Marketplace

Leading supermarket chain Sklavenitis is entering the market of online commerce with the acquisition of the caremarket.gr website.

The retailer, that grew into the largest market player with the acquisition of defunct rival Marinopoulos in 2017-2018, has finally broken into the digital market of retailing with the acquisition of the online sales service from Yoda SA.

Supermarket chains' investment programs concern four main fields as they are aimed not only at increasing turnover but also expanding profit margins, which have been shrinking over the last few years. These four areas are online commerce, the operation of new stores and distributions centers, promotional activities and differentiation in products and purchase experience.

Senior officials of 14 credit groups from around the world, including Eurobank, met in London this week for the formal launch of Trade Club Alliance (TCA), the first global digital platform helping enterprises strengthen their activities in international trading.

John F. Kennedy's inaugural speech was a call for commitment and responsibility: "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." It doesn't matter whether "your country" is a nation-state or a colony or a dependency: "Country" means people living together with as much agreement and sense of common interest as possible.

Up to 80 percent is the share of imported fruits and vegetables on the Bulgarian market this summer, Mariana Miltenova, Chairman of the Board of the National Union of Gardeners in Bulgaria, told BTA.

According to her, the reason for this trend is the fall of rain and hail, which will influence the market needs.

The Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forests has initiated a new register for producers, processors, traders, importers and storage facility owners involved in the country's organic foods market.

The register seeks to ensure comprehensive monitoring of organic food in the country

The property market in Sofia, which is the largest in the country at the end of last year and early this year, has stalled. In the first quarter of 2019, the number of deals was only 10 more than the same period of the previous year, and 2018 alone ended with 0.09% growth versus 2017.

By the end of June, 32  video cameras will be installed in the vegetable sector in the Women's Market.

,,This will significantly improve the security of both traders and customers in the market'', says the CEO of Vazrazhdane Market EAD Dragomir Dimitrov.

Spring sales start on Thursday in Attica and across most of the country amid low expectations of a recovery in the shrinking retail market.

Don't miss the Easter edition of the Meet Market this weekend, where you can browse the stalls of small local producers and designers and pick up special holiday-inspired gifts and original wares, as well as clothing, accessories, art objects, home decorations, vinyl records and artisanal products. There will also be street food, DJ sets and activities for kids adding to the fun.