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French Supermarket Chain Casino Says First-Quarter Sales Remain Negative

Supermarket operator Casino said its first-quarter sales remained negative but showed a slight improvement after its convenience brands reported virtually...

Carrefour Posts Double-Digit Sales Growth In Q1, Confirms Full-Year Outlook

French retailer Carrefour has reported like-for-like sales growth of 13.5% in the first quarter of its financial year on the back of the 'sound execut...

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Casino Goes All-In On Convenience In Transformation Plan

Groupe Casino has announced details of a new 'transformation plan', which will see it focus more on the convenience channel, cut jobs, and sell underperfor...

Novum’s LEAP™ Technology Sets A New Benchmark In Eco-Friendly Retail Refrigeration

Novum proudly hosted the grand opening of the LEAP™ Euro Showroom on Thursday, 11 April 2024, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of eco...

France Orders Retailers To Display Shrinkflation

French retailers will have to notify shoppers when products have been reduced in size without a corresponding cut in prices in an effort to tackle so-calle...

Parisians Go Shopping 25% More Frequently Than French Average

Consumers in the Paris region go shopping every two days on average, or 25% more frequently than those in the rest of France, data from Kantar has shown.

French Dairy Group Lactalis Says 2023 Profitability Hit By Inflation

Lactalis said its sales had risen by 4.3% to €29.5 billion ($31.51 billion) in 2023, but its net profit margin remained low as inflation pressured con...

Danone Beats First-Quarter Sales Forecasts, Keeps 2024 Goals

Danone has posted stronger-than-expected quarterly sales, with all businesses delivering volume growth as the world's largest yoghurt maker managed to rais...