Magnit opens its first dark stores (RU)

Magnit PJSC, one of Russia’s leading retailers, has opened two pilot warehouse stores in Moscow that only serve online orders — dark stores. Dark stores are located in the north and east ...

Spar to cut food waste with with Too Good To Go collaboration (AT)

Spar has become the first major food retailer in Austria to launch a partnership with social impact company Too Good To Go. All SPAR Gourmet stores in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland will now ...

Footwear chain Dune launches CVA (GB)

Dune, the high street retailer of fashion footwear and accessories, has announced the launch of a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) proposal. Founded in 1992 by CEO Daniel Rubin and beginning as a ...

Frasers Group sells 25% stake in French Connection (GB)

Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has sold its 25% stake in French Connection, another fashion chain which faced uncertain future amid ongoing pandemic. Frasers sold its 24.1m shares for up to €4.3m ...

28º–50º Wine Bar and Kitchen to open new London location (GB)

Sloane Stanley has announced the signing of independent wine specialists 28º–50º to the King’s Road, further bolstering the property estate’s strong food and beverage ...

Asda opens in-store Covid vaccination centre (GB)

Asda has opened its second Covid vaccination centre - one week after becoming the first supermarket to administer the vaccine through its in-store pharmacy. The supermarket has partnered with ...

SES to open new retail park in Hungary

SES Spar European Shopping Centers has announced the opening to the general public of the most modern retail park of the Hungarian city of Kaposvar and the entire Somogy district, which will ...

McDonald’s and Pyaterochka set up the first in-store fast food restaurant (RU)

X5 Retail Group and McDonald's are continuing the development of their pilot project integrating fast food outlets in the Group's stores with the launch of the first ...

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