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02 April 2013
Leading UK buying consortium, and distributor to independent retailers, Nisa has announced the successful recruitment of 245 new members during its 2012/13 financial year, adding a total of 520 stores to its affiliated network. Represents £104m sales These new member stores, recruited from a variety of other competitor symbol groups , as well as from unaffiliated retailers, will be worth ov...
28 March 2013
SPAR Netherlands has launched an online ordering service for groceries in seven stores. Offering more convenience The seven stores are referred to internally as 'test villages' according to Sjaak Kranendonk, managing director of SPAR Netherlands. He sees the pilot project as a way to gain experience in online, fully involve consumers and learn how SPAR can offer more convenience. The pil...
28 March 2013
Netherlands-based Jumbo has announced two new strategic achievements, the first the opening of its new Jumbo Food Market in Breda and the second the beginning of an online catering service. Jumbo Food Market opens Jumbo has announced that it has opened its first Food Market in Breda. The 6,000 sq m store is said to be the largest supermarket in the country, but could be overshadowed, accord...
28 March 2013
Majid Al Futtaim Properties has announced that it will open the Beirut City Centre shopping centre in April, a development that will see the first Carrefour hypermarket opened in Lebanon. Hypermarket to be part of mixed development The shopping centre will see the opening of 40 new brands in Lebanon for the first time, including Carrefour . Commenting on the centre’s opening, of Majid Al Fut...
28 March 2013
Belgian-based Delhaize Group has sold the Euromax supermarket chain in Albania to Carrefour's Greek Marinopoulos franchise arm. Accelerates CEE growth plan Euromax consists of 23 stores in Albania , mostly located in the capital, Tirana. Carrefour currently has just one hypermarket in Albania so the move will significantly advance its presence in the market. Albania will become Carrefour...
28 March 2013
In its first year as a consolidated company, Brazilian drugstore operator RaiaDrogasil has reported same store sales growth of 11.6%, and gross revenues up 18.3%. Gaining market share across Brazil RaiaDrogasil was formed at the end of 2011 and, although much work has been done, full integration is still underway. The group opened 101 new stores during the year, ending 2012 with 864. Almost h...
27 March 2013
Sainsbury's has announced that the remit of its director of online, Jon Rudoe has been extended to cover all the retailer's digital activities. Responsibility for total digital experience In his new role as director of online, digital and cross channel development Jon Rudoe will be responsible for Sainsbury's digital strategy, online channels and mobile offering. He joins Sainsbury's grou...
27 March 2013
Carrefour has revealed a reorganisation of its French business today, which sees a return to the system of segmenting hypermarkets on a regional basis, rather than by size, and major management changes. French hypermarkets to be divided into four zones Eric Bourgeois will head up the Carrefour Hypermarkets France division, supported by Sylvain Ferry, under the overall control of executi...
27 March 2013
Reporting sales growth of 5.3% to RMB 28.99bn alongside a decline in profit of -0.7% to RMB 3.9bn, domestic Chinese retailer Lianhua outlines its strategy for an improved performance in 2013. Competing in an increasingly challenging market Announcing its results for the financial year ending December 2012, Lianhua reported pressures from an unfavourable business environment impacted per...
27 March 2013
We’ve been in-store at three different Sainsbury’s stores to assess how it is implementing its strategy. King's Lynn, Norfolk is one of Sainsbury's newest large format stores while in London the Sainsbury's Locals in Clapham Common and Earlsfield demonstrate a more flexible and shopper centric approach to convenience. Driving non-food King's Lynn is now Sainsbury's 'flagship' st...