Retail archive – Page 431
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ArticleSysco acquires Toronto facility
Fresh-cut firm buys processing plant to deliver produce more quickly to eastern Canada
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ArticleAsda outperforms UK grocery market
British retailer announces sales rise, but joins others in revealing concerns for the future
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ArticleSainsbury’s warns growers over expectations
Sainsbury’s has warned growers it cannot force partnerships within its supply chains for its own benefit.
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ArticleBRIC countries to dominate groceries
Developing grocery markets expected to overtake developed ones in near future, says latest sector report
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ArticleWaitrose relaunches home deliveries
Grocery retailer enters London home-delivery market after ending agreement not to compete with rival Ocado
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ArticleKorea increases imports
A Korean government ministry has increased the importation of some essential items to try and stabilise rising food costs
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Jeronimo Martins rides out 2010
A challenging environment could not prevent the Portuguese retailer from registering sales and earnings growth
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ArticleMarket share growth for Spar Austria
Retailer announces that it increased its market share to 29.5 per cent during 2010
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ArticleUGO flexes its discount muscles
UGO, the new branded discount supermarket launched by the Haldane Retail Group, flexed its muscles as it opened its first store last week in Staffordshire.
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ArticleProfit climbs for Sweden's ICA
Retailer rides out fourth-quarter sales and income drop to report on a positive set of full-year results in 2010
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ArticleWalmart to maintain top spot
US group is set to hit US$500bn in sales by 2014, while Tesco will be the fastest growing of the world's top four retailers
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ArticleThe Co-op takes on 1,700 new managers
The Co-operative Group has announced that it is to take on around 1,700 extra management staff in its food stores.
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ArticleGodrej plans retail rebranding
India’s Godrej Nature’s Basket plans to rebrand and expand from fresh produce retail to speciality gourmet foods
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ArticleNet profit climbs at Coop Schweiz
2010 proves a strong year for Swiss retailer with takeovers contributing to sales and profit growth
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ArticleProduce prices pressure Chinese CPI
A 34.8 per cent rise in fruit prices has helped push up China’s consumer price index over February
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ArticleFormer Waitrose boss takes BRC role
Steven Esom, former executive director of food at Marks & Spencer and md of Waitrose, has been appointed as chairman of BRC Trading Ltd, the commercial arm of the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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ArticleCarrefour’s China strife
The French retailer’s public image has been further tarnished in China after security guards assault a customer
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ArticleSainsbury’s plays cue-pid
Sainsbury’s has revealed its soppy side this Valentine’s Day with the launch of a heart-shaped cucumber.
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ArticleSoaring start to 2011 for Magnit
Russian retailer enjoys major year-on-year growth for the month of January
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ArticleSino Green Land expands DC
Chinese produce distributor Sino Green Land has expanded its Metro Green distribution centre