Weekly Retail Roundup — November 7 - 18
Stay updated on the latest retail news and trends every week. Insights and analysis to keep you ahead.
🇫🇷 Decline in sales of non-food products in hypermarkets and supermarkets in October [LSA]
November 7, 2024
Sales of non-food products in supermarkets declined last October, according to panelist Circana. All major categories are down, including toys, which clearly did not benefit from Halloween...
🇫🇷 GiFi is officially for sale [LSA]
November 15, 2024
The GiFi discount store is up for sale. Lazard Bank has been commissioned to find a buyer.
🇧🇪 Too Good To Go and Colruyt strengthen their collaboration against food waste [LSA]
November 15, 2024
Colruyt Prix-Qualité, a local supermarket chain of the Belgian Colruyt group, has announced the deployment of the Too Good To Go application in its 102 stores to reduce food waste.
🇫🇷 Intermarché aims for leadership in the private label category [Rayon Boissons]
November 15, 2024
The Mousquetaires group unveiled this Friday, November 15, its ambition to achieve 40% of sales via its own brands by the end of 2026. To achieve this, the distributor plans to clean up its ranges, revamp all of its products by adding the brand's logo and communicate massively from the beginning of 2025.
🍺 Beer market declines in volume for third consecutive year, despite Olympics [LSA]
November 16, 2024
Although it has increased in value by 3.6% thanks to inflation, the beer market is entering its third consecutive year of decline in volume, albeit less marked than the previous two. The Olympic Games have not compensated for the impact of unfavorable weather or the lack of product innovations.
🇫🇷 Stuck between Amazon and Temu, what future for Cdiscount? [LSA]
November 16, 2024
Caught between Amazon and low-cost specialists like Temu, Cdiscount has been restructuring its business for a year. The goal: to regain profitability in a tense context. It remains to be seen whether the current shareholders will give the e-tailer the means to get back into the game or whether a takeover is on the horizon for the French site.
🇫🇷 Casino Rescue: A Pragmatic Recovery Plan ANALYSIS [LSA]
November 18, 2024
Highly anticipated, Philippe Palazzi has finally delivered his vision for Casino for the next four years, based mainly on proximity and franchisees. Without much surprise, the CEO is focusing the recovery around the offer, takeaway catering and services. A reasonable choice under the constraint.
🖊️ The Bic 4 Couleurs, the pen that stands the test of time [LSA]
November 18, 2024
The 4 Couleurs by Bic has become a must-have in every school pencil case. Made in Montévrain, in Seine-et-Marne, this pen created in 1970 has spanned generations and now has a community of fans.
