Auchan news 

We recently visited Lisbon to explore what the city has to offer and understand how retailers are evolving to help build shopper confidence, as inflation and the cost-of-living continues uncertainty. In this article, we highlight three must visit stores and explain why you need to see them. 1. Continente Labs, R. Dona Filipa de Vilhena 2, 1000-135 Lisboa Sonae MC launched its first check...

Auchan Portugal has unveiled its new loyalty scheme: Clube Auchan. The scheme offers a tiered loyalty hierarchy, with shoppers able to progress from ‘Fan’ to ‘Super Fan’ and ‘Hyper Fan’, with each tier offering improved benefits. The scheme provides exclusive promotions for members, such as daily deals, weekly discounts, coupons and vouchers and discounts on private label items. The private la...

ELO, previously known as Auchan Holding, reported H1 revenue grew by 6.3%, with current operating profits growing by 24%. Auchan Retail reported an increase in turnover by 6.2% to €15,380m in H1 2022, compared to the same period in 2021.   Auchan Retail claimed EBITDA decreased by 21% to €440m in H1 2022, revealing Auchan France contributed majority of this fall, as a direct results of business...

Spain-based Alcampo announced its full year 2021 results, during a challenge period, it recorded a decrease of 12.8% to €3,921m, compared to €4,497m in 2020. Alcampo’s investment 2021 The group highlighted during 2021 it increased its investment to €104m, an increase of 164.6%, compared to 2020. Alcampo allocated 16% of this investment to sustainability and 15% to the digitisation project, se...

As Auchan Hungary and Portugal focus on sustainability initiatives, Auchan Romania focuses on its new MyAuchan shopping experience at petrol stations. Auchan Portugal improves private label packaging   Auchan claims in 2021 it reached its target of using 90% of reusable, recyclable/ compostable on private label packaging and developed 10 eco-design projects for product packaging. Auchan ...

Aldi has opened its largest distribution centre, while Spain’s market leader Mercadona continues to grow its presence in Portugal, announcing it aims to open 10 new stores in 2022. Separately, Auchan Portugal revealed its improving partnerships with local producers. Aldi launches its largest distribution centre The discounter revealed it invested €60m in its new distribution in Moita, which i...

Traditionally, a large percentage of Spanish shoppers used to get their fresh food in traditional stores and markets, buying their dry groceries in supermarkets. However, in recent years retailers have improved their fresh offer, progressively gaining share from the traditional sector. Therefore, while over 30% of fresh food is still sold through the traditional sector, this figure is steadily...

Auchan Retail reported its turnover was down by 1%, to €30.5 bn, or by 2.2% on a like-for-like basis. The retailer said its results were impacted by continued challenges in France, while following strong growth in 2020, Auchan’s results in 2021 in Spain and Portugal ‘ suffered by comparison ’. France: total sales down 2.6%, down 4.6% on a like-for-like basis Auchan’s hypermarkets continued ...

As SberMarket announces its full year results and its parent company Sber and X5 discuss their on-going cooperation, we round up news about grocery ecommerce from across the region. SberMarket tripled turnover in 2021 in Russia… SberMarket, which is part of the Sber ecosystem, reported its turnover tripled to RUB58.6 bn (US$732.8m) in 2021, including VAT and excluding promotions. The comp...

As Auchan France and Spain expand their private label ranges and Auchan Portugal launches Live in-store events, we round up news from the retailer. Auchan expands private label to support producers in France Local trade publication LSA has reported Auchan, on the eve of the International Agricultural Show, it will add further products to its new private label brand, Auchan Solidaires. The r...