Supermarkets

Starting November 15, Bulgarian consumers can expect lower prices on various goods in grocery stores participating in the "Affordable for You" initiative ("Достъпно за вас"). Initially scheduled for November 1, the initiative aims to establish consistently affordable prices.

Amazon-owned Whole Foods says it is cutting several hundred jobs as part of a process to simplify the grocery chain's operations.

The company plans to make changes to some regional and global support teams over the next two months, according to a memo sent to employees by the Whole Foods executive team.

Jumbo Group on Wednesday said its turnover grew by 14.12% in 2022 compared with the previous year, totaling 949 million euros, and reported a 40% jump in sales in the first two months of 2023.

They came, they saw, they left: Several multinational retail and catering chains started operating in the Greek market and eventually left despite the fact that they are successfully in the rest of the world.

Successful applicants to the government's platform to support households in buying groceries will see the first credits arrive on their so-called "market pass" cards by March 3, government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou has said.

ECM Partners, a Cypriot-owned investment fund, is putting the finishing touches to a deal to acquire Starbucks in Greece and Cyprus.

A man grabbed a knife from a supermarket shelf on Oct. 27 and stabbed five people, killing one and wounding four others, including Spanish soccer player Pablo Mari, Italian authorities said.

Police arrested a 46-year-old Italian man suspected in the attack at a shopping center in Assago, a suburb of Milan, carabinieri said.

The demand for grocery stores in Istanbul has skyrocketed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as the number of people investing in opening grocery stores in the country's largest metropolis, Istanbul, has increased by 20 percent.

Large food retail networks are struggling again with a staff shortage they had already been experiencing before the pandemic, and the phenomenon is particularly visible for personnel categories like commercial workers, cashiers, pickers or multipurpose workers, Essa Group said in a statement today.

The blockchain technology, known until now in the financial industry, will be applied, for the first time, in the Romanian food sector, offering consumers the possibility of discovering information, straight from the farm, regarding the origin and quality of the produce they consume.