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Tesco has installed its 1,800 th in-store digital screen, a significant increase from the 400 screens it had in place in March this year. As first reported by The Grocer, the network of screens covers 420 of Tesco’s stores, making it the largest in the UK grocery market. The news comes after Sainsbury’s announced its plans for an 800-screen network last month. Tesco’s Chief Commercial Of...

Asda’s expansion into the convenience channel shows no signs of slowing down. Following the recent opening of its 100 th Asda Express store the retailer has announced plans to treble its convenience store presence in London by the end of March. Since its first London Asda Express opened in December 2022 , the retailer has brought the number up to eight stores. This will rapidly expand i...

Tesco’s partnership with Ikea is being extended to a further 70 stores following a successful pilot scheme that has been running in 12 stores for the last 12 months. The partnership provides shoppers the opportunity to collect online Ikea orders from their local Tesco car park. The click-and-collect locations will be available across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with the ro...

The German hypermarket retailer saw sales in Romania increase by over 15% in 2022. The market is also used by Kaufland to test new concepts, so what could be coming to its other European markets? Innovation in one of the fastest growing European markets IGD’s European channel forecasts 2023-2028 forecast that Romania will be one of the region’s fastest growing markets over the next five...

We recently visited the capital of Romania, Bucharest, to look for the latest innovative stores and trends in the market. Here are three must-see stores and reasons why we believe everyone should not miss out! 1. Auchan Berceni, Drumul Dealul Bisericii 67-109, Bucuresti 042157 Auchan is one of the leading retailers in Romania, focusing on the hypermarket format. This store was refurbished a...

The famous Ladybug, has reached another milestone when it comes to expansion in the country opening its 3,500 th store, but what’s new? The jubilee outlet a store like no other in its network – new solutions and technology This store is different from others in the Jeronimo Martins portfolio – employing new solutions that incorporate its sustainability development strategy. Pawel Stol...

Sainsbury’s re-opened its Witney store today following several weeks of refurbishment that included being closed for 12 days. The store will be used to test many of Sainsbury’s ‘future role of store’ concepts and is host to a wide array of new features. Our latest ‘Store of the future’ report has highlighted the need for physical stores to embrace a new operating model to be able to thrive in...

I visited Ploiesti, Romania to see the French retailer’s first discount format in any of its markets. Hyper-discount format to meet the price demands of shoppers In March 2023, Auchan Romania launched its new format of hypermarket. The concept was devised to counter the growth of discounters in the market and support the purchasing power of shoppers. The store offers around 15,000 SKU’s,...

Tesco’s Fulham Reach GetGo Express store is trialling new technology that removes the need for shoppers to scan their items at self-service checkouts. Tesco says shoppers will be able to walk up to the scan-free checkout and they will be presented with a list of the items they have picked up. Shoppers will be able to check the list is correct and pay in the usual way, no scanning is involved a...

Tesco shoppers are now able to order makeup and nail products as part of their online and click-and-collect weekly shops for the first time. Shoppers are able to choose from over 300 products from brands such as Rimmel and Sally Hansen. Tesco said that ‘thousands’ more products from the likes of L’Oréal Paris and Maybelline would be added in the new year. Deliveries will be available from m...