News about Retail & HoReCa
Moldretail Group, Moldova’s largest grocery retailer, ended 2025 with mixed results: the company’s revenue approached 15 billion lei, but net profit fell by 5.4%.
In Ukraine, despite the war, the market of individual services is rapidly growing thanks to microentrepreneurship. In the first five months of 2026, the country registered 5007 new businesses in this sphere, which is 15% more than in the same period last year, when the market was replenished with 4353 business entities.
Italian coffee group Lavazza is entering the U.S. market with its new Tablì coffee system, hoping to take a piece of the portioned coffee market, which has been controlled by Keurig and Nespresso for more than a decade.
Chisinau City Hall informs about the auction for the lease of premises owned by the municipality and not intended for residential use. It will take place on June 26, 2026 at 10:00.
Domino’s Pizza and Casey’s General Stores are becoming major competitors in the U.S. pizza market, increasing their share through delivery services.
Breweries are gearing up for a record surge in sales during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It is predicted that fans could drink an additional 1 billion pints of beer.
The French consumer protection regulator has again imposed two fines totaling more than 22 million euros on Shein over violations related to product traceability, environmental information, return times and delivery conditions.
Shares of German sportswear maker Puma rose sharply on Thursday, June 4 after analysts at banking group Citi saw China as a new growth driver.
Spanish retail giant Inditex, which owns the Zara brand, started the year stronger than market expectations and confirmed the stability of its business against the backdrop of unstable global conditions and geopolitical risks.
A large fire that occurred on Sunday, May 31, was a serious test for the company that owns the chain of auto stores COLESO.MD. According to preliminary estimates, the amount of material losses is about 30 million lei.
Chisinau-based confectionery Bucuria has approved a dividend payment of 24.695 million lei, representing 47.5% of net profit for 2025.
Food inflation in Europe has slowed sharply, but for consumers this has made little difference: prices remain well above pre-pandemic levels. The reason is simple – inflation is slowing, but price hikes are not rolling back.
Yum! Brands, the owner of Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell, has moved closer to one of the biggest deals of recent years. The company is in exclusive negotiations to sell the Pizza Hut chain to LongRange Capital, an investment fund.
Gap Inc. raised its full-year earnings forecast after a strong start to the fiscal year, buoyed by sales growth and an unexpectedly strong recovery for its namesake brand.
The European ice cream market remains one of the largest. According to Eurostat, last year EU countries produced about 3.3 billion liters of ice cream, which is 2% more than the year before (3.2 billion liters).
The European Commission has fined Chinese marketplace Temu 200 million euros after an extensive investigation that found dangerous children’s toys and faulty chargers on the platform.
The largest Polish marketplace Allegro is preparing to enter the Ukrainian market and plans to start the first stage of expansion in June.
French luxury department store chain Galeries Lafayette has closed its flagship store in China, admitting: the country’s luxury market is not what it was a decade ago.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Wine Vernissage, held under the slogan “Wine Vernissage. Our Pride”, more than 1,200 people gathered.
Jonathan Andik, the son of Mango’s founder, has temporarily stepped down as vice president of the company after being implicated in the investigation into the death of his father, billionaire Isak Andik. In a statement to employees, he said he intends to focus on defending his innocence.
