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Russian Discount Chain Mere Targets Hungarian Market

Russian discount supermarket chain Mere, known for its no-frills approach to retailing, is setting its sights on Hungary.

Carrefour Returns To Bulgaria After A Decade

French supermarket chain Carrefour is back in Bulgaria after a nearly ten-year hiatus, according to local media reports.

Britain's Co-op Sees Profit Fall Following Petrol Forecourt Sale

The Co-operative, which runs Britain's seventh-biggest supermarket chain, has posted a drop in annual pretax profit, following the sale of its petrol forec...

Card Payments To Make Way For More 'Seamless' Payment Formats, Study Finds

Credit card and debit card payments are set to account for 19% of overall online transactions by 2028, down from 31% in 2023, as emerging payment formats g...

April Fool! How Europe’s Supermarkets Marked April Fool’s Day

To mark April Fool's Day 2024, ESM has collected some of the more amusing April Fool's pranks from across Europe's supermarkets.

METRO AG CEO Dr Steffen Greubel Discusses The Group's Wholesale Revolution

Stephen Wynne-Jones travels to Düsseldorf to meet Dr. Steffen Greubel, chief executive of wholesale giant METRO AG.

Easter Chocolate Sales Dented By Cost Of Living Crisis

With the cost of cocoa at an all time high, this Easter has seen the emergence of a phenomenon dubbed 'eggflation', with the price of chocolate eggs also i...