Itab has announced to acquire its French competitor HMY for 320 million Euros. The two companies, which are roughly the same size and have different regional focuses, want to strengthen their market position internationally. The Retail Optimiser spoke to Klaus Schmid, SVP at Itab Group, about expectations for the move.
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Irish grocery retailer Kavanagh is using the integrated solution from VusionGroup and Smartway to streamline food waste management in its Belsize Park flagship store in London. Kavanagh Group operates 17 supermarkets in Ireland and the UK under the Supervalu and Budgens brands and is working with Irish food wholesaler Musgrave Group. The Kavanagh flagship store in Belsize Park in London,…
Read more >>US-based product master data platform Salsify is taking over its French competitor Alkemics. The companies did not comment on the terms of the takeover. Both offer cloud-based platforms for collaboration between retailers and their suppliers and are each registered as data pools of the Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDSN).
Read more >>French retail group E.Leclerc won one of the Reta Awards 2021 for its project to digitally connect its suppliers with the Alkemics platform. The winners of the awards were announced this week. A nine-member independent jury, on behalf of the EHI Retail Institute, honored outstanding technology solutions in retail.
Read more >>A nine-member independent jury has selected this year's winners of the Reta Awards on behalf of the EHI Retail Institute. Winners in five categories include retail companies such as E.Leclerc, Edeka, Fressnapf, Ikea, Rewe, Salling Group and Tegut.
Read more >>Nutri-Score based on the French model comes to Germany. The commitment of major German retailers to use the nutritional label on their private-label products increases the pressure on brand manufacturers. In France, retail primus E.Leclerc is a pioneer.
Read more >>French retail group Système U has entered into a partnership with Alkemics to optimise cooperation with its suppliers of all sizes.
Read more >>Whether they like it or not: German grocery retailers cannot avoid e-commerce. Amazon is not letting up. For the likes of Edeka, Rewe and Schwarz Group, it is worth looking at the French market. Through innovative concepts and investments into technology, companies such as Groupe Casino and E.Leclerc are confidently securing their business against Amazon.
Read more >>Alkemics plans to enter the market in ten other European countries. There are four reasons why the platform could be successful with this. Three of them are related to Nestlé, E.Leclerc and the GS1.
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