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Decline in French retail sales shows underlying malaise
After two months of successive increases, volume sales from the French retail sector slumped by 5.6 per cent in September compared to August. The Economic...
Sainsbury bullish despite market slowdown
The slowdown in UK food retail sales noted by Tesco earlier in the year has been confirmed by the group's main rival, Sainsbury. In a...
Carrefour hit by currency effect
The perils of running an international business were demonstrated clearly by Europe's leading retail group this week. France's Carrefour, which operates throughout Europe, Asia and...
Online rival for Finland's drinks retailer
Alko, the state-controlled Finnish drinks retailer, has a new rival in the form of the Internet-based company Cybeerwine. The Spanish Internet group is planning to...
Alcampo growth delayed by red tape
Alcampo, the Spanish retail group owned by Auchan of France, has issued a damning statement accusing Spanish bureaucracy of delaying the opening of 15 new...
Calls for tougher rules on seafood
Food safety fears over beef are now settled in the psyche of consumers across the world - stretching from Japan, over Europe and into the...
Ahold clarifies joint venture agreements
The enforced acquisition by Dutch retail giant Ahold of its Chilean subsidiary Santa Isabel has prompted the company to issue a statement clarifying the agreements...
Mixed results for UK retailers
Two of the UK's food retailers have issued trading statements this week, with very differing results. Sales at the Big Food Group's Iceland supermarket chain...
Behavioural problems with soy?
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered that a mineral found in high levels in soy milk appears to be linked to behavioural...
Auchan prepares bid for Rinascente
Auchan, the French retail group, has said that it is preparing a bid for the 41.4 per cent stake in the Italian retail group Rinascente...
Sainsbury tops organic favourites list
J Sainsbury has been voted the number one organic food retailer in the UK by a panel of consumers and experts organised by the Soil...
Caprabo plans major assault in October
Caprabo, the Spanish retailer, has said it plans to open 17 supermarkets and three petrol stations in the month of October alone, the majority of...
Ahold completes Santa Isabel takeover
Ahold, the Dutch food retail group, has successfully completed its tender offers for the outstanding shares in Chilean supermarket chain Santa Isabel. Ahold already held...
UK politicians urged to act on GM concerns
As further trials of genetically modified crops begin in the UK, a survey from the Consumers' Association has shown that consumer confidence in the so-called...
Auchan ends Spanish e-commerce adventure
Auchan, the French retail group, has announced plans to end the e-commerce activities of its Spanish unit, Alcampo. The business, Alcampodirect, will cease trading on...
Safeway to go nationwide with electronic labels
Hot on the heels of the news last month that Safeway will become the first UK food retailer to use the chip and PIN payment...
Retail rivals fall out over loyalty
The two leading supermarkets in the UK, Tesco and Sainsbury, have fallen out over the thorny issue of loyalty. The Financial Times reports that Tesco...
Good start for Hyparlo
Hyparlo, the French group which operates 12 French hypermarkets under the Carrefour franchise, has reported a good first half, with sales rising 4.7 per cent...
Plenty to smile about for new Co-op CEO
Martin Beaumont, the new chief executive of the UK Co-operative Group, has plenty to be happy about in his first week in the post. Taking...
Ahold, Unilever end contract terms dispute
The biggest Dutch supermarket chain, Ahold's Albert Heijn, will resume selling certain products of food group Unilever after they agreed on contract terms, the companies...
Guyenne & Gascogne to keep CCC stake
Guyenne & Gascogne, the French retail group which operates stores under the Carrefour and Champion fascias, will not sell its stake in the Spanish company...
Intermarche, Eroski pool their European resources
Intermarche, the independent French supermarket group, has joined forces with Eroski, the Spanish retailer, to form a pan-European buying group which is designed to create...
US concerns prompt rethink from Delhaize
Ongoing concerns about the weakness of the US market have prompted Belgian retail group Delhaize to revise its predictions for full year results. The company...
Tesco's Thai practices called into question
Tesco, the leading UK supermarket group, is the vanguard of British retail expansion, but the methods it employs to develop its international business have been...
Manufacturers tackle trans fatty acids
Food manufacturers are increasingly coming under pressure from consumer groups for the use of trans fatty acids, a type of fat linked to heart disease,...
