Auchan news 

As Auchan looks to expand its use of renewable energy and help promote the circular economy in Portugal and Spain, we round up news from the retailer. Auchan signs partnership to increase use of green energy Auchan has signed a partnership agreement with Voltalia and its subsidiary Helexia to support its transition away from conventional energies and increase its use of green energy. The in...

As the retailer trials a further shop-in-shop in France and looks to drive its omnichannel strategy in Portugal, we round up news from Auchan. Auchan to drive online growth Portugal… In a separate announcement, Auchan Portugal is to invest €30m in the timeframe to 2025 to help it improve the shopping experience people receive online. This investment, which follows it spending €1m initially ...

As Auchan and Intermarché establish new buying units or teams, we round up news from the retailers. Auchan establishes U2A buying unit Following on from the ending of the Horizon buying alliance , although the retailer said the decisions were separate, local trade publication LSA has revealed that Auchan has established the U2A buying unit. U2A will coordinate the buying from 70 of its l...

As Auchan Poland launches the Drive format in the country, adds Decathlon’s products in a further country and expands its B2B service in Russia, we round up news from the retailer. Auchan launches Drive format in Poland… Auchan Retail Poland has launched the Auchan Drive service in the country at the Auchan Poznan Komorniki store. Shoppers, from the beginning of June, have been able to orde...

French grocery retailer Auchan Retail is considering selling its stake in hypermarket chain RT-Mart in Taiwan, marking the last step of its exit from Asia. A deal worth US$300m to US$400m According to a report by Bloomberg, Auchan Retail, the largest shareholder of RT-Mart in Taiwan, is seeking to selling its stake in the chain. Its 65% stake in RT-Mart is expected to sell for US$300m to US...

As Auchan looks to expand its global strategy into more markets, we round up news from Poland and Romania as it launches new initiatives in both countries. Auchan to start selling second-hand products in Poland… Auchan is trialling the selling of second-hand branded products at five stores in Poland. The areas, which are branded ‘New Life by Auchan’, are aimed at helping the retailer and sh...

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Continuing the shifts in membership amongst European buying alliances, Auchan, Casino, DIA, Metro and Schiever have said they are not planning to renew their Horizon purchasing alliance for 2022. Meanwhile, due to these changes and others at AgeCore , Casino and Intermarché have announced the creation of a new alliance. Horizon to end, by mutual consent Auchan, Casino, DIA, Metro and Sch...

As Auchan looks to grow its share of sales from organic products in France, expands its omnichannel presence in Portugal and sets out its results in Spain in 2020, we round up news from the retailer. Alcampo publishes results for Spain in 2020 Alcampo has said it generated a turnover of €4.497 bn in 2020, down from €4.652 bn in 2019. Comparable sales rose by 3.6% during the year, underlinin...

Auchan said in its 2020 financial year confirmed its ‘ successful turnaround ’ and the ‘ success of the Renaissance operational excellence programme as it reported its EBITDA rose 27% to €1.63 bn. However, the improvement in its profitability came despite Auchan Retail’s revenue falling 5.2% to €31.626 bn, although it remained stable, contracting by only 0.2%, in like-for-like terms. Flat rev...