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Croatia's Fortenova Group Sees Retail & Wholesale, Food Sales Down In H1

Croatian business conglomerate Fortenova Group said that net sales revenues in its Retail & Wholesale division fell by 3.9% in the first half of th...

Eurospin To Open First Store In Croatia This Month

Italian discount supermarket chain Eurospin is to open its first store in Croatia on 13 August. According to an announcement published on its official F...

Croatia's Fortenova Group Sees Retail Revenue Up 3% In 2019

Croatian conglomerate Fortenova Group has reported full-year revenue of close to HRK 24 billion (€3.18 billion) for 2019, with its retail and wholesal...

Mercator Group Sees Profit, Revenue Growth in Q1

Mercator Group has reported a net profit of €1.1 million in the first quarter of 2020, compared to a net loss of €3.7 million in the correspondin...

Kaufland Introduces Insect-Based Food Items In Croatia

Kaufland has introduced insect-based products in Croatia which, it claims, is enjoyed by over a billion people worldwide. The German retailer has advert...

Croatia’s Studenac To Open 100 Stores In 2020

Croatian supermarket chain Studenac plans to open 100 new stores this year, as it looks to expand its presence beyond the country's coastal region. Spea...

Mercator Plans To Open 28 New Stores in 2020

Mercator Group has budgeted €44 million for investments in 2020, of which 57% will be allocated to investments in Slovenia. The retail group plans...

Croatia's Fortenova Says Slovenia Seeking To Expropriate Its Mercator Stake

Croatia's largest food producer and retailer Fortenova Grupa, formerly known as Agrokor, said on Wednesday it feared Slovenia was trying to expropriate the...