Retail archive – Page 533
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ArticleSomerfield store sale process to begin
The Co-operative Group is gearing up to sell-off part of the Somerfield store portfolio it acquired for £1.5bn last month.
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Seven & I plan expansion
Japan’s leading Seven & I are planning to open 30 per cent more supermarkets in the country
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ArticleRetail Focus | UK & Ireland
The success of discount retailers could force the hands of the traditional market leaders in the UK and Ireland
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Carrefour unveils new management format
In order to halt the descent of its share price, Carrefour has shaken up its management structure and appointed a new CEO
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Retailers happy with Bank of England decision
The Bank of England’s decision to keep interest rates on hold is the right one says the British Retail Consortium (BRC), but the Bank should not rule out making rate cuts as soon as it can.
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ArticleBharti Wal-Mart to open Indian stores
Bharti Wal-Mart wholesale cash and carry stores will open in India in the first quarter of 2009
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ArticleWhole Foods scales back expansion plans
The grocer is struggling with increased competition for shoppers’ limited food budgets.
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French apple firm teams up with Horton
Limousin apple producer Perlim is teaming up for a promotion with 20th Century Fox for the launch of Horton Hears a Who on DVD in France in December.
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ArticleMarketside sales "could hit US$10bn"
Wal-Mart's new small store concept has claimed in a job advertisement that its sales could hit US$10bn across 1,000 stores
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Florette and Hellmann's join forces
A partnership between Florette, the UK’s bagged salad experts, and Hellmann’s is expected to increase sales of salad in foodservice this summer.
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ArticleWestern retailers eye Russia’s Lenta
Four leading retail groups are said to be interested in acquiring a majority stake in Russian hypermarket operator Lenta
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Large profit jump for CBD
The Brazilian retail group has reported favourable results for the second quarter of the year
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ArticleWaitrose kicks off £6 million makeover
Waitrose is to give its stores a £6 million makeover to boost its reputation as a food specialist.
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ArticleHypermarkets dent wet market sales
Earlier opening hours and lower prices are encouraging Malaysian shoppers to abandon wet markets in favour of hypermarkets
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Lotte unveils Olympic store
Lotte opened its first department store in China last week, just in time for the Olympics
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Tesco slashes organic produce prices
Tesco has slashed prices on organic fresh produce lines, bringing them down to levels last seen almost 10 years ago.
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ArticleWhole Foods struggles in the UK
The first year of Whole Foods' UK operation has seen the group make a €11.9m loss
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Himachal Pradesh to get packhouse
The Indian state of Himachal Pradesh is to gain a new fruit packhouse to help boost exports, according to the state government
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New report on Australian grocery industry
The ACCC has released a careful study of the Australian grocery industry
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AUSTRALIAfresh gets new look
The produce industry website promoting Australian fruits, vegetables, dried fruit and tree nuts has been given a new look