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Atlantic Grupa Sees Profits Rise In First Nine Months Of 2018

Croatia-based food producer and distributor Atlantic Grupa has reported 34.4% annual growth in net profit, amounting to HRK 319.3million (€43mill...

Smurfit Kappa To Acquire Serbia's Largest Integrated Packaging Business

Packaging giant Smurfit Kappa has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Serbia’s Fabrika Hartije d.o.o. Beograd (FHB) paper mill and...

Lidl Enters Serbia With 16 Stores

Germany's Lidl opened 16 stores in Belgrade and other cities across Serbia on Wednesday, launching the discount supermarket chain in the Balkan nation....

Discounter Lidl To Open First Stores In Serbia Next Week

Discounter Lidl is to commence trading in Serbia next week, with the opening of 16 stores across 12 cities. The group, known locally as Lidl Srbija...

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...

Mercator Group Doubles Profits In H1 2018

Slovenian retailer Mercator Group has more than doubled its operating profit in the first half of 2018, with profit reaching €16.9 million. Retail...

Slovenia's Petrol Sees Group Net Profit Up 15% In H1

Slovenia's largest fuel retailer, Petrol, has posted a first-half group net profit of €39.1 million compared to €34 million a year ago, boosted b...

Savoury Spreads Division Boosts Atlantic Grupa’s Sales In H1

Croatia-based food producer and distributor Atlantic Grupa has recorded first half sales of €332 million, up 4.1% year-on-year. The biggest contrib...