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| Carrefour China Sales Climb 16% in 2009 |
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Carrefour\'s (EPA:CA) China sales rose 16% year-on-year in 2009, 163.com reported citing Carrefour China President Eric Legros. Carrefour opened 22 new stores in China last year, bringing its total number of stores in China to 157, said the report.
The company aims to expand its Shanghai... |
| Swiss retailer Migros selects Core Solutions to scale private-label sourcing |
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New York City - Migros has selected Core Solutions to support the retailer’s growth in direct sourcing. Migros is Switzerland’s leading retailer and operates the country’s largest supermarket chain and other retail outlets including Globus department stores.
Today, More than 95% of th... |
| BULGARIA: CARREFOUR plans EUR200 million investment in Bulgaria |
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Carrefour plans to invest EUR200 million (USD292 million) in Bulgaria over the next five years, according to information of Greece\'s Capital.gr. Carrefour intends to open 20 stores in the country, unnamed sources reported on Investor.bg said. ... |
| SWITZERLAND: Nestlé posts double-digit ad spend increase |
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Nestlé, the Swiss food giant, posted a double-digit increase in its advertising expenditure last year, and plans to further heighten its investment in this area in 2010.
The owner of Nespresso and Nescafé posted sales of 107.6 billion Swiss francs
($100.1bn; €73.5bn; £64.6bn) in ... |
| SWISS: MIGROS offers barcode-to-voice devices for blind consumers |
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Swiss retailer Migros has announced that it is supporting a barcode scanning device for visually impaired consumers that reads aloud the name and quantities of a product. The retailer, which predominately sells private labels, provides the product data of 50,000 items.
The barcode-to-voice... |
| NETHERLANDS: AHOLD Albert Heijn starts rolling out non-food departments |
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Ahold\'s Albert Heijn has started rolling out its new non-food departments in the Netherlands, with the implementation in 46 larger stores over the next 12 weeks, including all 30 XL outlets.
The new range consists of more than 1,200 new products under the Albert Heijn private label. The... |
| UK: SAINSBURY’S looks to strengthen Fairtrade relationships |
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UK retailer Sainsbury’s has held a series of talks with its African and Fairtrade producers in an effort to foster closer relationships with suppliers in the developing world.
The talks, held at a series of events in Cape Town, Nairobi and London this month, represent the first time a su... |
| UK: METRO GROUP Makro Cash & Carry plans GBP12 million cost savings |
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Metro Group-owned Makro Cash & Carry has plans to make cost savings of GBP12 million (USD19.48 million) this year, The Grocer reported.
The UK-based wholesaler made GBP6 million (USD9.74 million) cost savings in 2009 and is understood to have told staff that its plans to double this in 201... |
| US: WAL-MART opens new HQ for Latin American operations |
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Wal-Mart has announced the opening of its new headquarters in South Florida for the company\'s Latin America regional operations, and also introduced the new Regional President and Chief Executive Officer, Eduardo Solorzano. \"We\'re very enthused about having our new Latin America regional he... |
| DENMARK:Carlsberg beer volumes increased by 10% in Eastern Europe |
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2009 was a challenging year in Eastern Europe as the economic recession had a negative effect on beer consumption in the region. In this environment, Carlsberg managed to gain market share in all markets except Kazakhstan.
The Group`s total beer volumes in Eastern Europe increased by 10% f... |
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