safety Authority accepts seven types of legume as food suitable...
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Portugal To Extend Subsidy To Help Poorest With Food Inflation
Portugal will extend until September a subsidy of €60 a month to help the poorest families cope with food inflation, Prime Minister Antonio Costa has said. Speaking in parliament, Costa...
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Auchan Retail strengthens ties with food producers in Portugal
Auchan Retail Portugal is offering small regional producers the opportunity to sell their products directly to customers, in a dedicated space in its stores. The first project has already started:...
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Continente unveils soups without added salt
Portuguese retailer Continente has expanded its Equilíbrio soup range to include products without added salt, colourings or preservatives. The soups are produced in Portugal, using quality fresh vegetables and extra...
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Portugal bans single-use plastics as of July
Single-use plastics are banned in Portugal after a European directive enters into force on 1 July 2021. The Portuguese government had wanted to implement the measure last year, but the...
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Aldi Portugal has opened the first of 25 new stores it plans to open in 2021 and now already operates 84 stores in the country. One of the company’s main...
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