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Carrefour and Spadel strengthen their sustainability collaboration (opens the original)
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A quick update on an initiative from Carrefour Belgium that I have already told you about: the Sustainable Linked Business Plans, or SLBPs.The principle is quite simple. Rather than limiting the relationship between a retailer and a major supplier to commercial negotiations and annual agreements, Carrefour is looking to build longer-term collaboration plans with some of its partners, with concrete environmental objectives and KPIs to measure progress.I told you about this initiative when the fir
The Monthly recap of September 2026 (opens the original)
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September was clearly not a quiet start to the retail season.Quite the opposite.Between the Carrefour and Delhaize trade shows, new concepts such as ShopeeZ and CRAVY, the transformation of Cora, the trends emerging for the end of the year, wine fairs, NRF Paris, Maison&Objet… there was certainly plenty going on.In this new Monthly Recap, Elisa Servais and I look back at what stood out to us over the past few weeks.But also at what’s coming up in October: a visit to Luxembourg, the Retail Tours
All this for...a simple story (opens the original)
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I don’t know if you saw it, but there has been quite a bit of noise around Delhaize’s checkout system, and more specifically around the one at the Delhaize store in Braine-l’Alleud.So I looked into it. I searched. And I couldn’t find any official statement from Delhaize on the subject.That struck me as quite surprising. Because if Delhaize were officially testing a new checkout system in one of its stores, I would expect the information to be communicated, or at the very least, that I would be i
Delhaize wants to make fruit and vegetables an everyday choice (opens the original)
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In this new episode of the Retail Influencer, I look at Delhaize’s approach to fresh produce: assortment, Belgian growers, innovation, convenience, in-store experience and affordability.I spoke with Géraldine Pieters, Category Director Fruits & Vegetables at Delhaize, about the challenges facing a category that plays an increasingly important role in consumers’ everyday lives.In this episode you get the highlights, and the full interview is available on the Dutch-language stream of the Retail In
Communicating wine professionally (opens the original)
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For a new episode of the Retail Influencer, I met with Alain Pardoms to talk about Delhaize’s September Wine Festival.The event, its commercial approach, market trends and how Delhaize aims to remain a reference in wine in Belgium: we take a closer look at the key elements of this year’s edition.Here you get the highlights. For the original conversation with Alain, head to the french stream of the Retail Influencer.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/
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