Slovenia’s largest retailer Poslovni sistem Mercator d.d. from Ljubljana announced that it has signed a strategic combination agreements according to which the company will become the owner of 100% shareholding in the Slovenian company Vesna, Trgovsko podjetje, d.d., Ljutomer. Vesna operates seven franchised retailers in north-eastern Slovenia. For further information: http://www-en.mercator.si. You will find a detailed report on the Grosuplje bakery, a subsidiary of the Mercator Group, in issue 6-2011 of our magazine baking+biscuit international (http://www.bakingbiscuit.com/Archive/articles/bakingbiscuit-international-06-2011.html).