Weekly Retail Roundup — October 22 - November 11
Stay updated on the latest retail news and trends every week. Insights and analysis to keep you ahead.
🏭 Combating shoplifting: an innovative solution with customizable anti-theft labels [JBGD]
October 22, 2024
Theft accounts for 75% of unknown shrinkage and 3 to 5% of annual store revenue. To help retailers tackle this issue, EDS Emballage has created adhesive, customizable anti-theft labels equipped with a discreet radio-frequency antenna.
🆕 Christmas: MerAlliance innovates for private labels as the holidays approach [LSA]
October 29, 2024
This end-of-year season, the leading smoked salmon private label brand, MerAlliance, is offering smoked salmon slices with Five Peppers to its clients.
🆕 Mellow Carambar, Lutti, Chupa Chups... The candy aisle continues to attract more consumers [LSA]
October 30, 2024
Thanks to a fun and flourishing range of products, the candy aisle attracts and retains consumers of all ages. The delicate balance between historical bestsellers, innovations, small gifts, promotions, fun concepts, and "clean" ingredients is key.
🌿 Eating habits: demanding, committed, yet contradictory 18 to 25-year-olds [LSA]
October 31, 2024
The 18 to 25 age group shows eating habits blending convictions and trends. According to Dupont Lewis and Values Media, 44% prioritize meat sourcing, 22% prefer vegan food, and 29% do not reduce meat consumption for health.
🆕 The canning company Gendreau revives its sardine brand Les Dieux [LSA]
October 31, 2024
A century-old family business, Gendreau is reaffirming its commitments to 100% local production and CSR.
💰 Sugar tax project: an estimated €400 M cost increase for sweet grocery products [LSA]
October 31, 2024
Still very concerned, the associations representing chocolate makers, confectioners, biscuit and cake manufacturers, and breakfast cereal producers are estimating the consequences of this tax project.
📈 250 stores targeted by 2027: a look at Boulanger's ambitions [LSA]
November 1, 2024
After the boom during the Covid years and a subsequent slowdown between 2022 and 2023, Boulanger has "reset" under the leadership of Émilie Soleri, who took over as CEO a year ago. Now, the brand is back on track and looking ahead.
🏭 Thiriet's strategy to challenge its main rival Picard, the frozen food leader [LSA]
November 1, 2024
The frozen food brand aims to accelerate its growth to compete with its main rival, Picard. This will be achieved through extensive store openings and a more assertive communication strategy.
📈 Wibra Makes Its French Debut: The New Player in Discount Retail [OLIVIERS DAUVERS]
November 1, 2024
Wibra, a Dutch discount brand with 300 stores in the Netherlands and Belgium, has opened its first French outlet in Lambersart near Lille. Unlike rivals like Action, Wibra stands out by starting its store layout with daily essentials and dedicating a third of its space to affordable fashion.
🆕 Following the ban of El Mordjene, Le Chocolatier launches a white chocolate spread [LSA]
November 2, 2024
Le Chocolatier, the supermarket brand of Comptoir de Mathilde, is introducing a white chocolate and hazelnut spread.
🆕 The Franco-American company St Dalfour targets French retailers with its fruit spreads [LSA]
November 11, 2024
Exporting 99% of its fruit spread production, the Marmande-based company aims to make its mark in French store shelves after conquering over 100 countries.
