Sugar Wars in European Retail

One of the things we like to do periodically at Retail Cities Europe is give you a teaser on what you're missing if you're not a Retail Cities Member company. In this linked post we give you an abstract on our featured insights - "Sugar Wars".

Have a look at the attached extract. Then you must book an introduction with us to see if a Membership or Excellence Journey is the right way for you to win more than fair share in 2025/26.

In our October Member Insights pack we also talk about:

The Next 10 Years in European Discount

In early October Retail Cities hosted our annual discounter session on Aldi and Lidl. We recap this year’s highlights and recommended action steps for channel teams managing discounters and those who have customers competing with discounters. Don’t forget to sign up for our annual discounter workshop series or our discounter excellence journey so you can watch the full video and get all of the slides with one-on-one time with our experts.

Food Inflation: Crisis Over or On Pause?

European food inflation levels have come back down to historical norms. However, food prices are rising once again, especially in countries that do not use the Euro. What does this mean for 2025 Channel and Customer planning?

What’s Happening with Sugar Laws in Europe?

Good news: From 2012-2022 the level of childhood overweightness stayed the same in most big European countries. The bad news: It is still too high in some countries like the UK and Spain. Some governments are taking more dramatic steps. Retailers are taking their own steps. This will impact both planograms and store layouts. Check out our checklist for change whether you sell products deemed ‘bad for your health’ or you sell products in stores are taking steps to change their approach.

The Six-by-Six: Poland’s Growth Retailers

Poland is producing a number of highly profitable retailers that are expanding regionally. What’s this all about and what does it mean when the Poles come marching in?

Mini-Profile: REWE Convenience

Superstore giants like Tesco and Carrefour successfully built ‘Express’ or ‘Proximity’ grocery stores in lots of countries from 2000-2020. Now it’s Rewe’s turn. See how REWE is reinventing the concept of corner store in Germany.

Germany’s Discounter Prospectus Wars

When Lidl Plus took Germany by storm, other discounters in Germany sat up and took notice. Most realized that Germans love their prospectus (Prospekte). In 2024 the discounter versus discounter prospectus wars show that everyone is doing a better job of communicating with consumers – not just Aldi and Lidl but Penny, Netto Marken, Netto Hunden, and Norma too.

What are you waiting for - start getting in on the action. Schedule some time to see if a Retail Cities Membership or Excellence Journey is right for you.