UK & Ireland

UK: June’s Retail Sales Result In Rollercoaster Ride For Retailers

UK: Ocado To Extend Everyday Range (Subscriber-only)

UK: KamBasket Weekly Update

UK: John Lewis Sales Wilt In The Sun, Waitrose Grows

UK: One Million Shoppers Log On To New Woolworths Website

UK: Tesco To Face Opposition To Change In Share Option Scheme (Subscriber-only)

UK: Clipper Logistics Wins Asda Direct Contract (Subscriber-only)

UK: Wincanton Secures Argos Contract (Subscriber-only)

UK: Unilever To Review Media Planning And Buying Service

UK: John Lewis Rated Best In The World For Customer Service (Subscriber-only)

UK: Home Retail’s Revised Pay Plan Passed Despite Protest

IRELAND: Johnson & Johnson Buys Stake in Elan Corp (Subscriber-only)

UK: Supermarkets Prepare For Post-Recession World

UK: Drug Firms Hit Back After NPA Attacks Supply Deals

UK: ‘Consumer Advocate’ To Take On Legal Action On Behalf Of Ripped-Off Customers

Rest of Europe

GERMANY: Edeka To Expand Netto Chain (Subscriber-only)

RUSSIA: Pharmacy Chain 36.6 Loss Widens In Q1 (Subscriber-only)

GERMANY: Penny Launches Major Price Cuts (Subscriber-only)

THE NETHERLANDS: Supermarket Sales Rise In June

Asia / Africa / Australasia

KENYA: Uchumi Forecasts 25% Jump In FY Profit (Subscriber-only)

AUSTRALIA: Unit Pricing Seeing Good Support (Subscriber-only)

S. KOREA: Department Stores Continue To Report Sales Growth

HONG KONG: Retail Sales Drop Worsens In May

Americas (North & South)

US: Rite Aid Struggles As Walgreen Enjoys Good June (Subscriber-only)

MEXICO: Famsa Looking To Raise 1.2bn Pesos

US: Best Buy Uses Twitter to Create Sales, Service Team

UK & Ireland

UK: Learn how to simplify your business to drive performance

IRELAND: Government Urged To Stand Firm As Pharmacists Threaten To Stop Dispensing Drugs (Subscriber-only)

UK: Greene King Profits Fall Less Than Expected

IRELAND: Suppliers Being Pressurised

UK: M&S To Relaunch Confectionary Range (Subscriber-only)

UK: M&S Chief Confirms Plans To Step Down Next Year (Subscriber-only)

UK: Public Health Commission Calls For Consistent Message On Diet, Exercise And Drinking

UK: Cadbury’s European President To Leave (Subscriber-only)

UK: Brands Keen To Show Off Their Niche Side

UK: Data Mining - How Retailers Are Fighting Thieves And Fraudsters

Rest of Europe

GERMANY: Celesio, Haniel Work Out Differences (Subscriber-only)

SWEDEN: Celesio Says To Enter Market (Subscriber-only)

RUSSIA: X5 Retail Group Completes Buy-Out of Franchisee

EUROPE: Bavaria Beer Wins Bid To Retain Trademark

Asia / Africa / Australasia

JAPAN: Seven & I Profit Drops Sharply In Q1 (Subscriber-only)

JAPAN: Aeon To Open More Discount Stores (Subscriber-only)

JAPAN: Lawson Profit Down In Q1

S. AFRICA: Swedish Match Sells Local Unit To Philip Morris

Americas (North & South)

US: Walgreen May Open “Several Thousand” Workplace Clinics (Subscriber-only)

US: Constellation Brands Beats Estimates With Q1 Results (Subscriber-only)

US: Crabtree & Evelyn Files For Bankruptcy

US: Rite Aid Say No Need For Reverse Stock Split

US: Supermarkets Adapt Tactics In Price Wars

UK & Ireland

UK: Sales At M&S Fall Less Than Expected, Consumer Confidence “Stabilising”

IRELAND: Farmers Block Depot In Protest Over Prices Cuts (Subscriber-only)

IRELAND: 350 Irish Products Removed From Tesco’s Shelves, Price Cuts Campaign Extended (Subscriber-only)

IRELAND: Shoppers Forced To Pay More In South Due To Higher Taxes And Costs

UK: Tesco May Be Considering Bid For Northern Rock

UK: Fullers Foods Secures £120m Deal With Asda (Subscriber-only)

UK: Union Attacks Tesco’s Treatment Of Overseas Workers

UK: Iceland To Continue “I’m a Celebrity….” Sponsorship

UK: Diageo To Close Two Plants In Scotland (Subscriber-only)

UK: Small Retailers And Wholesalers Face £2.7bn Bill Every Year For Regulation

UK: Supply Chain Must Work Together To Secure Long-Term Future Of British Lamb

IRELAND: Specialist Shops Exempt From Tobacco Regulations

Rest of Europe

FRANCE: Carrefour Unveils Major Cost-Cutting Plans (Subscriber-only)

