All Retail articles – Page 557
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ArticleACS chief talks small shops with Cameron
Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) chief executive James Lowman yesterday attended the Conservative Party leadership’s Small Business Survival Summit at the House of Commons.
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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