Retail archive – Page 396
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ArticleTesco opens zero carbon store in Thailand
Retailer Tesco Lotus has opened its first zero carbon store in Thailand, the first of its kind in Asia
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ArticleSuppliers feeling Big Price Drop pressure
Tesco’s Big Price Drop is being dubbed the Big Price Flop as suppliers report the retailer has been asking for massive sums to help pay the cost of the promotion.
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Casino makes double Middle East move
Reports claim retailer has reached an agreement to develop store networks in Qatar and Oman
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ArticleBrand loyalty lacking for convenience retailers
Report by TNS finds that poor brand loyalty leaves UK convenience retailers vulnerable to major supermarkets
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ArticleMorrisons to create 7,000 jobs in 2012
Morrisons has announced it will create 7,000 new jobs next year by opening new stores and developing its manufacturing and logistics businesses.
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ArticleCarrefour set to make acquisition
The French retailer looks set to snap up Guyenne et Gascogne to strengthen its position in southwest France
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ArticleICA To Go proving a hit
Swedish retailer set to open further store next year, and sees growth potential
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ArticleWaitrose enjoys sales surge
Waitrose has reported that total sales for the week to 3 December were 5.7 per cent higher than the same time last year.
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ArticleRussian retail market 'to exceed US$800bn'
Market recovering after recent downturn but will still fall short of expectations, according to new PMR report
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ArticleProduce sales value up 6 per cent in US
Latest Fresh Facts on Retail report shows demand for premium produce offerings spur increase in sales in third quarter
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ArticleEnglish cranberries go on sale in Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s has become the first supermarket to sell English-grown cranberries in its stores.
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ArticleN Ireland pressing ahead with large retailer tax
Northern Ireland is hoping to impose a tax on large retailers by April despite outcry that it is the “wrong levy at the wrong time”.
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ArticleX5 to go online
Russian retailer could launch an e-commerce banner next year, according to reports
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ArticleMakro appoints operations director
Stephen Blan will join Metro's UK cash & carry operation in January
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ArticleCo-op takes on X Factor in battle for Xmas no.1
The Co-operative is contending with X Factor, Nirvana and even the Wombles for the Christmas number one spot by releasing a charity single starring group chief executive Peter Marks on drums.
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ArticleTesco sales drop for fourth quarter in a row
Tesco has blamed a fourth consecutive quarter of falling UK sales on its Price Drop campaign.
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ArticleTesco sees UK sales drop in third quarter
Despite launch of Big Price Drop, Tesco's UK sales continued to fall, but US and Asian businesses performed strongly
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ArticleIndia suspends FDI until consensus reached
India has suspended plans to open its supermarket sector to foreign firms until a consensus is reached among different stakeholders
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ArticleMetro launches new Croatian format
Compact Metro Pro line opens first store in northern Croatia, according to reports
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ArticleMorrisons makes further market gains
Retailer enjoys fourth sequential period of increased market share, while growth eludes rest of the 'big four' in the UK