Hirota is a Brazilian grocer with more than 40 stores in São Paulo, between supermarkets and convenience stores. In response to the pandemic, and to support vulnerable sections of society, the business has begun to open fully autonomous micro convenience stores, built in common areas of condominiums.   Following on from our recent article on the new proposition ( here ), we caught up with ...

France-based Casino reported consolidated net sales up by 10.4% (same-store basis) in Q2 driven by strong demand across France and Latin America due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the group saw a net loss of €87 m during the first half of the year, mainly due to increased costs.   France: same store sales growth +6.0% driven by convenience and supermarkets Total net sales decreased by 5...

Carrefour reported Q2 results as like-for-like (LFL) sales increased by 6.3%. The strong results were driven by the good performance and omnichannel strategy in most markets including Spain, Belgium and Brazil. Q2: atypical activity due to COVID-19, convenience +19.0% LFL The multi format and omnichannel model confirmed its resilience and adaptation to the various shopper needs during the d...