Glanbia has seen its Total Group revenue for the first half of the year rise 10.7% on a constant currency basis to €1.8 billion, according to interim results issued this morning.
Wesfarmers Ltd, Asia’s largest listed retailer, said it would pay shareholders A$1.1 billion in cash as a measure of sales at its Bunnings hardware chain rose at the fastest pace in more than four years.
Malaysia Kitchen, the programme promoting Malaysian food in the UK which was created by MATRADE, has launched at Ocado, the online supermarket, this week.
Irish retailers are worried that a transition to a new lottery system may disrupt trade and involve additional costs, according to a report in The Irish Times.
Shoprite Holdings Ltd. full-year profit missed analysts’ estimates as South Africa’s largest food retailer invested in new stores amid weak consumer spending in its domestic market.
Bernstein Research has opined that though Demoulas Market Basket has received interest from a dozen potential buyers, it would not be a wise acquisition for Ahold.
Dollar General Corp. offered $9.7 billion for Family Dollar Stores Inc., (FDO) challenging Dollar Tree Inc.'s agreed $8.5 billion takeover of the discount retailer.
Retail market analysts have suggested that by 2018 Lidl's progenitor, Die Schwarz-Gruppe, will be the largest retailer in Europe, overtaking Carrefour, the chain that holds the position at present.
SPAR International and Max Hypermarkets today announced a new partnership agreement which will see over 30 SPAR Hypermarkets operational across India by 2019.
Woolworths Ltd, Australia’s largest retailer, said its Masters hardware venture with Lowe’s Cos. won’t make a profit until at least 2017 as annual losses at the group’s home improvement business widened by 24 per cent.
UK food sales by value dropped the most in at least 5 1/2 years in the three months through July because of price cuts by supermarkets, the British Retail Consortium said.
A campaign has been launched in the UK by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) imploring the government to tighten a legal loophole which allows pubs to be knocked down and replaced by supermarkets without planning permission.
