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General

Amazon launches palm scanner in Whole Foods stores

Amazon is taking another step in the development of its payment system using a palm scanner: the 'Amazon One' was already trialled in a pilot project in some Amazon Fresh stores, but now the technology is also being tested in a few Whole Foods supermarkets.

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General

Brits are taking over bloomon

The British online florist Bloom & Wild is taking over its Dutch peer bloomon. Both brands continue to exist separately and, together, they form the largest e-commerce player in the European flower and houseplant market.

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Food

Strong demand for coffee boosts Nestlé's sales

Nestlé performed better than expected in the first quarter. Increased demand for coffee and baked goods boosted sales.

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Cosmetics

Kruidvat expands new concept in Belgium

Dutch chain Kruidvat has developed a new store concept in three variants, which it will now roll out in Belgium as well. The chain sees plenty of chances for both offline and online expansion in Belgium.

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Food

Heineken can keep beer sales steady despite Covid lockdowns

Heineken sold as much beer in the last quarter as a year ago. The world's second-largest brewing group was able to compensate for the European lockdowns with growth in Asia and Africa.

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General

Union protests at Colruyt as aggression by customers increases

Consumers are becoming ever more aggressive towards supermarket staff asking them to comply with Covid measures, unions at Belgian supermarket chain Colruyt say.

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General

Ocado to invest in self-driving vans and robots

British online supermarket Ocado invests 10 million pounds (12 million euros) in Oxbotica, which develops software for autonomous vans and robots.

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General

"Consumer behaviour has changed for good since Covid"

If companies have learned anything from the pandemic, it is the importance of being agile and resilient. The Covid crisis has changed consumer behaviour globally and permanently, according to Accenture. 

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General

Amazon reveals new concept in London: a... hairdressing salon

For some time now, Amazon has been far more than just an e-commerce giant. The group continuously proves this by launching all kinds of physical store concepts. The latest innovation will soon open up in London: a hairdressing salon.

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Cosmetics

Procter & Gamble raises prices after new growth

FMCG producers can barely keep up with the demand. After another quarter of growth, which was better than expected, Procter & Gamble (P&G) is now raising its prices.

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Furniture

Ikea pumps an additional 5 billion euros into sustainability

Ikea's retail holding company, Ingka Group, will allocate an additional 4 billion euros to invest in renewable energy. In addition, investment vehicle Ikea Foundation is pumping another 1 billion euros into reducing carbon emissions.

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Food

Carrefour gains market share in solid first quarter

French retailer Carrefour has had a solid first quarter, where especially the strong performance in the home market is a boost. In Belgium, the retailer gained market share again, the south of Europe remained somewhat below expectations.

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Fashion

H&M launches rental service for suits

H&M is launching a remarkable initiative: under the name "One/Second/Suit", the fashion giant will rent out suits for men. According to the Swedes, this is aimed primarily at men who are applying for new jobs.

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Food

Rising demand in Asia drives Coca-Cola results

Coca-Cola has exceeded its quarterly expectations, fueled by strong demand for its soft drinks. Especially in Asia, consumers appear to be returning to their pre-pandemic habits.

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Food

Meat giant JBS buys veg champion Vivera ahead of American IPO

The secret admirer of the Dutch specialist in plant-based meat substitutes Vivera has revealed itself. It is the Brazilian meat giant JBS, giving itself a more future-oriented profile in the run-up to a new attempt to take its American operations to the stock exchange separately.

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Fashion

Owners looking to sell Delvaux?

Victor and William Fung, the brothers who are two of the main shareholders in Belgian luxury brand Delvaux, are said to be looking to sell their stake in the 192 years old hand bag producer.

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General

Record-breaking year for German supermarket giant Rewe

German distribution group Rewe has seen its sales shoot up by more than 20 % last year. Gross profit rose as well, despite major losses in the group's travel division.

