Aldi Süd To Modernise Checkout Areas In German Stores
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Aldi Süd has announced it will be launching a number of new checkout innovations in its German stores, as it seeks to simplify the checkout process. The new POS concepts were recently tested in 30 pilot branches. In a statement, Aldi Süd indicated stores will be successively equipped with at least one extended cash register that can serve two customers at the same time. These cash registers will be extended and supplemented by a double goods chute with two displays. While a customer pays for his or her purchase, the next purchase can already commence. This means that the cash registers will also be equipped with two separate EC terminals and receipt printers, providing shoppers with more time to pack their goods.
Retailer Albert Heijn opened 113 stores in the Netherlands and Belgium last year, consolidating its position as the Dutch market leader, new data from NielsenIQ has found. The Ahold Delhaize owned retailer holds a market share of 37% in the Netherlands as of year-end, the data showed, operating 1,229 stores in total, boosted by the recent acquisition of stores from the DEEN chain. Closest rival Jumbo saw its market share dip slightly, NielsenIQ's data showed, to 21.5%, with the group operating six fewer stores as of the end of the year.
Lindt & Sprüngli said that strong international sales helped organic sales grow by 8.4% last year, with the Swiss chocolate maker backing its sales growth forecast for this year, despite expecting inflation to pose a challenge. Overall sales rose to CHF 4.97 billion (€4.97 billion) in 2022, the maker of Lindor balls and gold foil-wrapped Easter bunnies said in a statement. That was slightly ahead of a CHF 4.96 billion consensus estimate by analysts.
Lidl and E. Leclerc were the strongest performing retailers in France in the period from 27 November to 25 December, new data from Kantar has shown. Lidl reported a 0.3 percentage point increase in market share in the P13 period, to now hold 7.9% of the market. Market leader E. Leclerc, meanwhile, registered a 8.2% increase in traffic in the period, growing its market share by 0.3 percentage points to sit on 22.9% overall.
Spirits giant Diageo has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Don Papa Rum, a super-premium dark rum from the Philippines. The Johnnie Walker owner added that the upfront consideration for the deal is €260 million, with a further potential consideration of up to €177.5 million through to 2028 subject to performance. John Kennedy, president of Diageo Europe and India, commented, "We are excited by the opportunity to bring Don Papa into the Diageo portfolio to complement our existing rums.
Food company Danone has announced that it plans to reduce methane emissions by 30% from its fresh milk supply chain by 2030, with 2020 as the baseline year. It expects to eliminate 1.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent of methane emissions by this deadline. The new target builds on the progress Danone has made in recent years, including reducing methane emissions by approximately 14% between 2018 to 2020.
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