Canada: Walmart introduces delivery subscription program
Walmart Canada is growing its e-commerce offering with a new subscription program, Delivery Pass. Canadians can shop more than 65,000 items, including groceries and general merchandise, for $8.97 a month or $89 a year. The program offers unlimited, free next-day delivery, or customers can upgrade to same-day or express delivery at a discounted cost.
Source: canadiangrocer.com
Empire: It's official! Voilà. We deliver Sobeys, Farm Boy, and now Longo's
Empire Company Limited ("Empire" or the "Company") and Longo's have announced the completion of the integration of their two e-commerce businesses, Grocery Gateway and Voilà. This partnership brings together the freshness and quality expertise of Longo's delivered by Grocery Gateway, with Voilà's leading-edge technology and online grocery home delivery experience.
Source: newswire.ca
WinMart brings American tastes closer to local consumers
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service in Hanoi partners with WinMart, one of the fastest-growing retailers in Vietnam, to bring American tastes closer to Vietnamese consumers. The two parties organize an in-store promotion featuring eighty American food and beverage products including directly imported fresh cherries and blueberries, beef, pork, poultry, and other consumer-oriented products.
Source: e.theleader.vn
Amazon rolls out first European Rivian vans in Germany
E-commerce giant Amazon will deploy its first European vans from U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker Rivian in Germany over the coming weeks as part of long-term plans to electrify its transportation network, it said.
Source: reuters.com
Ready, Steady, TikTok
Asda is the first supermarket to launch a content house, bringing together five eclectic foodie creators to home-cook together. All of the ingredients, from fruit and vegetables to meat, fish and poultry, are being delivered daily to the content house, directly from Asda.
Source: corporate.asda.com
Australia: Hundreds of kilos of bananas go to grateful homes
When an ordering error meant 650 kilos of bananas arrived at Southlakes Incorporated in Cooranbong, Christine Mastello thought it might take 24 hours to distribute them. But after putting out the word on social media, they were gone in 40 minutes. Ms Mastello told the ABC's Dan and Jenny that it's a sign of just how tough things are in the Southlakes community right now.
Source: abc.net.au
Kyosk acquires KwikBasket to accelerate distribution of fresh produce in Africa
Kyosk Digital Services, a digital-first and data-led distribution platform, is pleased to announce its expansion into the African fresh produce market with the launch of its Farm & Fresh line of business. This follows on the back of Kyosk’s recent acquisition of KwikBasket, a prominent player in the agricultural industry known for its expertise in the distribution of agricultural produce and for providing valuable services and solutions to farmers, commercial kitchens, and other stakeholders in the food chain.
Source: techbuild.africa
Italy: Gruppo Selex sees 8% turnover growth in FY 2022
Italian supermarket chain operator Gruppo Selex closed the financial year 2022 with all key indicators showing growth. Total consumer turnover increased 7.7% on an annual basis, to €18.2mln, while its market share stood at 14.8%, confirming its position as the second largest player in the modern distribution segment.
Source: esmmagazine.com
UK: M&S food makes good start to new financial year, says boss
British retailer Marks & Spencer's food business has made "a good start" to its 2023-24 financial year, the group's boss told investors. Chief Executive Stuart Machin said M&S took a 130 basis points hit to its food margin in the year ended April 1 as it decided not to pass on to customers the full impact of cost inflation. The group grew food sales 8.7% over the year.
Source: reuters.com
Romanian consumers adapt spending patterns and turn to private labels
According to a recent analysis by NielsenIQ (NIQ), consumers in Romania are adapting to the inflationary situation by being more cautious on consumption, turning to private brands and visiting stores more frequently, with a focus on convenience stores and discounters.
Source: agroberichtenbuitenland.nl
Czech tycoon Kretinsky leads 1.35bln euro rescue plan for French retailer Casino
Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky is leading a 1.35bln euro investment plan to rescue Casino, the cash-strapped French retailer said, dwarfing a rival proposal backed by telecoms maverick Xavier Niel.
Source: reuters.com
Holland: Ahold Delhaize misses out on 200mln euros
Retail group Ahold Delhaize will not get the 200mln euro tax break it had hoped for after the Ahold-Delhaize merger. The Amsterdam appeal court now rejects the application as well. The supermarket group was hoping for permission to deduct such a hefty amount as “merger goodwill” from corporate tax for ten years after the merger with Delhaize in 2016, but both the tax authorities and two different courts think otherwise, RTL Nieuws reports.
Source: retaildetail.eu
UK: Sainsbury's boss says food prices now rising more slowly
Food prices are not rising as fast as they were, helping to boost the amount customers are buying, the boss of Sainsbury's has said. Sainsbury's saw an increase of nearly 10% in the value of the goods it sold in April, May and June. That was partly down to good weather and the impact of Easter, the Coronation and bank holidays. Chief executive Simon Roberts said Sainsbury's was "fully committed" to passing on savings to customers.
Source: bbc.com
Lotus’s Pick & Go by True Digital, Thailand’s first unmanned store is now live
First time in Thailand! Lotus’s unveiled Lotus’s Pick & Go by True Digital, a smart unmanned store in collaboration with True Digital Group, bringing in RetailTech to transform retails into the digital era.
Source: nationthailand.com
UK: Nisa and MPK accelerate expansion with 17 new forecourt sites
Nisa and forecourt operator MPK Garages have announced the addition of 17 new co-branded Pop-In Daily / Nisa stores to their growing portfolio. Primarily situated in the Midlands, with additional stores along the M5 between Birmingham and Bristol, as well as the M1 between Nottingham and Durham, these forecourt sites range in size from 1,000sqft to 3,000sqft.
Source: talkingretail.com
Belgium: Revamped Okay Puurs reopens as a sustainable local supermarket on 7 July
On Friday 7 July, Okay Puurs reopens its doors after undergoing a thorough facelift. "In the renewed freshmart our extensive range of fresh fruit and vegetables is shown to its full advantage", store manager Stefan explains.
Source: press.colruytgroup.com
NIQ and GfK receive clearance for their planned combination from the European Commission
The European Commission has approved the proposed combination of NIQ and GfK, thereby allowing for completion of the transaction to create the world's leading consumer intelligence company.
Source: businesswire.com
Central Co-op’s Malawi Partnership continues to thrive
Central Co-op stores sell a range of products linked to Malawi, including macadamia nuts from Nutcellars, peanuts and cashews from Liberation foods, and Kilombero Rice from Just Trading Scotland.
Source: thenews.coop
Holland: Albert Heijn enhances 'packaging-free' concept at store in The Hague
Retailer Albert Heijn has announced that it has enhanced the 'packaging-free' concept at its store on De Savornin Lohmanplein in the Hague. The enhanced concept now offers two instead of six metres of packaging-free products, with only the most relevant range.
Source: esmmagazine.com