French chain of hypermarkets Cora posted the highest profit per store on the Romanian modern retail market in 2010, according to estimates from Ziarul Financiar. The company had 5 operational hypermarkets in Romania during 2010. Each of them generated a profit of some €3.1m.

The next in the top-ranked most profitable modern retailers in the country last year were the cash and carry chains Selgros and Metro with a respective profit of €1.3m and €1.1m per outlet.

Germans are for drugstores what French are for supermarkets, the masters of the game.
And in Europe the game for market shares is on high stakes, the Germans took the combat outside their ground to neighboring markets, specifically to Czech Republic, where 3 major German drugstore players, Schlecker, Rossmann and DM-Drogerie Markt are having a fierce fight for the loyalty of Czech consumers.

Nestlé Waters will be going through very hard times during their 2012 negotiations with major supermarket and hypermarket chains in France after listing one of their products in Lidl stores.

Lidl is one of the world’s major hard discounter and in continuous price war against the private labels of supermarkets and hypermarkets, by offering not-known brands to their shoppers. But in recent years, all major hard discounters started offering international brands on their shelves such as Nutella, Coca-Cola, Head&Shoulders and Nescafe and many others.

Lidl is selling Perrier PET 1l at a very attractive price of 0,64€ (3,84€ for pack of 6), while other major retailers are selling the same at an average price of 3,95€ in Auchan, 3,91€ in Système U, 3,88€ in Leclerc, 3,86 € in Carrefour and Intermarché.

Nestlé Waters had to calm down France No.1 retailer Carrefour by having a explosive promotion of “Buy 1 Get 1”.

Leclerc did wait long to follow on a “me-too” promotion on its private label, offered at 2,82€ the pack of 6x1l.