To protect employees and consumers from the Coronavirus (COVID-19), retailers in Denmark, Sweden and Norway have added dedicated hygiene lines and plexiglass to the checkouts. Denmark: hygiene lines and new initiative for suppliers Coop and Salling Group have introduced distancing measures with “hygiene lines”. These are tape markings on the floor of the checkout lines that work to remind s...

We round up the latest news from retailers in Sweden, Finland and Norway as they grow their store presence, launch a digital baby influencer, celebrate their private label brand and trial new sustainable measures. Sweden: Lidl opens 12 th store in Gothenburg… The new 800 sq. m store is expected to open in Q2 2020. It will be located in a new residential area in the Kviberg area, which is c...

Norway-based NorgesGruppen has announced its H1 2019 results, posting a 2.5% increase in sales to €4.37bn (US$4.83bn). Operating profit was €182m (US$201m) for the period, compared with €160m (US$177m) in H1 2018. Good results… The retailer said the sales increase reflects the “good customer growth in [its] grocery chains” . CEO Runar Hollevik commented, “We get good results from the i...