SPAIN: Intermarche To Exit Country (Subscriber-only)

FRANCE: Sodexo Reiterates FY Forecast After Solid YTD Sales

RUSSIA: Pharmacy Chain 36.6 Reportedly Defaults On Bonds (Subscriber-only)

FRANCE: Government Vows To Speed Up Study As Dairy Farmers Continue Protest

Asia / Africa / Australasia

INDIA: Pantaloon Confirms End Of JVs

INDIA: United Spirits Raises Funds Through Stake Sale (Subscriber-only)

AUSTRALIA: Retail Sales In Unexpected May Rise

VIETNAM: Retail Sales Return To Growth In First Half

Americas (North & South)

CHILE: La Polar Rejects Merger With Supermercados (Subscriber-only)

US: Bi-Lo Seeks Extension Of Restructuring Deadline (Subscriber-only)

BRAZIL: Supermarket Sales Up 4% In May

UK & Ireland

UK: Find out how your business can tap into the growing discount channel with Netto

UK: Threshers Franchise Stores Hit By Stock Shortages (Subscriber-only)

IRELAND: Tesco Ups Prices Just Weeks After Cost Cutting Campaign (Subscriber-only)

UK: Losses Widen At Instore

UK: Wholesalers Squeezing Independent Retailers In Recession (Subscriber-only)

UK: Consumer Confidence Continues To Grow

UK: Tesco Unveils “Healthy” Ready Meal Range (Subscriber-only)

UK: Unilever Chief Exec Predicts Slow Recovery From Recession (Subscriber-only)

UK: Demise Of Rivals Boosts HMV

UK: Nisa Launches Second Phase Of NETT Scheme

IRELAND: Steep Prices Blamed On Taxes And Lax Shoppers

UK: Widening Losses Put Globe In Jeopardy

UK: Boom Time For Discounters

Rest of Europe

BELGIUM: Supermarket Warehouses Again Blockaded By Dairy Farmers (Subscriber-only)

GERMANY: Relief For Quelle As Government Loan Confirmed (Subscriber-only)

EUROPE: Bloomberg PMI Indicates Retail Sales Fell Again in June

GREECE: Delhaize Raises Alfa-Beta Bid

SWITZERLAND: Nestle Says Expects Better H2

Asia / Africa / Australasia

S. AFRICA: Regulator Launches Probe Against Grocers (Subscriber-only)

AUSTRALIA: David Jones Cheers Market, Raises H2 Forecast (Subscriber-only)

JAPAN: Daiei Makes New Move In Drug Price War (Subscriber-only)

INDIA: Reliance Retail Looking To Acquire Henkel Brands

JAPAN: Seven & I, Aeon Make Own Label Push In ‘Near-beer’ Market

Americas (North & South)

US: Sears Introduces Incentives To Retain Customer Base (Subscriber-only)

US: Tim Hortons Looking To Return To Canada

US: Retailers Are Facing A Cruel Summer

US: Manufacturers, Retailers Facing Rising Coupon Fraud

UK & Ireland

UK: Supermarkets Taking Advantage Of Property Crash (Subscriber-only)

IRELAND: Price War Intensifies (Subscriber-only)

UK: M&S Expected To Report Improvement In Trading

UK: Sainsbury’s Increases Customer Interaction Online (Subscriber-only)

UK: Sales Of Scottish Food On The Increase

UK: Enterprise Inns Tries To Avert Tied Pubs Inquiry (Subscriber-only)

UK: Premier Foods Says Profits On Track

UK: Profits At Beales Fall, Warns Of Tough Trading Ahead

UK: Turnover From Co-ops Reaches Almost £29bn (Subscriber-only)

UK: Former GUS Executive Joins List For Sainsbury’s New Chairman

IRELAND: Dairy Industry Facing An Unprecedented Crisis

UK: Home Retail Latest In The Line Of Fire As Investors Rail At Executive Excess

UK: Shoppers Trade Store Cards For Bargains

Rest of Europe

RUSSIA: X5 Retail Cuts Prices After Putin Scolding (Subscriber-only)

GERMANY: Celesio Takes Majority Stake In Brazilian Pharma Giant (Subscriber-only)

BOSNIA: Konzum Leases Super Nova Outlets

UKRAINE: Pakko Holding Says In Talks To Buy Outlets

Asia / Africa / Australasia

AUSTRALIA: FoodWorks To Get Large Chunk Of Coles Outlets (Subscriber-only)

CHINA: Lianhua Acquires Hualian Supermarket (Subscriber-only)

JAPAN: Retail Sales Fall Again In May

AUSTRALIA: Regulator Okays Kirin-Lion Nathan Deal

Americas (North & South)

US: Supermarket Prices Still On The Rise - Nielsen (Subscriber-only)

CHILE: Unimarc President Denies Ripley Merger Plans (Subscriber-only)

CANADA: Empire Profit Falls Despite Sobey’s Gains

US: Mergers Talks Between RILA, NRF Collapse

US: Kroger Says COO To Retire (Subscriber-only)