Colruyt Group makes fruit and vegetable deliveries greener

Submitted by Elsewhere on 2020-Sep-02 Wed 11:09

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2020-Sep-02 Wed 11:09

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Since mid-August, green folding crates have replaced the blue crates in the freshmarts of Colruyt Group's food stores (Colruyt Lowest Prices, OKay, Bio-Planet and Spar Colruyt Group). Four folding crates take up as much room as one old crate saving the group transport and space. The transition from blue…

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