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A&P Recognized for Environmental Stewardship
A&P, Montvale, N.J., was awarded the Environmental Stewardship Program of the Year at The 6th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business held here.The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an international competition in 54 categories recognizing the accomplishments of outstanding women executives,..... 0 comments

Kazakhstan goverments targets Russian grocers
Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov urged domestic food retailers to expand into Russia, offering state help to firms willing to buy rivals across the border, some of which he said were 'half-dead' and available cheaply.Publicly listed companies such as X5 and Magnit and foreign chains like Auchan are among..... 0 comments

Economic recovery and new stores will drive Carrefour growth in Malaysia
Carrefour Malaysia expects revenues from its 20 hyper-market stores to grow by 20%Guillaume de Colonges, CEO, Carrefour Malaysia, expects the incipient economic recovery and the addition of 5 hyper-market stores in 2009 to boost the group’s revenues by 20%.Due to the widespread economic slowdown, which..... 0 comments

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Giant Eagle Goes Local With Introduction of Downloadable Online Gift Vouchers for Community Retailers
Giant Eagle has made getting gift vouchers easier than ever with its new GifterGo program.The Pittsburgh-based supermarket retailer has announced the launch of GifterGo, a new online service that enables customers to purchase gift vouchers conveniently from their PC for a wide variety of local and community..... 0 comments

Sainsbury's submit plans for expansion Premium Article !
Plans to expand a Whitley Bay supermarket are close to being submitted.Sainsbury's unveiled plans for store improvements and an extension in the store last month, and the firm is now hoping to submit the application that could see an extra 10,000 sq ft of sales space through the construction of a new..... 0 comments

M&S ads boost Waitrose sales
Retail jobs at Waitrose could gain from the company’s sales increase, which is reportedly a result of an advertising campaign by Marks & Spencer.M&S recently ran an advertising campaign comparing their prices to that of Waitrose’s Essential items.Products like Waitrose’s tea bags, penne and sausages..... 0 comments

Largest Ukrainian retail group Amstor will be sold to private investors
"Smart-Holding, a diversified Ukrainian Holding, is planning to buy the largest Ukrainian retail group Amstor, Ukrainian media reports."The acquisition will take place after its approval by the Ukrainian Antimonopoly Committee", - sources in the company has told. Both parties have already agreed the..... 0 comments

Dillard's swings to 3rd-quarter profit
Retailer Dillard's Inc. on Tuesday reported a third-quarter profit, reversing a year-ago loss, as lower expenses and a tax benefit boosted its bottom line and offset soft sales.The company earned $8 million, or 11 cents per share, compared with a loss of $56 million, or 76 cents per share, a year ago...... 0 comments

Loblaw profit rises 20%
Loblaw Cos. reported a higher quarterly profit of $189 million Tuesday despite weaker same-store sales, but Canada's biggest grocery store chain warned its performance would be challenged in the months ahead as retail food prices ease, squeezing its profit margins.Food prices have climbed in recent quarters..... 0 comments

Big retailers resume trips to India for sourcing
The world’s big retailers are coming back to India to source goods, but it will be a while before Indian suppliers get back the pricing power they once enjoyed.With consumer spending in the US and Europe recovering, many retailers, who typically place orders four months in advance, have started revisiting..... 0 comments

Bharti Wal-Mart enters contract farming in Punjab
Bharti Wal-Mart has initiated a development programme with the farmers of Punjab, which could well turn out to be the precursor to contract farming in the country, according to a report in Hindustan Times. The programme will help farmers grow high-quality vegetables and fruits with assistance from the..... 0 comments

NL: Ahold's expansion plans aim to boost share price
Dutch-based international supermarket chain operator Royal Ahold NV (AH.AE) says it's finally ready to use its massive cash pile to expand through targeted acquisitions--a move analysts say is largely aimed at boosting Ahold's lagging share price and preventing the international supermarket group from..... 0 comments

UK: Debenhams starts festive price war
Department store chain Debenhams has thrown down the gauntlet to its retail rivals as it announced a £250 million four-day sale and predicted a high street Christmas price war.The group said it would slash the prices of tens of thousands of items in a move it claimed would blow the starting whistle on a..... 0 comments

Auchan to expand its presence in Ukraine
French retail group Auchan is planning to open 3 hypermarkets in the Ukrainian capital Kiev by the end of the current year, thus expanding its Ukrainian chain up to 7 hypermarkets, according to General Director Auchan Ukraine Gerard Gallet.According to Gerard Galle, next week the company will open a new..... 0 comments

Pathmark launches online advantage, program provides clipless coupons to customers
On the heels of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. launching its online paperless and completely digital coupon : service with Zavers : at A&P, SuperFresh, Waldbaum’s and The Food Emporium stores, the Company today announced that Pathmark stores will also offer shoppers an easy and..... 0 comments

