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German Consumer Sentiment Stabilises At Low Level In March, GfK Finds

German consumer sentiment is expected to stabilise at a low level in March as households are confronted with great uncertainty due to constantly rising pri...

Kaufland Rolls Out Reusable Bread Bags In Germany

German retailer Kaufland has introduced reusable bags for bread and rolls in the bakery section of all stores across the country.

Tegut Sees Turnover Up 2.44% in Full-Year 2023

German retailer Tegut reported a total net turnover of €1.28 billion in 2023, an increase of 2.44% on the previous year.

Grupa Muszkieterów Appoints Krzysztof Łagowski As Director For Alliances And Strategic Partnerships

Grupa Muszkieterów, the Polish arm of France's Les Mousquetaires, has announced the appointment of Krzysztof Łagowski as its new director of allianc...

France's Leclerc Backs Carrefour In Pressuring Food Producers

The chairman of France's biggest supermarket chain E. Leclerc called on all big consumer goods firms to lower their prices as he weighed in on competitor C...

Alimentation Couche-Tard Expands Presence In Europe

Fuel operator Alimentation Couche-Tard has completed the acquisition of certain European retail assets from TotalEnergies, marking its entry into four new...

Walgreens Q1 Profit Beat Helped By Higher Drug Prices, Cost Cuts

Walgreens Boots Alliance reported better-than-expected quarterly profit, as cost-cut measures and higher drug prices boosted its pharmacy operations.

With 167m Chocolate Santas, Germany Produces The Equivalent Of Two Per Citizen

The German confectionery industry has produced around 167 million chocolate Santa Clauses for the Christmas season this year, according to new data from Bu...