Carrefour completes acquisition of Cora and Match brands in France

Colruyt is the 25th largest supermarket chain in France
While Colruyt is the undisputed number one in the Belgian domestic market, the retailer is only a modest player in France, with 100 stores and €716 million in annual sales. However, turnover and store space are growing.
Source: retaildetail.eu

UK’s Sainsbury’s says weak non-food sales weigh on quarterly sales growth
Sainsbury’s, the U.K.’s second-largest supermarket group, reported a 3% rise in core sales in the first quarter, although weather-related weakness in non-food areas partly offset strong grocery demand. Sainsbury’s said it still expects full-year 2024/25 core retail operating profit of £1.01 billion to £1.06 billion ($1.28 billion to $1.34 billion), which would be an increase of 5% to 10%.
Source: reuters.com

RELEX Solutions welcomes supermarket specialist UVESCO Group as its first local retailer in northern Spain
Spanish food retailer, The UVESCO Group, has chosen RELEX Solutions to optimize and unify its supply chain. UVESCO Group is well known for its BM and Super Amara supermarket chains, has 331 stores in Spain, seven distribution centers and more than 16,000 SKUs.
Source: retailtechinnovationhub.com

India: How Fresh From Farm is giving hope by reducing waste in the fruit supply chain
Fresh From Farm, which employs 65 people, sources fruits directly from farms, processes them at a central location in Delhi-NCR and delivers the sorted and graded fruits to fruit suppliers.
Source: yourstory.com

UK shop price inflation weakest since October 2021, retailers say
Annual shop price inflation fell to 0.2% in June from 0.6% in May, the lowest rise since October 2021, according to data from the British Retail Consortium.
Source: reuters.com

Carrefour completes acquisition of Cora and Match brands in France and strengthens its position in the French market
Carrefour announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Cora and Match brands in France from the Louis Delhaize group. This operation strengthens Carrefour’s position in the food distribution market in France, with 60 Cora hypermarkets and 115 Match supermarkets, located mainly in the Grand East and Northern regions of France, where Carrefour has historically had a small presence.
Source: carrefour.com

UK: Asda and Tesco face legal action over E. coli cases
Lawyers acting for two people who fell ill with an E. coli outbreak in the UK have launched legal action against two leading supermarkets. Law firm Fieldfisher said it had issued letters of claim for breach of the Consumer Protection Act in relation to its own-brand sandwiches purchased at Tesco and Asda. The E. coli outbreak is believed to be caused by some supermarket sandwiches containing lettuce leaves.
Source: bbc.com

11 Dutch supermarkets have committed to selling 60% plant-based proteins by 2030.
Supermarket chain SPAR and app-only grocery store Picnic are the latest companies to commit to ambitious protein transition goals set by Dutch animal welfare organisation Wakker Dier. They will work to sell 50% plant-based protein by 2025, rising to 60% by 2030. A total of 11 supermarkets operating in the Netherlands have already made the commitment; the others are Albert Heijn, Aldi, Crisp, Dirk, Ekoplaza, Jumbo, Lidl, Plus and Odin.
Source: vegconomist.com

Dia CEO confident about growth prospects in Spain and Argentina
Martín Tolcachir, global CEO of Spanish retail group Dia, is confident that the company will continue to grow and generate value in Spain and Argentina. Fiscal year 2023 was a key year for Dia, as it achieved strategic milestones focused on completing the restructuring process in Spain and Argentina, Tolcachir said at the company’s annual general meeting of shareholders.
Source: esmmagazine.com

US: Kroger loses attempt to dismiss Colorado lawsuit against Albertsons merger
The Kroger Co.’s bid to dismiss a Colorado lawsuit seeking to halt its $24.6 billion merger with Albertsons Cos. has been rejected. The court said that because Kroger operates in the state, it is responsible for upholding its monopoly rights.
Source: progressivegrocer.com

USA: Aldi opens new stores in Florida, New York and Ohio
On June 27, the grocery chain opened its doors to customers at 1733 E. Ridge Road in Rochester, New York, 5959 Lorven Drive in Milford, Ohio, and 7577 Atlantic Ave. in Delray Beach, Florida.
Source: supermarketnews.com

USA: Meijer celebrates 90th anniversary as a family-owned retailer in the Midwest
During the Great Depression in 1934, Hendrik Meijer, a local barber from Greenville, Michigan, took a chance and opened Meijer’s Grocery with his wife, Gezina, and their children, Johanna, 18, and Fred, 14, to serve the customers who came to Hendrik’s barbershop. Fast forward to today, and the family-owned retailer is celebrating its 90th anniversary with more than 500 Meijer Supercenters, grocery stores, neighborhood markets, express locations, and distribution and manufacturing facilities in six Midwestern states, served by more than 70,000 team members.
Source: prnewswire.com

USA: Twin Cities loses independent grocery retailer
As regional chains expand their presence in the Twin Cities, one longtime independent grocer is closing. On June 27, Cooper’s Foods near downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, closed its doors after 32 years in business.
Source: progressivegrocer.com

USA: Balls Food Stores transfers ownership of the company to its partners
Balls Food Stores (BFS) has revealed that it will transfer ownership of its 25 grocery stores to company employees, who are known as “comrades,” building on the founder’s history of creating an associate-centric culture. The decision to create an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) comes as the independent grocery store based in Kansas City, Kansas, celebrates its 100th anniversary.
Source: progressivegrocer.com