Delhaize is forced to become a franchise chain: is this the future for our supermarkets? | Interior

Delhaize will leave the last 128 supermarkets it still manages to independent operators. “This is the only option to continue to invest in a sustainable future,” says the chain, which, like the entire sector, is struggling with “increasing pressure on profitability”. Is the franchising model really the future for the supermarket? “This change is necessary to finally take our industry from the 20th to the 21st century.”