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| TNK-BP to Buy Up More Gas Stations |
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TNK-BP said Monday that it was seeking to buy Moscow and St. Petersburg filling stations to increase control over its retail business and expand in the capital city, the country\'s largest gasoline market.
TNK-BP has held talks with nonstate owners of filling stations, some of which already ope... |
| Ferrari Revs Into Retail, Announcing Plans for 40 Store Openings |
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The recent opening of a new Ferrari Store at El Prat International airport here is just a sign of things to come. Ferrari said it is kicking off an \"ambitious development plan\" and foresees more than 40 openings of new retail outlets for the Prancing Horse brand in the next five years in Europ... |
| Germany's Metro Cash & Carry to expand in Japan |
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Metro Cash & Carry, a wholesale unit of German retailer Metro AG (MEOG.DE: Quote, Profile, Research), said on Monday it would invest about 160 million euro ($229 million) to open eight new wholesale centres in Japan, a market where many foreign players have struggled and some have pulled out.
The... |
| Wincor Nixdorf expands |
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Wincor Nixdorf USA moved into larger North American headquarters in Austin.
The new site, which includes offices and a warehouse, totals 85,000 square feet. The 8505 Cross Park Drive location is about 30 percent larger than its former site.
Wincor Nixdorf (OTC: WNXDF) makes point-of-sale sys... |
| Tesco, Somerfield IT gurus move to Expedite |
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Two retail grocery tech execs have crossed over to the supplier side to join BT Expedite, with Richard Dodd and Darrell Maton moving from Tesco and Somerfield respectively.
Dodd joins Expedite at board-level. He led the team that developed the model for Tesco\'s International Store Operation that... |
| Czech Republic: Tesco wins Retailer of the Year contest for third time |
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Retail chain Tesco Stores became the absolute winner of this year\'s round of the Retailer of the Year contest organised by GE Money Multiservis, Charlie Goode, GE board chairman and chief executive, said today. Tesco, that runs a network of hypermarkets and supermarkets in the Czech Republic, was... |
| KioskCom Europe’s Self Service Expo 2007 - Exhibition |
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What: KioskCom Europe’s Self Service Expo 2007 - Exhibition
When: 7th& 8th of November, 2007
Where: Olympia 2, London, UK
Over the past few years, interest in self-service technologies has boomed vastly improving customer service, increased though-put and revenue and driven down costs. Howeve... |
| Healthy injection of technology for Holland & Barrett |
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Holland & Barrett, the UK retail chain for vitamins, minerals, health foods and nutritional and herbal supplements, has commissioned Triangle, a provider of control and communications solutions, to implement Retail Manager. The solution will enable it to manage products, pricing, promotions, trainin... |
| BARNES & NOLBE launches newly designed website |
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Barnes & Noble has announced it has launched a newly designed version of its leading website, Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com). The sites new design also anchors a host of site enhancements, including integrated browse and search functions, and significant new additions to content and community fe... |
| TESCO boosts online business |
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According to unconfirmed reports in the Sunday newspapers, Tesco is expected to reveal tomorrow that sales at Tesco Direct have soared by 25% in the first half compared with the same period last year, since the launch of a 1,000 page catalogue in September. It is also understood that Laura Wade-Gery... |
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