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Fortenova Group Seeks Investors For Retail And Food Business

Croatia-based Fortenova Group has invited potential investors interested in purchasing the group’s food, retail and agriculture businesses in the For...

Discounters Ramp Up The Competition In Bosnia & Herzegovina

Retailers Lidl and Mere have announced that they are seeking to break into the grocery retail market in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Both are hoping to succe...

Coronavirus Impacts Revenues of Montenegro-Based Retailers

The 2020 financial performance of the four largest grocery retailers in Montenegro have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, new data has sho...

Lidl Tops Customer Satisfaction Survey In Serbia

Discounter Lidl has come out on top in a survey ranking the major grocery retail players in Serbia in terms of customer satisfaction. According to the N...

Voli Leads The Way In Montenegro, Study Finds

Retailer Voli ended 2019 as the leading large-scale operator in Montenegro in terms of revenue and profit, a study has found. According to data publishe...

Serbian Retail Market Grows and Consolidates in 2019

The arrival of Lidl and interest among other foreign players is driving growth and consolidation in the Serbian retail market. Leading players including...

Serbian Government Supports Merger Of Mercator And Agrokor

The Serbian government has expressed its support over the planned merger of Slovenian retailer Mercator and its parent Agrokor. Speaking at a meeting of...

Spar May Enter Serbia Through Acquisition: Reports

Spar is planning to enter the Serbian market with the purchase of local retail grocery group Mercator S, reports local daily Večernje Novosti. The plan...