News about Retail & HoReCa
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.
Romanian company MAS, backed by Africa’s largest pension fund, has reached an agreement with AFI Europe (Netherlands), controlled by Israeli billionaires Roni and Yehuda Naftali, to acquire 6 open-air shopping centers in Romania for almost 200 million euros.
The Cricova winery ended 2025 under pressure from rising costs: production costs increased, profitability declined, and sales growth failed to keep pace with higher production costs.
Italian fashion holding Benetton continues to emerge from the protracted crisis, which has become one of the worst for the company in recent decades. At the end of 2025, the group managed to significantly reduce losses and come close to financial balance.
Official inflation in Moldova in annualized terms in April 2026 amounted to 6.8%. In the previous month it was 5.8%. So the April growth was the most significant since December 2025.
German retail giant REWE may close one of the longest chapters of its European expansion. The group is considering selling the Penny Market business in Italy in whole or in parts.
TikTok Shop is rapidly expanding across Europe, but its influence on major online retailers in the fashion industry remains limited. This is the conclusion reached by Goldman Sachs analysts in a new study on the development of social commerce.
Chinese online retailer Shein is acquiring US clothing brand Everlane from majority owner L Catterton.
Sales of KFC restaurants in Moldova decreased by 8% to RON 6.23 mln (EUR 1.2 mln) in the first quarter of 2026. This is reported by Wall-Street.ro with reference to the report of Sphera Franchise Group – the largest operator of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains in Romania and Moldova.
