Jerónimo Martins has announced plans to expand into three new countries with two of its banners: Biedronka and Hebe. Biedronka is anticipating entering Romania and Hebe is planning to enter Czech Republic and Slovakia, with the latter’s expansion planned for late 2020. The group claims it will invest €750m to reinforce its 2019 activity. Pingo Doce’s short term investment plans Portugal-bas...

The retailer has launched the Kaufland Card in the Czech Republic and expanded the coverage for its Glovo home delivery service in Romania. These steps illustrate the retailer’s interest in investing in several initiatives to attract shoppers by improving its value proposition or by adding convenient services and solutions. Kaufland Card introduced to second market The Kaufland Card was lau...

Ahold Delhaize generated net sales of €17.4 bn in the fourth quarter, a rise of 3.1% at constant exchange rates. Its performance was driven by growth in the Netherlands, where net sales increased by 4.5%, and Central and Southeastern Europe, where they were up by 5.4% at constant exchange rates. At a channel level, Ahold Delhaize said net consumer online sales rose 30.1% at constant exchange r...