Amazon has launched its Fresh grocery delivery service in Italy, initially available in Milan. The retailer also announced it is planning to launch an online store in Poland. Amazon Fresh launches in Milan Customers in Milan now have access to more than 10,000 products from categories including meat, fish, fruit and vegetables, pasta, organic, eggs, home care, and local artisanal products. ...

Germany’s competition authority, The Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt), has approved Kaufland’s acquisition of some Real stores in Q4 2020. By taking over these stores Kaufland is improving its purchasing position in the country. Acquisition of 92 Real hypermarkets approved Kaufland’s acquisition will see it acquire 92 of the 101 Real hypermarkets it applied for originally, although ...

As Auchan sets out its plans for 2021 in Russia and embeds its multichannel strategy in Poland and Romania, we round up five developments from the retailer across central and Eastern Europe. Auchan to focus on modernisation in Russia According to reports in Finmarket, Auchan is not planning to open any stores in Russia in 2021. Instead, the retailer will focus on its current projects of mod...