Retail technology for recessionary times
Supermarket News recently highlighted five "must-have" technology tools for grocers to manage the downturn. Of the mentioned technologies, which should grocers most focus on to best manage the downturn? 0 comments

UK: Sainsbury’s loses market share to rivals
More than £11m of spending was switched from Sainsbury’s to its competitors in the 12 weeks to November, according to TNS Worldpanel data leaked to The Times.In the period, Sainsbury’s gained a net £700,000 from Asda and smaller gains from Netto and Farm Foods.However, around £2m of spending was switched to..... 0 comments

Tesco forms joint ventures to develop shopping malls in China
Tesco, a UK-based a supermarket chain, has signed an agreement to set up the first in a planned series of joint ventures to develop shopping malls in China.Tesco has said that 50% of the joint venture will be owned by a syndicate of Asian investors including HSBC Nan Fung China Real Estate Fund, Singapore's..... 0 comments

Penny Market and Plus open stores in Bulgaria
The German diversified discount retail chain Penny Market opened its first batch of 14 stores in Bulgaria, a press company release said.The stores are in Sofia, Veliko Turnovo, Rousse, Vratsa, Radomir, Lovetch, Nova Zagora, Botevgrad, Svilengrad, Knezha, Novi Pazar, Pavlikeni and Dobrich. The company has..... 0 comments

Malaysia: Carrefour aims to double business by 2012
Carrefour, the French retailer, plans to double the number of stores it has in Malaysia by 2012.Guillaume de Colonges, head of Carrefour's operations in Malaysia, told the local press today (16 November) that the company hoped to take its business in the country from 16 to 20 stores by the end of the year -..... 0 comments

Thailand: Tesco concerned about new retail law
Sir Terry Leahy, the President of Tesco Group, England, had a meeting with the Thai prime minister to discuss the draft of a new retail law. The draft was submitted to the prime minister on November 12, 2009 and the cabinet will review the draft on November 17, 2009. Sir Leahy voiced his concern that because..... 0 comments

Thai retail to grow more than 5% next year
Mr. Thanapon, president, Thai Retailers Association, disclosed that the overall retail industry is showing a positive trend. He expects Thai retail will grow no less than 5% next year as the economic recovery is buoying consumer confidence. The recovery is expected to lead retailers into investing in new..... 0 comments

Bulgaria: Rewe outlines Penny plans
German retail giant Rewe has revealed it plans to open 20 Penny discount stores in Bulgaria by the end of next year. 0 comments

Aldi is Aussies’ top store
Aldi has been voted Australia’s most popular supermarket in the latest customer satisfaction poll, writes Nick Gibson.Aldi came out top above the country’s two biggest chains – Coles and Woolworths – in the new twice-yearly Roy Morgan Supermarket Satisfaction Report. Coles has seen the biggest improvement in..... 0 comments

United Kingdom - Asda warn of supermarket price war
Price competition between retailers this Christmas will be the most cut-throat for a decade, Asda forecast yesterday.Asda and Tesco, Britain's two food retailing market leaders, went public yesterday with promises of hundreds of millions of pounds of savings for customers as the sector enters its busiest..... 0 comments

Tesco to set up JV for China expansion
Tesco Corp, the British international grocery and general merchandising retail chain, said on Thursday that it will set up a joint venture with a syndicate of leading Asian investors to build three shopping malls in China next year, sources reported.The JV will be 50% owned by the syndicate, including HSBC..... 0 comments

Japan's FamilyMart to buy out rival am/pm Japan
Convenience store chain FamilyMart Co. said Friday it will acquire smaller rival am/pm Japan Co. and turn it into a subsidiary, in a bid to boost its competitiveness with other rivals amid sluggish consumption and raise its profile in the Tokyo metropolitan area, Kyodo News International..... 0 comments

Malaysia: New Carrefour stores to spur revenue growth
The anticipated improvement in the economy and opening of additional outlets will help spur growth, its chief executive officer Guillaume de Colonges said."In the first half, Carrefour had some difficulties. But, in the past few weeks since Ramadhan, we have been experiencing some improvement in our..... 0 comments

Tesco increases market share
Tesco's Clubcard loyalty scheme has helped it increase market share again after losing out to discount rival such as Aldi and Lidl. Photograph: Marco Secchi/Getty ImagesTesco has increased its share of the grocery market for the first time in nearly two years after doubling the points accrued to its Clubcard..... 0 comments

NZ: Supermarkets need code of practice - Green Party
Now is the time for an inquiry into how the two giant supermarket chains set their prices, says Green Party food spokesperson Sue Kedgley.Kedgley said the Green Party was concerned by the stranglehold two supermarket chains had on the New Zealand grocery market.Progressive Enterprises and Foodstuffs between..... 0 comments

