Fresh headlines across food, beverage, personal-care, home-care, retail and FMCG services, updated automatically and linked to the original publishers.
H&M Group is investing in Spain—perhaps not coincidentally, the home of its archrival Inditex. The Swedish fashion group is opening a new production office in Barcelona, which…
The move to Albert Heijn was a real eye-opener for marketing director Els Lagrou. She has since fallen in love with both the industry and the brand, which is carving out a niche…
The French government has proposed a voluntary deposit-return scheme for local authorities, stepping back from plans for a mandatory system.
Chris Mellish, MD, Marketing Practice Lead UK and Ireland, Accenture Song takes a look at what OpenAI’s move into advertising means for retailers and brands – not least in terms…
The Dutch online marketplace of Lidl’s sister chain, Kaufland, is now live. Kaufland.nl is launching with 9 million items across more than 6,400 categories and approximately 3,000…
M&S is investing more than £4 million (€4.7 million) to reduce prices across more than 50 organic products.
Vinted is expanding its delivery options in the Netherlands with Budbee's parcel lockers. This is already the third European market where the two companies are collaborating.
Finland's Wolt has surpassed 230 million retail orders since 2015, highlighting the growing popularity of on-demand retail across Europe.
Marketplaces spent a decade building systems to keep bots out. In agentic commerce, some of those bots are now your best customers — and the rest are harder to spot.
Delhaize belgium plans to invest €120 million in upgrading its in-house logistics operations, including an additional distribution centre.
At Hornbach, both revenue and profit rose sharply in the past quarter. The home improvement group is growing significantly faster than the DIY market, but despite this strong…
Kofola, a CEE-based non-alcoholic drink producer, reported annual revenue growth of 7.7% during the first six months of 2026.
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