E. Leclerc has left buying group Coopernic, making way for a 'new strategic alliance' between remaining retailers Rewe, Conad, Coop Switzerland and Colruyt.
Associated British Foods forecast "good progress" in full year earnings per share after a strong finish to the year from its Primark discount fashion chain.
The Co-operative has begun supplying the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI), enabling British servicemen and women to buy the retailer’s own-brand frozen food products at military bases around the world.
European retailers have gone back to bricks and mortar in the hope of turning their online food businesses profitable - racing to build pick-up points to capitalize on shoppers' increasing demand for "click and collect" grocery options.
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $7.95 billion for the month of August, the four weeks ended September 1, 2013, an increase of seven percent from $7.44 billion during the similar period last year.
A dispute with Wal-Mart over Alaska salmon sparked a protest Wednesday by fishermen, and on Thursday a contingent of state and seafood marketing officials will argue in Arkansas to keep Alaska salmon in the retail giant’s supercenters.