METRO Cash & Carry India plans to invest US$ 180 million to open 6 centers in Punjab
METRO Cash & Carry India Private Limited, a subsidiary of Germany-based Metro AG, has decided to invest US$ 180 million for setting up 6 wholesale centers in different locations in Northern Indian state of Punjab by 2010.The company has proposed to set up distribution centers in the districts of Punjab..... 0 comments

US: Wal-Mart posts 3 percent rise in profit for 3Q
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. posted a 3.2 percent increase in third-quarter profit, helped by cost-cutting measures like slashing inventories, and raised its full-year earnings outlook.But sales at its U.S. namesake stores open at least a year slipped, and the company predicted that they could continue to fall..... 0 comments

US: Roundy's settlement boosts Nash Finch profit
Nash Finch Co. said its third-quarter profit nearly tripled, in part because of a gain from settling a lawsuit with Milwaukee-based Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc.Edina-Minn.-based Nash Finch said its earnings included $6.3 million, or 47 cents a share, from a non-cash settlement with Roundy’s Supermarkets that..... 0 comments

Auchan opens seventh hypermarket in Romania
Auchan opened the seventh hypermarket in Romania, at Timisoara inside Iulius Mall, which will employ 350 people.The new hypermarket will have a retail space of 150,000sqm and market over 50,000 products.The new location will bring the total number of Auchan units to 7 in the country: two in Bucharest (Titan..... 0 comments

US: Costco opens first Manhattan Store, looks at sites
Costco Wholesale Corp., the largest U.S. warehouse club, is opening its first store on Manhattan today and is looking at other sites.“This is a big deal for us,” Joe Portera, an executive vice president and chief operating officer of the eastern and Canadian division, said yesterday in an interview at the..... 0 comments

AU: Woolies JV 'may out price retailers'
Analysts say undertakings given by Woolworths Ltd and joint venture partner Lowe's Companies Inc to the competition watchdog will not stop both companies from engaging in price discrimination against stores previously supplied by takeover target Danks Holdings Ltd.Woolworths released its second bidders..... 0 comments

UK: Asda sales growth hit by falling food prices quarter
Asda warns this season will the 'most aggressive on price for a decade'Asda said falling food price inflation was "entirely" to blame for a slowdown in its underlying sales growth in the third-quarter, as it forecast this Christmas will be the most cut-throat on price for a decade.But the Wal-Mart-owned..... 0 comments

UK: Supermarkets should have doors on freezer and fridge cabinets
Consumer Focus, a government customer organisation in the UK, has spoken out about supermarkets and open freezer cabinets wasting energy. There are tens of thousands freezer and chiller cabinets in supermarkets across the UK which are not closed, which makes shopping prices higher.The costs are passed on to..... 0 comments

UK: Sainsbury's looks ahead with confidence as profit rises 33%
Sainsbury's is confident of a solid performance in the second half of the financial year after pre-tax profit increased by a third in the six months to October.The retailer's overall sales, including VAT, increased by 3.7% to £11.2bn compared to the same period last year. With weekly transactions now more..... 0 comments

Metro Group's Real continues rapid expansion in Russia
Real, a European hypermarket group, member of the German trade and retail giant Metro Group Real has opened its first shopping center in the city of Rostov (South of Russia) with a total area of 39 550 sq. m.The crisis has not prevented the company to complete all the construction works in time. According to..... 0 comments

US retailers set to post first quarterly gains in two years
U.S. retailers, led by sector giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), are expected to post their first increase in quarterly profits in over two years, thanks to easier comparisons, steps to control inventories and improved consumer spending.The improved bottom-line results, after two months of sales increases,..... 0 comments

UK: M&S gears up for Christmas with online and party food deals
Marks & Spencer is to offer online shoppers delivery for a penny from today(11 November) until the end of the week.The initiative is part of the retailer's 125th birthday celebrations but is also likely to boost online business at the start of the festive season.M&S usually charges shoppers £3.50 for..... 0 comments

Japan hot stocks-Nippon Yusen falls, FamilyMart rises
The benchmark Nikkei average rose 0.6 percent and the broader Topix gained 0.4 percent on Thursday.The following stocks were on the move:**NIPPON YUSEN TUMBLES AFTER REPORT OF PUBLIC SHARE OFFERING**Japanese shipping firm Nippon Yusen fell 3.1 percent to 317 yen on dilution worries, after the Nikkei business..... 0 comments

Westfield reports strongest U.K. sales in 7 years
Westfield Group, the world’s biggest owner of shopping malls by market value, said retail sales in October at centers in the U.K. have risen at the fastest pace in seven years.The rate of store closings has also fallen since the March quarter, Managing Director Steven Lowy said in a conference call today..... 0 comments

