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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...

Croatian Consortium Eyeing Possible Agrokor Takeover

A local consortium in Croatia is reportedly eyeing up a bid to take over food and retail conglomerate Agrokor. According to a report in Slovenian daily...

Sberbank Starts Receiving Bids For Croatia’s Agrokor

Russia’s Sberbank has reportedly received bids for its stake in Croatian food producer and retailer Agrokor. Sberbank CEO Maxim Poletayev told Reu...

Bosnia & Herzegovina Gets New Supermarket Chain

A new supermarket chain, launched by local retailer Tropic, has commenced operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Crvena Jabuka Market has opened its...

Mercator Sells 10 Shopping Malls In Slovenia To Supernova

Slovenian retailer Mercator Group has sold 10 shopping malls to Austria’s Supernova for €116.6 million. According to the terms of the contrac...

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...

Bingo Outperforms Rivals In Bosnia and Herzegovina

Two of the three leading grocery retailers in Bosnia and Herzegovina posted revenue growth in 2017, with Bingo outperforming its competitors in terms of pr...

New Impetus For Retail Growth In Macedonia: Analysis

The end of an ongoing political crisis and the creation of a new government provided a new impetus for growth in the retail sector in Macedonia during 2017...