Netherlands: Spar opens Express format across Texaco forecourts
Global retailer Spar has announced that Spar Netherlands and EG Group have reached an agreement to open Spar Express stores at all Texaco filling stations in the Netherlands, following a successful pilot. According to the retailer, Spar will start the conversion of around 130 Texaco stores from early 2018, planning to re-brand two stores a […]
Germany: Albert Heijn to exit market
Albert Heijn, the Netherlands’ leading grocery retailer, is planning to leave the German market with the closure of its handful of convenience store outlets in the country in the first quarter of next year. The Dutch supermarket chain entered the German market in 2012 via the convenience store banner Albert Heijn to Go, currently operating […]
Belgium: Jumbo to open first store
Netherlands-based retailer Jumbo is set to expand beyond the Dutch market with the opening of a new store in Bree in Belgium. According to a report in Retail Detail, Jumbo will construct a 1,997 sq m building in a new retail park that project developer Immo Bree Invest is building in the town, which is […]
Egypt: Sonae looking to acquire Spinneys supermarkets – reports
Portuguese retail and telecoms conglomerate Sonae is reportedly in talks to acquire Egyptian supermarket chain Spinneys, which is currently owned by Abraaj Group. According to an article in Jornal De Negocios (citing Bloomberg), the owner of the Continente chain is in negotiations with Abraaj Group over a potential deal that would reportedly be concluded with […]
Poland: Maxima Grupe seeks to acquire Emperia
Maxima Grupe, a Lithuania based holding company that controls retail chains, has announced that it has started negotiations to acquire Polish retail chain Emperia. According to the company, the investment would allow the group to further expand in Poland, where it is already present with the Aldik banner. Petras Jašinskas, chairman of the board at […]
USA: 7-Eleven launches Simply Me Beauty
7-Eleven, the global convenience store chain, has announced the launch of its first private label cosmetics brand under the name Simply Me Beauty. Promising “cosmetic convenience”, the new brand range is described as “an affordable, fashion-forward line of makeup” targeting millennial women. According to 7-Eleven, the new products were “created for busy millennial-aged women looking for […]
Pakistan: Spar enters market
Global retailer Spar is set to expand its geographic footprint with the opening of its first store in Pakistan. The firm’s foray into the country is being conducted in partnership with Burque Group, described as one of Pakistan’s largest sales management and distribution companies in the FMCG sector. The first outlet is being opened in Karachi, […]
USA: Walmart launches Sam’s Choice Italia range
US retail giant Walmart has announced the launch of a new Italian food range, introduced under the Sam’s Choice Italia brand name. According to Walmart, the range was developed in partnership with the Italian Trade Agency and features 40 products, including ready meals, bagged pastas, pesto and pasta sauces, canned tomatoes, balsamic vinegar and frozen […]
UK: Tesco introduces ecological household range
UK retailer Tesco has announced the launch of a new range of ecologically-certified household products under the label Tesco Eco Active. According to a press release from the retailer, the launch responds to consumer demand for more environmentally-friendly products, which is at an all-time high in the UK. Tesco’s household goods product developer Sanjeev Kaushal […]
Brazil: Walmart launches Walmart Supermercado
Walmart Brasil, the Brazilian arm of the world-leading grocery retailer, has announced the opening of a new store concept in Brazil called Walmart Supermercado (‘Supermarket’). According to a press release from the retailer, the initiative is part of an investment of R$500 million ($152 million), in which the new concept will be adopted by 120 […]