Russian grocer Magnit's sales growth slowed in Oct
Russian grocery chain Magnit reported slightly slower sales growth for October in a fresh sign recession-hit consumers are not yet ready to take spending back to pre-crisis levels.Like most retailers, fast-growing Magnit is struggling with low consumer confidence and spending after Russia slid into its first..... 0 comments

Big Apple plans to invest US$ 10 million to expand retail business in India
Big Apple, US$ 25 million food and grocery retailer in India and of a unit of Express Retail Services Private Limited, has announced an investment of US$ 10 million towards the consolidation and expansion of its business.With 65 operational outlets in Delhi, Big Apple looks forward to add another 35 stores..... 0 comments

Tesco's UK grocery market share rises to 30.7% 12 weeks to Nov 1
Tesco PLC's U.K. grocery market share rose to 30.7% in the 12 weeks to Nov. 1, according to Taylor Nelson Sofres World Panel market share data Tuesday.Tesco, the U.K.'s biggest retailer by sales, saw its market share rise from 30.6% for the same period last year.The nation's second biggest retailer, Asda..... 0 comments

Top 15 European retailers to capture 66% sales growth by 2014: RNG
In a latest report “European Retail Forecast,” RetailNet Group (RNG) has announced that the top 15 European retailers are expected to capture 66% of retail sales growth by 2014 from a base share of 43% in 2009. The top retailers’ share of growth is accelerating as retailers develop greater capabilities and..... 0 comments

Rt-Mart to open first supermarket in Beijing
According to reports in local media, Taiwan-based supermarket retailer Rt-Mart plans to open its first outlet in Beijing and it reported that this new supermarket will be located in Beijng's Chinatown Shopping Plaza.One of the world's largest supermarket chain retailers, Rt-Mart entered the mainland China..... 0 comments

Scotland’s supermarkets double in a decade
The number of supermarkets in Scotland has doubled in the last ten years, according to analysis carried out by The Herald.The number of superstores owned by the eight major supermarket chains has grown from 206 in 2000 to 408 in 2009.Tesco appears to be leading the march as it has doubled its presence in..... 0 comments

UK: Morrison, Waitrose get lift from new stores-data
British food retailers Wm Morrison Supermarkets (MRW.L) and Waitrose are outperforming competitors thanks to new store openings as falling food price inflation slows sales growth for the nation's grocers, industry data showed on Tuesday.Market researcher Nielsen said sales at grocery multiples rose 4.2..... 0 comments

US: Wal-Mart to lead in retailers' first profit gain in 10 quarters
U.S. retailers, led by sector giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are expected to post their first increase in quarterly profits in over two years, thanks to easier comparisons, steps to control inventories and improved consumer spending.The improved bottom-line results, after two months of sales increases, would..... 0 comments

UK: Sainsbury H1 profit seen up 16 percent
J Sainsbury, Britain's third-biggest grocer, is expected to post a 16 percent rise in first-half profit on Wednesday and flag a tougher second half amid falling food price inflation and stiff competition.Data from market researchers TNS Worldpanel and Nielsen on Tuesday is expected to confirm Tesco,..... 0 comments

UK: Asda is 'least green' of all supermarkets, watchdog finds
ASDA's environmental performance has worsened in the past two years, making it the least green of the five major supermarket chains, according to a report from a publicly funded consumer watchdog.Consumer Focus complained that Britain's second biggest supermarket chain stocked only a small proportion of..... 0 comments

UK: Retailers buoyed by sales growth
Retailers enjoyed their best October sales growth for seven years last month, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said.The 3.8% like-for-like growth was the best for the month since 2002 - but this was set against "dreadful" sales a year earlier as the financial crisis shook consumers.With 44 shopping..... 0 comments

UK: Success for Budgens at Asian Trader Awards
Symbol group Budgens picked up three awards at the Asian Trader Awards, including the flagship award for "Asian Trader of the Year" at a ceremony in London last week.The high profile ceremony for independent retailers took place on Tuesday 3 November at the Grosvenor House Hotel.The event aims to reward..... 0 comments

Carrefour Indonesia ordered to sell stake in local retailer PT Alfa Retailindo
French retail giant Carrefour Indonesia was ordered to sell its stake in PT Alfa Retailindo by the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU). The KPPU found Carrefour Indonesia guilty of holding a monopoly in the Indonesian retail sector.KPPU ordered Carrefour Indonesia to sell its 75 per cent stake..... 0 comments

Netherlands: Ahold set to benefit whether predator or prey
With a big cash pile and plans to step up cost savings, Dutch supermarket group Ahold has plenty of firepower to boost its lowly valued shares.And if it doesn't, the stock could benefit from speculation it will be a takeover target as the market for mergers and acquisitions starts to pick up."I think the..... 0 comments

