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Italian Wine Sales Grow 7% In Value, 5.7% In Volume In 2020

Wine sales in the Italian off-trade channel (large scale retail) grew by 7% in value and 5.7% in 2020 compared to the previous year. Data from the Nomis...

Migros Opens New Store Format BRIDGE In Zurich

Interstore | Schweitzer has implemented its Flexstore™ concept to design the new 2,000 square-metre BRIDGE market for retail giant Migros in Zur...

Lidl Switzerland Sees 47% Sales Growth From Organic Products

Lidl Switzerland recorded 47% growth in turnover from its Bio Organic private label brand in 2020, compared to the previous year. This is the second yea...

Aldi Suisse Introduces New Logo To Combat Food Waste

Aldi Suisse has announced plans to introduce a new logo adjacent to the minimum shelf life information in its product packaging to raise consumer awareness...

Bell Food Group To Acquire Aryzta's Swiss Sandwich Business

Bell Food Group's Hilcona subsidiary has announced that it is to take over Aryzta's Switzerland-based sandwich business, on 1 August. The transaction, t...

They're Back! Lidl's Sneakers Return Having Developed A Cult Following

Discounter Lidl isn't usually the sort of place you would associate with must-have fashion, although the Lidl sneaker, pairs of which have sold for close t...

Migros Adds Sustainability Scale To Own-Brand Products

Swiss retail giant Migros has added a sustainability scale on private-label products to create transparency in the area of sustainability. The feature...

Migros Expands Vegan Offering, Introduces Oatly

Swiss retailer Migros has announced plans to expand its range of plant-based products, which already includes over 650 certified vegan items. The n...