Les Mousquetaires news

As retailers in France look to innovate and benefit from continued shopper interest in digital and online channels, we round up several of the new initiatives being rolled out. Auchan and Carrefour evolve online fulfilment models Although not new developments for the market, Auchan and Carrefour have set out plans on how to evolve their Drive offer as they look to trial new services. First,...

French retailer Intermarché it set to open five production lines dedicated to face masks at one of its private label manufactures. Face masks to be part of the ‘new normal’ The French government made a series of announcement at the end of April and in early May regarding the end of the lockdown and the use of face masks by the general public: Face masks will be mandatory for users of ...

Les Mousquetaires has announced its 2019 results, saying its turnover hit €45.3 bn, including fuel. It said its retail turnover rose 2.1% including fuel, 2.2% excluding fuel, to reach €41.2 bn. Its AgroMousquetaires division generated a turnover of €4.1 bn. Intermarché’s sales rise 1.9% in France Intermarché saw sales increase by 1.9%, excluding fuel, to reach €23.5 bn in France. New stores...

Intermarché has opened a new concept store, in Douvaine, Haute-Savoie. The organisation said it would update 50 stores to the new design in 2020. It would then invest in between 300 and 500 then updated annually as it looked to transform all its nearly 2,000 stores to the new design in the medium term. Store investment builds on three pillars Launching the new design, Intermarché said its d...

French-based Les Mousquetaires has announced a strong expansion plan for its Intermarché stores in Portugal.  The retailer plans to implement a strategy based on opening more stores and reducing prices across most ranges. Expansion plans Laurent Boutien, president of Les Mousquetaires, has announced the retailer plans to invest €200m to open 105 stores by 2023. €60m is planned to be investe...

Les Mousquetaires Poland has said its new strategy is helping it to win in the country. In the first half of the year the company said it generated turnover of PLN3.72 bn (US$981.7m), a rise of 5% on 2018’s figure. Broad based growth seen at the company Les Mousquetaires Poland said it had generated a turnover of PLN2.5 bn (US$659.8m) at its Intermarché banner and PLN1.2 bn (US$316.7m) at B...

France-based Les Mousquetaires said its total sales rose 5.9%, excluding fuel, and by 7.7%, including fuel, across its operations in Europe. The organisation was able to report a positive performance at all its divisions, with its retail brands generating sales of €40.5bn, including fuel, and its agribusiness division producing €4.0bn. Good performance at a group level Les Mousquetaires sai...

We look at how French retailers Intermarché and Auchan are executing their new promotional offers. Intermarché celebrates 50 th anniversary… Intermarché has announced it will celebrate its 50 th anniversary in 2019. To mark the occasion, it is offering a range of prizes to be won every week. The competitions will run for 50 weeks and are outlined in 50 flyers that will be distributed duri...

In August 2018, France-based retailer Intermarché is to open a new proximity store in Lisbon, Dinheiro Vivo reports. Speaking to the local publication, CEO Martinho Lopes said that the new format has been created to allow the retailer to expand into urban centres. Tailored to the urban shopper The new format will focus on urban consumers and meet the consumer need for greater convenience. T...

France-based Francap Distribution, which supplies regional convenience stores and wholesales across the country, has announced Intermarché Alimentaire International will conduct the buying of national and international brands from 1 January 2019 on its behalf. The announcement is the newest in a line of statements from retailers across Europe about how they are pooling their purchasing power. ...