UK: Sainsbury's to cut carbon footprint
Sainsbury's is to announce plans to cut its carbon footprint by one-third by 2030 through revamping its refrigerator technology.It will replace the use of F-gases, which are pumped through fridges to cool them down, with carbon dioxide, which is less polluting.The retailer plans to convert 135 of its 800..... 0 comments

UK: Waitrose refutes M&S price claims
Waitrose has refuted claims by upmarket rival Marks & Spencer(M&S) that its products are cheaper than those in the Waitrose Essentials range.Last week M&S launched an advertising campaign that claimed it offered savings of 2% compared to Waitrose across a range of 1,200 similar products.M&S's..... 0 comments

Russia: X5 Retail Group may acquire Kopeyaka retail group for $350 millions
The largest Russian retailer X5 Retail Group is considering acquiring its local competitor "Kopeyaka" retail group, Russian media reported.According to sources close to Russian business daily newspapers, the company has already asked some leading Russian banks to provide funding for the transaction.Last year..... 0 comments

UK: Asda delivers storming full-year sales but profits slip
Asda, the UK’s second-biggest supermarket, posted record sales last year, but its pre-tax profits fell by 2 per cent after an adjustment to its share option costs.The Wal-Mart-owned grocer said total sales surged by 11 per cent to £18.6bn over the 12 months to 31 December 2008, compared with £16.7bn the..... 0 comments

UK: Supermarkets face struggle to meet Competition Commission's deadline on suppliers' code
The UK'S second-tier supermarkets have a "mountain to climb" if they are to meet the Competition Commission's February deadline to alter the way that they deal with farmers and other suppliers, according to supermarket industry insiders.Iceland, Lidl, Aldi, the Co-op, Marks & Spencer and Waitrose have..... 0 comments

UK: Morrisons outlines key supply chain processes
Speaking at IGD's annual Supply Chain Summit, Malcolm Basey, Supply Chain Director at Morrisons, stressed the importance of understanding the source of complexity in the supply chain. Although the retailer operates a vertically integrated supply chain, he stressed that in-store operations presented the..... 0 comments

US: Biggest Asian supermarket retailer in California opens first location in Texas
Locals craving exceptional Asian foods can expect to find a wide variety of choices at the new 99 Ranch Market in Houston, Texas. Located off the 10 freeway near Blalock Boulevard, 99 Ranch Market carries over ten thousand types of groceries and merchandises imported from all over Asia.The grand opening..... 0 comments

US: Sales grow in October for major retailers
Sales on a same-stores basis rose by 2.1% year-on-year during October, according to figures from the International Council of Shopping Centers. The ICSC, whose Chain Store Sales Trends tracks results from 32 chains, said this was the highest growth since July 2008.Growth was registered across nearly all..... 0 comments

UK: Wal-Mart 'sells' Asda for £6.9bn in group restructuring
Wal-Mart has sold Asda for £6.9bn to a Leeds-based investment vehicle called Corinth Services Limited for only £200m more than it paid for the UK supermarket chain in 1999.In the previously undisclosed group restructuring that took place in August, the world's largest retailer let its subsidiary Wal-Mart..... 0 comments

AU: Coles, Woolworths blamed for food price surge
A competition law expert says grocery prices have risen faster in Australia than they have in most major industrialised countries.Using OECD figures, Professor Frank Zumbo from the University of New South Wales has found that prices have risen 41.3 per cent since the start of 2000.Professor Zumbo says it is..... 0 comments

Belgium: Delhaize raises FY outlook after 3Q profit surge
Belgium-based supermarket operator Delhaize Group (DEG) Thursday raised its full-year outlook after surpassing market hopes with a 28% surge in third-quarter net profit.The company said sales had declined in the U.S. due to a continuing price war among grocers, but it managed to offset the decline with cost..... 0 comments

Mosmart may bid for Carrefour's Russian business
Mr Vitaliy Podolskiy , Mosmart CEO confirmed the intention to acquire Carrefour business in Russia, depending on the terms of the deal. According to Mr Podolskiy MOSMART is successfully moving through restructuring and launching its hypermarkets and the company will be focused going forward solely on..... 0 comments

US: Costco same store sales rise 5% in Oct.
Costco Wholesale Corp. said its same store sales rose five percent in October from the same four-week period a year ago.Same store sales are a key measure for the retail industry, focused on stores that have been open at least a year.The Issaquah, Wash.-based discount chain operates 562 warehouses around the..... 0 comments

UK: Sainsbury's to build new store in Morecambe
Sainsbury's has gained planning permission from Lancaster City Council to build a 40,000sq ft store at Christie Park, the current home of Morecambe Football Club.The retailer announced in January 2009 that it would acquire the Christie Park stadium from Morecambe FC in 2010.The sale was not conditional upon..... 0 comments

