Retail Insights #14

Welcome to the latest edition of Retail Insights; a platform highlighting the latest retail trends, strategies and expert advice to help businesses and individuals stay informed, inspired and ahead of the competition.

Carrefour relaunches ‘Act for Food’

The French retailer has outlined its commitments for 2024, as it focuses on making healthier, more responsible food choices available to everyone. Its six key priorities are: 

1. The most affordable organic brand 
2. Best quality-price ratio, ensuring its private label products are tasty, accessible, and healthy 
3. Fresh and responsible products, highlighted by its Carrefour Quality Line brands 
4. Local production focus, where each country will prioritise locally produced food to support local farmers and reduce environmental impact 
5. Largest plant-based offering 
6. Increased transparency, providing more transparency about the origin and composition of its products, helping consumers make informed choices 

Italian retailers innovate in private label

The Rewe Group’s discount banner Penny has introduced a new range of products specifically formulated for those aged 50 and above. Hypermarket chain Bennet has also launched new packaging for products that includes excerpts of classic literary works, as part of a campaign to encourage shoppers to read more. 

EMD AG retail alliance gets new Asian member

The Swiss based group has been joined by South Korean based company Lotte as an associate member with immediate effect. Through the partnership Lotte wants to focus on expanding its private label range. 

Żabka Polska targets shopper occasions.

The Polish convenience retailer is aiming to meet the meal needs of shoppers, with products for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It also continues to challenge fast food chains, with the development of its hot food to go range which now includes pizzas.