The head of Amazon.com Inc in Germany said that it has no intention of bowing to pressure from striking workers, while also strongly hinting at an expansion into the fresh grocery business.
Canadian food retailer Sobeys has opened its first Sobeys 'extra' store in Burlington, Ontario, which offers extra amenities like in-store chef, wellbeing counsellor, natural source department, and special events centre to the customers.
The scramble to grab market share in online groceries has accelerated after Tesco, which is coming under increasing pressure to improve its performance.
Eroski is looking to sell its supermarkets in central and southern Spain, retaining only those in the north, especially in the Basque Country and Catalonia.
Londis has enhanced its Webshop with a series of upgrades including a Brand Catalogue which allows retailers to find all products from any brand and a Delivery Tracker that offers real-time information from trucks every 15 minutes.
Australian supermarket group Woolworths Limited (Woolworths) announced Net Profit After Tax of $2.26 billion at its annual general meeting (AGM), held 26 November 2013.
Dubai retail firm Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) has announced that talks to buy Egypt's largest supermarket chain from family-owned Mansour Group have collapsed.
Kishore Biyani-owned Future Group, India's largest listed retailer by revenues, is negotiating with private equity firm Actis Capital to buy Nilgiris, a Bangalore-based supermarket chain.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. today announced that its board of directors elected company veteran Doug McMillon, 47, to succeed Mike Duke, 63, as president and chief executive officer, effective February 1, 2014.
Morrisons declared it would soon be back on an equal footing with its rivals as it revealed online deliveries would launch in January and cover half of the UK by the end of 2014.
German discounter grocer Lidl has revealed its plans to invest over €100 million in its Finnish supermarkets in 2014, as it looks to capitalise on its growth in the country over the past few years.
Unilever is following up its Sustainable Living Plan with the launch of Unilever Project Sunlight, a new initiative to motivate millions of people to adopt more sustainable lifestyles.
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and Australia’s two largest supermarket retailers, Coles and Woolworths, have reached an historic agreement on the terms of a food and grocery industry code of conduct.