Wal-Mart Comes to India
The world's largest retailer has gotten a good footing in the holy city of Amritsar.Wal-Mart is the world's second-largest company after ExxonMobil ( XOM - news - people ). With sales exceeding $400 billion it is six times larger than Procter & Gamble ( PG - news - people ), the largest consumer products..... 0 comments

Russia: X5 Retail Group greenlighted to acquire Paterson
Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has allowed the largest Russian retailer X5 Retail Group to buy a stake in its local competitor "Paterson".According to press service of FAS, X5 will acquire 100% shares of the competitor."The transaction has been approved” - said head of the Russian watchdog Igor..... 0 comments

US: Dillard's, Inc. reports October sales results
Dillard's, Inc. announced today that merchandise sales ("sales") for the four weeks ended October 31, 2009 were $361,685,000 compared to sales for the four weeks ended November 1, 2008 of $406,050,000. Total sales decreased 11%. Sales in comparable stores decreased 8% for the four-week period.Sales for the..... 0 comments

UK: Tesco trade briefing 2010
Tesco’s strategy of following the shopper remains more relevant now than ever, and this has helped the business to deliver UK like-for-like sales of 3.7% in H1 2009/10 against a challenging trading backdrop. Having increased UK sales by £3.6bn last year, Tesco remains heavily focused on delivering growth,..... 0 comments

US: Whole Foods Market reports fourth quarter results
Whole Foods Market, Inc. reported results for the 12-week fourth quarter and 52-week fiscal year ended September 27, 2009.Sales for the quarter increased 2.3% to $1.8 billion. Comparable store sales decreased 0.9% versus a 0.4% increase in the prior year. Identical store sales, excluding eight relocations..... 0 comments

US: Family Dollar sees growth in new stores, new shoppers
Family Dollar Stores Inc (FDO.N) will expand its business by opening new stores, renovating older locations and selling more to the middle- income consumers who are looking for bargains.The retailer, which sells most of its merchandise for $10 or less, outlined the plans at its analyst meeting on Tuesday,..... 0 comments

UK: World Food award Asda prize
The first World Food Awards 2009 were held at the London Hilton on the 31st October, and Asda won the Best National Retailer category. The World Food Awards are organized by the World Foods Association, and Harry Dulai said that the aim is to ensure that ethnic foods is recognised as an important..... 0 comments

AU: Queensland firm claims Organic Retailer of the Year award
Wray Organic, a leading Queensland organic produce retailer, was recently awarded both the Queensland Award and the National Award for Organic Retailer of the Year 2009.The presentation was made by the Hon. Tim Mulherin, Queensland Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries, at the Queensland launch of..... 0 comments

SA: Woolworths changes the way fresh produce is grown
Woolworths, together with its produce farmers, is pioneering a new way of farming fresh produce that improves soil and plant health, preserves scarce water resources and promotes biodiversity. In initial trials, yields and quality have been more consistent, while water, herbicide, pesticide and fertiliser..... 0 comments

Germany: Metro Group reports 54 percent increase in tagged sales
German retailer Metro Group has reported a 54 percent boost in its RFID tagged sales. Metro, worth $68 million, is the world’s fifth largest retailer with stores across Europe, Asia, and North Africa.Gerd Wolfram, Metro’s IT office chief, has noted that using RFID for inventory tracking has yielded a..... 0 comments

AU: Metcash exec wins environmental award
Metcash Limited sustainability manager, Louise Rhodes, has been named winner of the Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand’s (EIANZ) Young Environmental Professional of the Year Award for 2009.The annual award recognises employees working on projects that make a positive environmental impact on..... 0 comments

Chile: Cencosud YTD Profit Slumps 25%
Retail conglomerate Cencosud has seen its net profit drop by 25.4% year-on-year to 39.7bn pesos ($74.9m) for the January-September period, and attributed it to “adverse effects on operational margins of converting other currencies into Chilean pesos”. The drop came despite increased sales in all its markets,..... 0 comments

UK: Asda launches World Food store
Asda has this week launched its first World Food store in Hounslow, West London.The store stocks chilled and frozen ranges of Mediterranean, Irish, Asian, African Caribbean and Polish food.The store also includes a Polish deli counter and a Halal meat counter. Asda said the Hounslow store would serve six..... 0 comments

US: Supermarket retailer Giant Eagle, Inc.
Today celebrated the receipt of a Green Grocer award from the supermarketindustry's Progressive Grocer magazine. Retailers selected by ProgressiveGrocer include only a select few supermarkets that have demonstrated highlyinnovative projects or efforts to help the industry as a whole become..... 0 comments

