The new branch covers an area of 1,400 square meters and will also operate on Saturdays and holidays.
A Jewish group filed a formal complaint that the name of the promotion and festive decoration was a little too similar to terrorist group Hamas.
Shufersal said it had canceled a deal with SPAR to set up a network of the Dutch food retail chain's stores in Israel, citing regulatory restrictions.
Since Monday, Carrefour has marked 26 products in its stores in France with labels reading, "This product has seen its volume or weight fall and the effective price by the supplier rise."
The Health Ministry announced that there were no plans to stop labeling food products with designation of high sugar and fats.
Last week, the branch located in a haredi area made headlines when it covered the faces of the models on boxes of hair dye with purple stickers.
In explanation of the price rise, the Agriculture Ministry has highlighted the war in Ukraine as a primary cause.
The Netherlands-based company is one of the latest to take advantage of Israel’s recently-eased import standards.
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