Retail archive – Page 548
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ArticleUnited Fresh launches US retail report
Fresh-cut, organics and prepared produce set the pace on the US fruit and vegetable retail scene in the second quarter of 2008, according to the first issue of the new report
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Woolworths picks new division head
Australian retailer Woolworths has recruited a new head for its food, liquor and petrol divisions amidst a management shuffle
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Spar enters Indian retail market
International food retailer Spar has entered the Indian market in a partnership with Max Hypermarkets
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ArticleSomerfield acquisition gets green light
Competition watchdogs have given the go-ahead to The Co-operative’s takeover of Somerfield.
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Aldi claims highlight Tesco desperation
As Tesco introduces its increasingly disgruntled band of suppliers to “Discounter House” in Cheshunt, and customers to its self-appointed role of Britain’s biggest discounter, the discounter chain that has the UK’s leading supermarkets running scared, Aldi, is not exactly trembling in its boots.
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ArticleWalmart targets smaller Chinese cities
Walmart is focusing its expansion in China on smaller cities, following growth of the middle class
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ArticleSinclair reports rise in DataBar uptake
California and Florida citrus packers set to begin using the new barcode label standard on loose product in 2008/09
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ArticleCarrefour India strikes out with MGF
Carrefour is having difficulty finding a local partner for its Indian expansion plans as talks with MGF fall through
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Tengelmann increases European sales
The retail group has released its 2007/08 full-year financial results
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Delhaize outlines corporate responsibility
The Belgium-based retailer has outlined its commitment to 'product, people and planet'
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ArticleSaudi Arabia focus at Middle East Congress
Expert speakers will focus on the country's growing retail network at the event, which takes place in Dubai on 17-19 November
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ArticleTNS data shows winners and losers
The latest TNS figures show Tesco, Sainsbury's and Waitrose lost out to the discounter chains in the latest 12 week period.
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Casino reports net sales growth
The French retail group has announced impressive sales growth for the third quarter of 2008
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ArticleA first for Chegworth Valley
Fruit grower and juice producer Chegworth Valley has opened its first ever farm shop on Kensington Church Street in London’s Notting Hill.
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ArticleNew conditional Indian licence for Metro
German retailer Metro has been given a new licence to operate in the Indian state of West Bengal, but with conditions
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ArticleKing remains upbeat amidst City gloom
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King remains reasonably upbeat about his company’s prospects, despite the economic meltdown.
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ArticleMack stonefruit director joins M&S
Stuart Forder set to become retailer's trading executive for fresh produce in last week of October
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NZ’s Warehouse up for grabs
One of New Zealand’s largest retailers, The Warehouse Group, is up for grabs and likely to be the subject of a bidding war
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ArticlePesticide legislation to hit crop prices
The introduction of new EU legislation banning certain substances used in pest management could significantly reduce crop yields, a new study has claimed
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ArticleRetail Focus | Czech, Poland, Slovakia
Fruitnet.com takes an in-depth look at three emerging eastern European retail markets