Spain
This coverage explores UK retailers’ activities and strategies in the Spanish market, focusing on store openings, partnerships, consumer trends, and market expansion efforts. Reporting examines how businesses adapt operations to Spain’s retail environment — providing insight for executives, managers, and professionals managing international growth and cross-border retail strategies.
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Oct- 2021 -11 OctoberHigh Street
Poundland owner names new chief operating officer
Pepco Group, the owner of budget retailer Poundland, has announced the appointment of Trevor Masters as the group’s chief operating officer (COO), effective from 1 January 2022. Masters will be based in Poland and retain his current leadership responsibilities as managing director (MD) as well as providing “strategic direction and…
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Sep- 2021 -8 SeptemberEconomy
UK shoppers buying internationally drops 14%
The proportion of UK shoppers buying internationally reportedly dropped 14% to just over one in 10 (31%) in 2021. According to research conducted by Sendcloud, a shipping platform for e-commerce businesses, 56% of EU consumers claimed to shop internationally, a fall of just 5% from 2020. The group’s annual e-commerce…
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Jul- 2021 -7 JulySupermarkets
Ocado to partner with Spanish grocer Alcampo
Ocado has outlined a new agreement with Auchan Retail, which will see Ocado Solutions develop the online business of Alcampo, a Spanish grocer, using the Ocado Smart Platform. Auchan Retail, one of the world’s largest grocery retailers, operates the Alcampo brand in Spain through a network of 310 stores, including…
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Jun- 2021 -28 JuneSport & Leisure
JD Sports snaps up Spanish online retailer
JD Sports had agreed to acquire Deporvillage, a Spanish online retailer focussing on the sale of specialist sports equipment, for €140.4m (£120.4m). The group’s 50.02% intermediate holding company in Spain, entered into a conditional agreement to acquire 80% of the issued shares in Deporvillage SL. Based in Manresa in Catalonia,…
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24 JuneAnalysis
In Zenners we trust: Why D2C makes sense for over-55s
Once dubbed Silver Surfers, and more commonly known as Baby Boomers, the UK’s army of over-55 consumers has been transformed from an e-commerce afterthought into an online shopping force. Driven by the pandemic to browse and buy digitally while stores were shuttered, this generation is now as au fait with…
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3 JuneClothing & Shoes
JD Sports to sell Sports Unlimited Retail for £14m
JD Sports is set to offload one of its subsidiaries for €16.5m (£14.2m), after agreeing to the sale of Sports Unlimited Retail BV (SUR) to Iberian Sports Retail Group SL (ISRG), its 50.02% subsidiary based in Spain. SUR is a wholly owned company based in the Netherlands, operating under the…
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Apr- 2021 -26 AprilHigh Street
Poundland owner confirms Polish IPO
Poundland owner, Pepco Group, has confirmed plans to go ahead with a listing on the Polish stock market that could value the company at around £3.9bn. The firm, which operates the Pepco and Dealz brands in Europe, had planned to go public in 2020 with a dual listing in London…
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Mar- 2021 -10 MarchClothing & Shoes
Mango 2020 in-store turnover falls 43%
Fashion, footwear, and accessories retailer Mango has announced turnover for FY20 of £1.58bn, as the performance of its in-store and online channels offset one another. While the groups’ bricks and mortar stores saw a 43% year-on-year decline to turnover, its online channels grew 36% to £656m. The figures represent an…
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Feb- 2021 -22 FebruarySupermarkets
Poundland owner to open 400 new stores despite dent to profits
Poundland owner the Pepco Group has announced plans to open 400 stores this year despite posting a drop in profits from €331 (£285m) to €229m (£198.2m) due to the impact of Covid-19. The group said the results for the 52-week period ending 30 September 2020 is primarily related to temporary…
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Nov- 2020 -3 NovemberClothing & Shoes
ABF profit slumps as Primark hit by £2bn loss
Associated British Foods, the parent company of Primark, has announced that statutory operating profit tumbled 40% to £810m in the full-year ended 12 September 2020. In the same period, group revenue fell by 12% to £13.9bn following the impact of the ongoing pandemic. The full year decline in group revenue…
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