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Fashion

Ellos, the remaining FNG subsidiary, will be relaunched

FNG may keep the e-commerce platform Ellos (for now) after all: the fashion group, formerly also the owner of Brantano, is paying the disgruntled former owner Nordic Capital 100 million euros. Together they will ensure a relaunch.

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Food

HelloFresh raises annual forecast

In an interim trading update, HelloFresh says its first-quarter results will be well above expectations. The meal-kit delivery company is therefore raising its revenue and profit forecast for the full year.

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Electronics

Fnac Darty sets off a strong year

Despite a strong first quarter, Fnac Darty upholds its outlook for 2021, targeting slight growth in sales and operating profit compared to 2020.

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General

"Amazon must become the world's best employer"

In his final letter as CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos promises to pay more attention to employee well-being. "We will be the world's best employer and the world's safest place to work."

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Food

Casino and Intermarché to form new alliance

French retail groups Casino and Intermarché will not only purchase together, but will also develop digital services and produce private labels. It is the start of a redrawing of the French - and European - purchasing landscape.

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Fashion

Hugo Boss launches webshop in twelve more countries

Hugo Boss has made its webshop accessible to twelve additional countries, including Russia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. The German fashion label wants to double its online turnover in two years' time.

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Food

Deliveroo processes double the amount of orders during first quarter

In the first three months of the year, Deliveroo received more than double the number of orders compared to the same period last year. The company does expect the growth to slow down as the Covid measures will be phasing out.

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Fashion

C&A expands collaboration with Zalando

After C&A Germany joined Zalando's Connected Retail partner programme at the beginning of this year, the retailer is now extending the collaboration to seven other European countries. The Netherlands is among the first to follow. Belgium will join at a later stage.

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Food

PepsiCo exceeds expectations

PepsiCo again benefited in the first quarter thanks to consumers spending time at home and buying more snacks, crisps and oats. As a result, sales and profit exceeded Wall Street's expectations.

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Fashion

Cora opens Kiabi shop-in-shop

Belgian hypermarket chain Cora expands its store La Louvière with a shop-in-shop for babies clothing of French fashion retailer Kiabi.

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Property

"One in five stores finds itself in the danger zone"

Soon non-essential stores in the Benelux will be allowed to fully open their doors again, but how big are their chances of survival? Will it be a battlefield or a resilient recovery? Locatus calculated the risks and assessed the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Fashion

About You crosses billion-euro milestone and breaks even

Last year, fashion platform About You passed the billion-euro milestone in terms of turnover. Sales outside the German-speaking market have more than doubled, and in the fourth quarter, the marketplace reached break-even for the first time.

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General

"The high street no longer tolerates warehouses"

Retailers need different spaces today than they did ten years ago. The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated this evolution even further: "It is time to rethink the interior design of stores", says Jan Geysen of PUUR Interior Architects.

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Food

First Belgian online supermarket starts on Monday

Hopr, Belgium's first online supermarket, will start its activities next Monday, 19 April. Trialling in Hasselt, the goal is to expand to the whole of Belgium by 2026.

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Food

Private label maintains strong position in 2020

In most European countries, food retailer brands maintained their volume share during the pandemic. "A sign of confidence," according to private label manufacturers. However, selling prices were under pressure.

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Food

Billionaire Kretinsky increases stake in Sainsbury's

Takeover rumours around Sainsbury's are once again abuzz as Czech investor Daniel Kretinsky has unexpectedly increased his stake in the British supermarket chain to 9.99 per cent.

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Food

Covid costs stifle profits at Tesco

It has been a historic year for supermarkets, and Tesco is no exception: the British market leader saw its sales rise by almost 9 %, but the extra costs were so high that profits fell by around 20 %.

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Fashion

LVMH profits from travel restrictions

French luxury group LVMH has presented excellent results as Chinese and American consumers, in particular, are once again happy to treat themselves to handbags and champagne in the absence of other entertainment. 

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