Carrefour has launched a new initiative to support local producers in France, as part of its ‘Zero kilometer’ commitment. Agreement to focus on ‘ultra-local alliances’ Carrefour is aiming to support local producers and meet shoppers’ growing demand for goods produced as close as possible to their homes. The ‘zero kilometer’ commitment will see the retailer form ultra-local alliances by enab...

As Auchan rolls out shop-in-shops at its hypermarkets in France and looks to grow share in Poland, we round up news from the retailer. Auchan opens Decathlon shop-in-shop in hypermarket in France… Following the addition of a small part of Decathlon’s range in five hypermarkets, Auchan has added a Decathlon shop-in-shop in its hypermarket in Saint-Jean de la Ruelle, as it looks to repurp...

As Carrefour sells a stake in its Market Pay payments platform and acquires the Bio c’Bon organic specialist chain in France, we look at how the retailer is focusing on its core to drive long term growth. Carrefour acquires organic specialist as it expands in fast growing category After a protracted sales process, Carrefour has acquired the Bio c’Bon organic specialist chain for €60m. Bio c...