Two Australian food retail groups, Pie Face and The Coffee Club, have each announced separately that they are expanding into the Middle East, with each preparing to open 100 new stores in the region.
Fast-growing Russian food retailer Magnit reported on Monday a 42-percent rise in net profit for the third quarter, beating market expectations, as it continued to win better purchasing terms from suppliers.
The world's largest shipping operator, the A.P. Moller-Mærsk Group (Maersk), is ready to streamline its operations by selling retail conglomerate Dansk Supermarket.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc said it will open up to 110 new stores in China over the next three years and invest in its distribution centers and remodel existing stores.
Carrefour, the world's second-biggest retailer, named a new boss in Brazil on Friday as it seeks to accelerate its expansion in its largest market after France.
Russia's third-largest food retailer Dixy Group posted on Friday a 24 percent year-on-year increase in September sales, same pace as in the previous month.
Bi-Lo Holdings, LLC today announced its acquisition of 22 stores in South Carolina and coastal Georgia from Piggly Wiggly Carolina Company, Inc. is scheduled to close on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013.
Unilever today posted what is its worst rate of quarterly sales growth in four years, providing evidence that a slowdown in emerging markets is hitting demand for its consumer goods.
J Sainsbury and John Lewis's Waitrose are the only Top Six British grocery chains currently resisting pressure from discounters Aldi and Lidl to expand their market share, monthly industry data showed on Tuesday.
"It is blindingly obvious why we need to reduce food waste"; That's the summation of Tesco CEO Philip Clarke after it was revealed on Monday the staggering amount of waste in the supermarket giant's operations.
Sobeys Inc. said on Tuesday that it has signed a consent agreement with the Canadian Competition Bureau allowing it to proceed with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Canada Safeway.
Britain's Marks & Spencer will open 150 more Simply Food convenience stores in the next three years as it looks to benefit from growing consumer demand for smaller, convenience outlets, it said on Tuesday.
Woolworths may borrow cheap Asian debt or raise equity to fund a $US3 billion acquisition of grocery chain ParknShop if it proceeds with plans to expand offshore for the first time since 2005.
