Retail archive – Page 548
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ArticleRoyal Ahold reports solid 2008 results
A strong fourth quarter rounded off a profitable year for Netherlands-based retailer Ahold
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ArticleUK market share drops for Tesco
A report into the UK grocery retail scene has noted a shift in market share for a number of different companies
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ArticleYearly profit growth for Super de Boer
Net result tripled to just under €30m during 2008, the group has reported
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ArticleAsda grabs record share
Asda has the highest year-on-year growth rate of the top four, according to the latest TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures, as its low-price positioning pays off.
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ArticleTesco stands by graduate schemes
Tesco is targeting its graduate programmes to energise its businesses, insisting its career prospects remain strong, despite the Association of Graduate Recruiters reporting a salary freeze among graduates and a predicted 5.4 per cent decrease in graduate vacancies in 2009.
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ArticleCasino pushes fresh produce
As a mark of its commitment to nutritional food, Casino is adopting new strategies to increase the visibility of fruit and vegetables
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ArticleZespri forecasts kiwi price squeeze
The group is looking to maintain high sales by shipping fruit to market earlier than the previous season
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ArticleMexican retail sector feeling pinch
Although the credit crunch is making its mark south of the border, the USDA claims Mexico’s young and increasing population points to a brighter future
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Co-op's Somerfield deal completes
The Co-operative Group has completed its £1.565 billion acquisition of the Somerfield supermarket chain.
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ArticleLille welcomes “freshness” concept
A new shopping concept created by two former Auchan employees is due to open in Lille, France
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ArticleLowhub harnesses supply chain impetus
Sustainable produce transport pioneer Lowhub is using its two environmental awards, scooped at a recent London ceremony, to drive the supply chain towards sensible transport options.
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ArticleStore closures for Wal-Mart Canada
The group will shut down its six Sam's Club outlets in the country following poor performances
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ArticleRetailers urged to pay the right price
Insolvencies in the UK fresh produce market are set to soar, as one major UK supplier warns that retailers must pay the right price to ensure the market remains a destination for growers worldwide.
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ArticleCarrefour trains Indian farmers
Carrefour has begun a training programme for Indian farmers as part of a corporate social responsibility drive
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ArticleQ1 sales up, profit down for Whole Foods
The organic and natural food grocer saw profit drop 29 per cent compared with the first quarter of 2008
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ArticleBramley bake-off for Tesco
English top-fruit marketing desk Norman Collett, in partnership with the Tesco regional procurement team for the South East, is launching a cooking competition in Kent to find a new recipe for Bramley.
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ArticleYearly net profit drops at Mercator
The Slovenian retailer has seen profit fall 8 per cent during 2008
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ArticleAsda continues price drive
The Wal-Mart-owned retailer has announced a further 5,000 price cuts across a full range of everyday essentials
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BRC warns against ombudsman
Customers will be the ultimate losers from an expensive and unnecessary supermarket ombudsman, said the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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ArticleAsda first in the retail cue
Asda won the retail race to get the first new-season cucumbers grown in Yorkshire into stores across the region this week.