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Category: Retail

  • Norwegian based Kolonial orders carts worth 2 million SEK

    Norwegian based Kolonial orders carts worth 2 million SEK

    Kolonial, the largest company in Norway for online food deliveries, has placed another order for carts to their distribution sites from FlexQube.

    During the fourth quarter, the order value totals 2 million SEK ($235,000).

    In addition to this order, Kolonial has also indicated that the need for carts during 2021 will be at least 3 million SEK ($350,000).

    FlexQube offers a unique and patented concept that is used to design and deliver robust, modular and flexible material handling carts that can also run autonomous.

    The company has manufacturing in Sweden and USA and distribution in North America and in Europe.

    On December 14, 2017, the company was listed on the Nasdaq First North in Sweden.

  • 80% sales growth for Bonami on Black Friday

    80% sales growth for Bonami on Black Friday

    Bonami has seen an increase of 80% in sales, in Romania and of 100% on the other markets where the company is present.

    Total sales made during the duration of the promotions, including Cyber ​​Monday, reached 6 million euros overall, of which 800,000 euros in Romania.

    Between November 27th and 29th, and on Cyber ​​Monday, the sales were higher than on the Romanian Black Friday weekend, 4 million euros versus 2 million euros, with the same trend being confirmed on the Romanian market, (500.000 euros versus 300,000).

    The largest order made in Romania had a value of 9500 euros.

    The highest online traffic was reached Sunday afternoon and night, the trend withstanding both periods with special Black Friday promotions.

    Compared to an ordinary November day, online traffic rose by 150%. Romanians prefer ordering through the mobile phone, while in all other countries where Bonami is present, the orders were made using desktop.

    ”During the two promotional periods we succeeded in selling 35.000 products in Romania, out of a total of 250.000 on all markets”, said Pavel Vopařil, CEO of Bonami.

  • Czech online supermarket Rohlik enters Austrian market

    Czech online supermarket Rohlik enters Austrian market

    Rohlik Austrian branch, Gurkerl.at, is a new online supermarket, which entered the market from 3 December 2020, Heute reports.

    Gurkerl.at sells a 7,500 product range, from items for daily use (including diapers or hair dye products), fresh pastries, meat from Austria and vegetables.

    The company rented a 6,000 square metre warehouse in Tech Park Vienna.

    All orders will be delivered with its own fleet within three hours and in a one-hour window.

    Until 31.12.2020 you can order from a minimum order value of 39 euros. The delivery fee is free until the end of the year.

  • Brico Depot launched a ”scan and go” app in Spain and Portugal

    Brico Depot launched a ”scan and go” app in Spain and Portugal

    Called ”Brico and Go”, the app can be used in all 31 Brico Depot stores in the two countries.

    Customers will be able to place orders by scanning the barcodes of the items they want to buy and pay through the app.

    They can either place the products in a basket or trolley as they scan them and pay on the way out of the store via the app, or use the app to compile and pay for an order, which is then picked by a Brico Depot store employee and brought to the customer within 30 minutes.

    Customers will be able to check product prices, offers and stock levels, access previous purchase history and, for professional customers, store invoices for accounting purposes.

    The new app complements existing services available to Brico Depot customers in Spain and Portugal, such as Click & Collect and Click & Delivery.

  • Bambuser opens the first studio for Live Video Shopping in Europe

    Bambuser opens the first studio for Live Video Shopping in Europe

    The Lobby Live in MOOD Stockholm is a studio for Live Video Shopping and pop-up spaces for physical retail and is the first of its kind in Europe.

    The Lobby Live is an initiative from AMF Fastigheter and the interactive live video provider Bambuser with the common goal of integrating digital and physical retail through innovative technology.

    AMF Fastigheter is the first real estate company in Sweden to enter into a partnership with Bambuser.

    This is the first time Live Video Shopping is embedded into the offering of a shopping mall.

    In addition to space for in-person shopping, The Lobby Live offers a studio in which they can host Live Video Shopping experiences using Bambuser’s platform.

    The Lobby Live enables more brands and retailers to test the format that increases both digital reach and sales and at the same time drives traffic to the physical store.

    Interest in live shopping has grown sharply during the year and is now one of the major global retail trends in 2020.

  • Jysk earnings increased by 15% in the financial year 2019/2020

    Jysk earnings increased by 15% in the financial year 2019/2020

    Despite pandemic, Jysk ended up with an increase in earnings of 15 percent in the financial year 2019/2020.

    Jysk recorded a record turnover of 4.1 billion EUR and record earnings of 489 million EUR before taxes.

    Company turnover increased by 7,5% and pretax profit increased by 14,8% in 2019/2020 compared to 2018/2019.

    As a result, the retailer expects to open more than 150 stores during the current financial year.

    Jysk has 2,949 stores and employs around 26,500 persons in 51 countries, most of them in Germany (966 stores).

    Most openings, in Romania

    In the financial year 2019/2020, Jysk recorded 14 new store opening in Romania, +13 in Ukraine, +7 in Greece, +6 in Bulgaria and +5 in Poland and Belgium.

