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Russia’s Sberbank To Sell 44% Stake In Fortenova Group

Slovenian retailer Mercator has welcomed the news that Russian bank Sberbank will sell its 44% stake in Mercator parent Fortenova.

Fortenova Changes Management Structure In Bosnia And Herzegovina

Fortenova Group has announced plans to implement a new management structure for its retail companies Konzum and Mercator in Bosnia and Herzegovin...

Fortenova Group Sees Revenue Up 35% In First Half

Fortenova Group has reported 35% year-on-year growth in consolidated revenue from continuing operations in the first half of its financial year. Th...

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...

Croatia's Fortenova Sees Revenue, Profits Decline In Full-Year 2020

Croatian food producer and retailer Fortenova Grupa, formerly known as Agrokor, has reported lower revenue and operating profit last year, citing the impac...

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...

Fortenova Group Commences Transfer Of Shares From Mercator

Croatia's Fortenova Group has commenced the process of transferring the shares of Poslovni sistem Mercator to Fortenova Group. The shares held by Sberba...

Serbian Competition Authorities Clear Mercator’s Transfer To Fortenova Group

Fortenova Group has announced that the Serbian commission for protection of competition has approved the intention of the group to acquire control over the...