Tunisia: Retail business - 9 'Champion' stores are re-labelled 'Carrefour Market'
Since October 28, 2009 nine of Tunisia's "Champion" stores will be re-labelled "Carrefour Market" . The move which was decided by the group following the successful opening since 2007 of hundreds of outlets bearing the same name and which have recorded higher revenues concerns "Champion" supermarkets located..... 0 comments

Japan: Seven & I to widen own brand offer
Seven & I Holdings is reportedly looking to enhance its own label offer, as it looks to match similar moves by rival Aeon and take advantage of consumer shopping trends for such goods. In an uncited report, the Nikkei daily said the group plans to revamp its own label offer once every two years.The..... 0 comments

US: 34 Albertsons stores now Fresh Markets
Shoppers are in for at least one sweet treat when they visit any of the 34 Albertsons stores that have been purchased by Associated Foods.Starting today, those who bring their Albertsons loyalty cards to the newly named Fresh Markets will be able to exchange the defunct cards for a free 5-pound bag of..... 0 comments

French group to open six hypermarkets in Russia: FRA
French retail group Auchan has confirmed that it’s planning to open 6 new hypermarkets in Russia by 2010.According to CEO Auchan Russia, Jean-Pierre Zhermen, the new hypermarkets will be opened in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ufa, Samara and Kazan. Others are planned for Omsk, Moscow, Kaluga and Penza.Zhermen..... 0 comments

Giant opens new store in the USA
Giant Food Stores in the USA, will open the doors of its brand-new 97,700 square foot Susquehanna Township location tomorrow, Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 8 a.m. Giant’s newest store is the largest in the grocery chain and its third Super store.The store is located within the Blue Mountain Commons Shopping..... 0 comments

US: Publix Super Markets net earnings rose 26 percent in 3Q to $255 million
Marks put together a list of 30 standard family items -- from coffee to disposable diapers to mustard to cereal -- and tried four shopping methods. (Bulk-club shopping, store-brand shopping, savvy shopping, and impulse shopping.)Not surprisingly, the impulse method (buying without regard to price) was most..... 0 comments

UK: Legal row over Somerfield sale proceeds
A legal dispute has broken out over proceeds from the £1.6bn sale of the convenience store chain Somerfield, once part-controlled by Robert Tchenguiz, according to guardian.co.ukA company controlled by Vivian Imerman has filed a lawsuit claiming it is owed millions of pounds from the deal, the Guardian..... 0 comments

Carrefour Indonesia ordered to sell its Alfa stake
Carrefour SA, Europe’s biggest retailer, was ordered to sell its stake in an Indonesian supermarket chain as regulators said the French company was using its “dominant position” to unfairly squeeze suppliers.Carrefour Indonesia must sell its stake in PT Alfa Retailindo within a year, Dedie S. Martadisastra,..... 0 comments

US: Tesco corporation reports Q3 2009 results
Tesco Corporation reported a net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2009of $0.3 million, or $0.01 per diluted share. This compares to a net loss of$3.6 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2009, andnet income of $17.6 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, for the third..... 0 comments

Metro 3Q net -61%, plans E.Europe, Asia expansion
Metro AG (MEO.XE), the world's fourth-biggest retailer, Tuesday said it is pushing ahead with plans to expand in Eastern Europe and Asia to offset continued sluggishness in its core markets in Western Europe, where poor consumer sentiment and deflationary trends helped drag down net profit by 61% in the..... 0 comments

Belgium: Delhaize lauded for corporate responsibility report
A corporate watch organization here has awarded Delhaize Group its annual prize for best report on sustainable development.The Belgian Institute of Company Auditors recognized Delhaize’s 2008 responsibility report, in which the retailer detailed corporate initiatives dedicated to food safety, the environment..... 0 comments

US: Eco-Safe update supermarket systems
Eco-Safe Systems USA, Inc. is pleased to announce signing a contract with KTA Super Stores in Hawaii. KTA Super Stores was founded in Hawaii over 90 years ago and currently operates a chain of extremely popular Hawaiian supermarkets. Eco-Safe Systems has just begun the first installation of Ozone..... 0 comments

US: Harris Teeter boosts parent company’s fiscal 2009 results
Ruddick Corp., the Charlotte, N.C.-based parent company of grocer Harris Teeter, reported an increase in consolidated sales for fiscal 2009 of 2.1 percent to $4.08 billion, from $3.99 billion in fiscal 2008, and a rise in consolidated sales for the fourth quarter ended Sept. 27, 2009, of 2.1 percent to $1.05..... 0 comments

UK: Tesco should consider buying Ahold, ING analysts say
Tesco Plc, the U.K.’s biggest retailer, should consider buying Royal Ahold NV at a cost of about 15 billion euros ($22.2 billion) to accelerate its U.S. expansion, ING analysts wrote in a note.Ahold, the Amsterdam-based owner of Stop & Shop and Giant supermarkets in the U.S., is “cheap on all metrics,”..... 0 comments

