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| CASINO Franprix website relaunched |
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In France, the Franprix website, which has not been in use for several years, has been relaunched. The site allows customers to view shops which offer the Coursengo internet shopping service as well as the range of products on offer. There is also a link to the nutrition advice website www.mangerbou... |
| Ikea Canada and UNICEF Canada Celebrate 10 Years of Helping Children |
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IKEA and UNICEF have been working
together for almost 20 years in Canada, but this year marks the 10 year
anniversary of the kiosk holiday card and gift program. The program has raised
over $3 million to date for UNICEF Canada. The goal this year for IKEA Canada
and UNICEF is raise an additional... |
| Reliance lays off 1,000 as India's retail stumbles |
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Reliance Industries (RELI.BO: Quote, Profile, Research), India\'s biggest listed firm, is laying off 1,000 staff in the country\'s most populous state after failed attempts to reopen Western-style supermarkets, which closed after protests from small traders.
The move by Uttar Pradesh state to... |
| Supermarkets To Continue Spending Big On IT For 2007-2008 |
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Supermarkets To Continue Spending Big On IT For 2007-2008
9/25/2007
Supermarkets in North America are expected to continue spending big on IT Systems in the next 12 months, with over $9B in spend planned for the ne... |
| U.K. retailer Tesco plans Inland invasion |
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British retailer Tesco rolled out plans Tuesday to open 48 Inland locations of its Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stores by the end of 2009.
Its first two Inland stores are slated to open by year\'s end in Hemet and Upland, said Tim Mason, CEO of Tesco\'s U.S. operations. Another 17 Inland... |
| Ikea delays Thai plans as government moves to tighten foreign's ownership laws |
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WHAT price flatpack furniture in Bangkok? Ikea, the Swedish retail group, has put plans to expand into Thailand firmly on the shelf amid an increasingly uncertain environment for multinational investors.
The Daily Telegraph can reveal that the lingering after-effects of last year\'s military co... |
| Vishal Retail to start 10,000 quick service restaurants |
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Delhi-based Vishal Retail (Q, N,C,F)* is intending to open about 10,000 quick service restaurants, which will sell Indian snacks, all over the world, reports Business Standard.
The lay-out of restaurants will be similar to McDonalds.
Vishal Retail, looking at becoming the world`s largest retail... |
| Merkur opens mall in Novi Sad |
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Slovenian retail chain Merkur opened a shopping center spreading on 9,600 sq meters in Novi Sad on Friday.
The mall, that cost nearly EUR 10mn to build, is the second that the regional leader in home appliances trade opened in Serbia.
Merkur\'s Director Bine Kordež said that his system, th... |
| Hype over for hyper |
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In February 2004, at a crowded press conference in Inorbit Mall, Mumbai, RPG Retail was launching its second hypermarket - Giant. Raghu Pillai, then president, RPG Retail, was all smiles, as he told the assembled media about his plan to open 20 more Giant hypermarkets by the end of 2006 at a total i... |
| IKEAs Belfast Store To Open In December |
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Swedish furniture retailer, IKEA, has confirmed that its Belfast store will open this year.
The store, at Holywood Exchange in east Belfast, will be the Swedish retailer's first shop on the island of Ireland and will open its doors to the public on 13 December.
The store on the outskirts of eas... |
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