    Jysk franchises recorded 14 new openings, most of them in Thailand (+3).

  • SPAR Austria at 100 solar-powered stores in the country

    SPAR Austria at 100 solar-powered stores in the country

    SPAR Austria installed a solar power system on the roof of the SPAR Wolkersdorf, bringing the number of solar-powered stores to 100.

    The company plans to roll out the systems in additional stores nationwide.

    SPAR store rooftop solar systems created 4.8 million kilowatt-hours of green electricity, which was used directly onsite.

    Compared to the domestic electricity mix, this green energy contributes to a CO2 reduction of 800 tonnes.

    With the electricity generated on rooftops, SPAR powers instore cooling, lighting, and IT systems.

    Annually, SPAR Austria invests about €1 million in the expansion of solar energy, in close cooperation with regional energy providers.

    SPAR Austria intends to reduce its instore energy consumption by 50% by 2050, compared to 2009, and to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 90%.

    SPAR alro operates two hydropower plants at the SPAR Supermarket in Graz-Floßlendplatz and the SES shopping centre SILLPARK in Innsbruck.

  • Miniso opened its 100th post-IPO physical store in Madrid

    Miniso opened its 100th post-IPO physical store in Madrid

    100th new store since IPO opened in Madrid. Spain is one of Miniso’s most rapidly expanding markets, with 16 stores across major cities such as Barcelona, Sevilla, Malaga, Granada.

    The opening in Madrid is the fourth in Spain this month alone. Additional store openings are planned before the end of the year.

    China and international markets are rebounding rapidly

    Miniso set a record pace in its home market, China, by opening 54 stores on the same day on October 1, which is the first day of China’s Golden Week – a week-long national holiday that represents one of the biggest weeks for retail and tourism.

    The timing was also ahead of China’s biggest shopping festival known as Double 11 or Singles’ Day.

    Miniso also directly operates a number of stores across Asia, Africa and the United States – opening more than 20 stores collectively across these regions since October.

    Notable openings include the 39th store in Los Angeles, United States, and one in the iconic Pacific Mall in New Delhi, India.

  • 50% plant-based meals in Ikea restaurant by 2025

    50% plant-based meals in Ikea restaurant by 2025

    Ikea announced today new food commitments, in connection to a pre-event for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021.

    Thus, by 2025, Ikea wants that 50% of main meals offered in the restaurants to be plant-based, 80% to be non-red meat and 80% of all packaged food offered to be plant-based.

    In 2019, over 680 million people experienced the Ikea food offer in the restaurants, bistros and the Swedish Food Markets.

    A recent study of 27,000 people across 27 countries confirmed that three out of four people want to reduce their impact on the environment by a large amount, and a significant number of meat eaters would be willing to switch to plant-based alternatives if they taste equally good, and have the same price and nutritional value.

  • Supeco launched its own e-commerce website in France

    Supeco launched its own e-commerce website in France

    Supeco, Carrefour’s soft discount brand, launched its e-commerce website, with a non-food-focused offering.

    The Carrefour Group’s Omnicanality and Customer Experience teams have launched Supeco’s first e-commerce site in 10 days.

    This e-shop offers nearly 450 non-food references, as well as a hundred in the Yapu Yapu category, destocking products sold exclusively at attractive prices.

    All of these products are available for sale, in click and collect, in the 5 existing stores. Customers will be able to find products from the home, beauty, high tech, leisure or toy departments.

  • Italian brand Technogym opens new retail store in Los Angeles

    Italian brand Technogym opens new retail store in Los Angeles

    Technogym, one of the the world’s leading wellness companies, opened its brand-new retail store in Los Angeles, California.

    The two-floor space, located at 131 North Robertson Boulevard in the heart of the West Hollywood Design District, totals over 3,500 square feet.

    The store will also have access to experienced personal trainers and interior designers for bespoke home-gym projects and personalized consultations.

    Technogym LA is open Monday to Saturday from 10 AM to 6 PM.

    This store opening is part of the overall retail project that includes the direct presence of Technogym in the main cities around the world: Milan, New York, Madrid, Dubai, Mexico City, Doha, Vienna, Zurich, Moscow, and a dedicated space inside Harrod’s department store in London.

  • The Italian cosmetics retailer Pupa opens three mono-brand stores in Romania

    The Italian cosmetics retailer Pupa opens three mono-brand stores in Romania

    Pupa, the Italian cosmetics brand present in Romania since 2015 through a network of six stores located in four cities, opens three new stores in AFI Bucharest, Ploieşti and Braşov.

    The opening of the three new stores is scheduled throughout the month of November, with the unit in AFI Palace Cotroceni being already operational.

    Through the three new stores, Pupa enters two new cities in Romania: Braşov and Ploieşti respectively, thus covering the entire retail portfolio of AFI Europe.

    Pupa Milano is a brand of the Italian company Micys Group, founded in 1975 and present in over 70 countries, offering a diverse range of makeup, intensive cosmetic treatments for face and body, perfumes, bath and shower products, makeup kits, etc., with exclusive patents for its formulas and innovative technologies used for its ingredients and materials.