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How Croatian Retailer Studenac Is Set For Growth

Proximity retailer Studenac d.o.o. recently became Croatia’s largest grocer by store count, and it doesn’t plan on stopping there.

Maxima Latvija Opens Five New 'My Shop' Stores

Retailer Maxima Latvija has invested close to €650,000 to open five new 'My Shop' concept stores to date in the summer months, renovated from existing...

UK Convenience Market Set To Grow 3.1% This Year, Study Finds

The convenience market is set to reach a value of £45.2 billion this year, a 3.2% increase on 2021, according to a new study by Lumina Intelligence.

IGD: UK Grocery Market To Grow 11.3%, Largely Driven By Inflation

The UK grocery market is to grow 11.3% between 2022 and 2027, to a total value of £241.3 billion (€276.9 billion), according to a new study by I...

Convenience Chain McColl's Says It Could Fall Into Administration

British convenience shop chain McColl's has said it is increasingly likely that the group will be placed into administration, a move that could put thousan...

SPAR Netherlands And Just Eat Launch Delivery Pilot

SPAR Netherlands has teamed up with Thuisbezorgd.nl, part of Just Eat Takeaway.com, to test a grocery delivery service in the Netherlands via the platform.

Belarus' Eurotorg Continues With Store Expansion, Sees Q4 Sales Up

Eurotorg, Belarus' biggest retailer, has passed the 1,000-store milestone, with the opening of a net 96 new outlets in 2021 taking its total store count to...

Convenience Retailer McColl's Sees Shares Fall As Shortages Intensify

McColl's has forecast lower annual profit, as a shortage of lorry drivers and insufficient supply of key products intensified in the fourth quarter and hit...