As Carrefour continues to drive change across its operations in Europe, we round up developments from France, Belgium, Italy, Poland, and Spain. Carrefour France enjoyed a good summer In an interview with local trade publication LSA, the managing director of Carrefour France, Rami Baitiéh, discussed the retailer’s performance over summer 2020, given the challenging operating environment. Ba...

We looked at Lidl’s latest developments for its private label food products, as well as the potential opportunities for brands at the discounter. Italiamo private label brand is getting stronger Lidl’s Italian delicatessen private label Italiamo is emerging as one of the discounter’s strongest and most well-known brands. When launched, the number of Italiamo products was limited, and they w...

As it looks to strengthen its position as the second largest retailer in Spain, Carrefour has acquired 172 supermarkets and convenience stores in the country. Stores to grow presence in key areas… Carrefour has bought the 172 Supersol stores for €78m from the Maxima Group, expanding its presence in the key markets of Andalusia and Madrid. It said the stores had generated net sales in the re...