UK: Morrisons seeks supplier backing amid intense competition
Britain's fourth largest supermarket group, Wm Morrison, has signalled to suppliers that it wants more support for promotions to combat increased competition in the grocery sector, according to the Financial Times.Suppliers said they expected Morrisons to begin negotiations over the coming weeks, reflecting..... 0 comments

French retail group Auchan to open 6 hypermarkets in Russia by 2010
French retail group Auchan has confirmed that it’s planning to open 6 new hypermarkets in Russia by 2010. According to CEO Auchan Russia Jean-Pierre Zhermen, the new hypermarkets will be opened in the largest Russian cities such as St. Petersburg, Ufa, Samara and Kazan, while two hypermarkets will be also..... 0 comments

UK: Budgens wins ninth national award this year
A retail company that has a food store in Moreton has won its ninth national award this year.Warner’s Budgens, which also has stores in Broadway and Bidford-on-Avon, beat Morrison’s, Kellogg’s, Asda and other top retail industry names to win the coveted Unilever Award for Social Innovation at the Institute..... 0 comments

AU: Alworths hits trouble with Woolies’ owners
The imminent launch this week of Woolies lookalike chain Alworths has upset the owners of the Woolworths brand.Solicitors acting for Shop Direct, which runs Woolworths as an online retailer, have written to Alworths saying that its name is too similar to that of Woolworths. According to the Financial Times,..... 0 comments

British Retail Consortium survey retail
Consumer confidence has risen to its highest level for 18 months but major job fears remain. The latest Consumer Confidence Index, released today (Monday) by market research company Nielsen and the British Retail Consortium (BRC), shows an increase to 75 - a ten point gain on the all-time low of 65 we saw in..... 0 comments

US: Walmart cuts prices again
From licensed toys to active-play items, Walmart announced today 100 additional toy Rollbacks in its intent to help families save more this holiday season. This week in all stores and online at Walmart.com, the prices of more than 100 toys will be rolled back, many at an additional 20% and 30% savings, and..... 0 comments

Ting Hsin to franchise FamilyMart stores in China
According to Yu Guoxiong, a spokesperson for Ting Hsin International Group, Ting Hsin plans to open the franchise rights of its convenience store brand FamilyMart in mainland China at the end of 2009.At present, all FamilyMart stores in mainland China are directly operated by the group.FamilyMart convenience..... 0 comments

Costa Logistics meets customer demand with Manhattan associates
Global supply chain optimisation provider, Manhattan Associates, Inc. has announced that Australian customer, Costa Logistics, a leading provider of third party warehousing and distribution services has extended its engagement with the company by undergoing a major upgrade of its entire warehouse management..... 0 comments

Booming retail sector in India
“Booming Retail Sector in India” helps the client to analyze the opportunities and factors that will make the Indian retail industry a success.India is one of the most attractive destinations for retailers from all across the globe. Thanks to the entry of corporate, changing consumer behaviour &..... 0 comments

European Commission takes aim at retailers in food supply probe
The European Commission launched an inquiry into the food supply chain for unfair contractual practices imposed on small farmers by major retail chains and other buyers, in a drive to curb future food price increases and ensure farmers get a fair share of the price of end products.The Commission reportPdf..... 0 comments

Eurospar brand rolled out in UK
The Appleby Westward Group, the distribution company for Spar in the south west of England, said it has acquired three supermarkets as part of plans to be operating up to 20 Eurospar stores in the region over the next ten years. The three former Somerfield supermarkets, in Keynsham, Liskeard and Minehead,..... 0 comments

European retailers face further hardship next year
The unexpected fall in German retail sales in September, the second straight monthly decline, highlights the fragility of the economic recovery and shows how tough the market will remain for Europe's retailers.A combination of higher unemployment, rising taxes and government spending cuts will mean Europe's..... 0 comments

Germany: Retail sales record surprise drop in September
Retail sales in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, fell unexpectedly in September, in yet another sign that consumer spending patterns remain unpredictable despite improved economic conditions. Preliminary data from the Federal Statistics Office showed that sales were down 0.5% month-on-month in real terms,..... 0 comments

UK: Aldi plan to create jobs in the Isle of Wight
Aldi have hopes of opening a 1,700 square meter supermarket near Cowes, on the Isle of Wight in the UK. It would bring more jobs to the island, and would be the first Aldi there. BAE Systems the aerospace company are leading the project for a business park.Plans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight..... 0 comments

UK: New supermarket opens four stores
A new supermarket chain has bought four stores in Scotland ahead of expansion across the UK which it claimed would secure hundreds of jobs.Haldanes said it was the first mid-sized supermarket chain to open for business in the UK for 27 years.The first four stores are at Carluke in Lanarkshire, and Broxburn,..... 0 comments