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 NamNews This Week's Top Retail Industry News for KAMs / NAMs


 Thursday 29th July 2010

UK & Ireland

UK: Hear what the future holds for Waitrose

UK: Record Year For Nisa-Today’s

UK: P&G To Sponsor London 2012 Olympics

UK: Sainsbury’s To Install 24/7 Automated Pharmacy Kiosks

UK: Compass Boosted By New Business Wins

UK: Sales Up At Holland & Barrett And Julian Graves (Subscriber-only)

UK: AG Barr Seeing Strong Sales Growth

UK: Travis Perkins Starts Paying Dividends Again After Strong Rise In Profits

UK: Rachels Organic Sold To Groupe Lactalis (Subscriber-only)

UK: Sales Down At Finsbury Food As Shoppers Trade Down (Subscriber-only)

IRELAND: Dunnes Stores Looks To Next Generation In Face Of Big Challenges

Rest of Europe

FRANCE: Danone Sells Off Stake In Chinese Juice Firm

FRANCE: Casino Tops Forecasts With H1 Results  (Subscriber-only)

BALTICS: Maxima Continues To Report Sales Fall

Asia / Africa / Australasia

INDIA: Bharti Walmart Says Struggling With Supply Chain Problems

AUSTRALIA: Coca-Cola Amatil Says Still Interested In Foster’s Assets  (Subscriber-only)

INDIA: PepsiCo Revamps Local Executive Team  (Subscriber-only)

JAPAN: Japan Tobacco Q1 Profit Slumps On Low Domestic Demand

Americas (North & South)

US: Nelson Peltz Turns Attention To Family Dollar  (Subscriber-only)

US: Casey’s Rejects New Couche-Tard Bid

US: Majority Of Consumers Research Purchases Online First  (Subscriber-only)

MEXICO: Soriana, Chedraui Report Contrasting Q2 Profit Figures

US: CVS Has Weak Q2, Announces New Contract With Aetna


 Wednesday 28th July 2010

UK & Ireland

UK: New Supply Chain Director For Waitrose

UK: Consumer Engagement Taken To New Levels With Launch Of Video Coupons

UK: Ocado Appoints New Marketing Chief (Subscriber-only)

IRELAND: Banks To Take Control Of Struggling Arnotts (Subscriber-only)

IRELAND: Profits Up At Barry Group Despite Weak Sales (Subscriber-only)

UK: High Street Sales Exceed Expectations In July

UK: BAT Earnings Buoyed By Strong Trading And Weak Pound

UK: Carphone Warehouse Sees No Double Dip Recession, Best Buy Stores Performing Well

UK: Matalan Optimistic For Year Ahead After Positive Q1 (Subscriber-only)

Rest of Europe

GERMANY: Aldi Co-founder Dies

EUROPE: Thai Union To Buy MW Brands In E680m Deal

RUSSIA: Walmart Appoints New Head For Local Unit (Subscriber-only)

PORTUGAL: Jeronimo Martins Profit Jumps In Q2

FRANCE: LVMH Profit Tops H1 Forecasts As Luxury Demand Grows

FRANCE: Winemakers Shun Social Media Grapevine

Asia / Africa / Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Costco Plans Growth Across Country (Subscriber-only)

S. KOREA: Discount Stores Help Boost Lotte Shopping Profit

AUSTRALIA: Global Retailers Covet Lucrative Market

Americas (North & South)

US: Foodmakers Pierre, Advance To Merge  (Subscriber-only)

US: Winn-Dixie Announces Store Closures, Job Cuts  (Subscriber-only)

US: Regional Retailers Can Hold Their Own Against Walmart - Study

US: Supervalu Retains FY Forecasts Despite Weak Q1 Results

BRAZIL: Pao de Acucar Hurt By Soaring Expenses In Q2


 Tuesday 27th July 2010

UK & Ireland

UK: Hear from Tesco, Asda and P&G on the opportunities in the online grocery sector

UK: Morrisons Buys Simply Fresh Foods (Subscriber-only)

UK: Appleby Westward Signs Distribution Deal To Extend Chilled And Frozen Offer (Subscriber-only)

IRELAND: Tesco Trying To Cut Staff Hours In Tough Market (Subscriber-only)

UK: Sales Fall At Halfords But Profits On Track

UK: Marks & Spencer To Trial Second Generation RFID Tags (Subscriber-only)

UK: Alworths Set To Open First Store In Wales

UK: Think Tank Sees Retail Recovery Levelling Off In Q3

UK: Phones 4u To Roll-Out Shop-In-Shops At Currys

UK: Workers At AstraZeneca To Vote On Strike Action (Subscriber-only)

UK: Compass Seeks To Profit From Spell Of Discipline

UK: Junk Food Advertising Needs Watershed Ban

Rest of Europe

FRANCE: Lion Capital To Acquire Picard In E1.5bn Deal

GERMANY: Amazon To Create 6,000 Seasonal Jobs  (Subscriber-only)

FRANCE: Emerging Markets Boost Danone’s H1 Profits

EASTERN EUROPE: Malls Breed Dinosaurs to Fight Shopping Recession

Asia / Africa / Australasia

SINGAPORE: Kirin To Acquire Fraser & Neave Stake For $950m

INDIA: Dabur Snaps Up Turkish Firm In First International Acquisition  (Subscriber-only)

INDIA: Lifestyle International Set For First Profit

CHINA: SPAR Announces New Local Marketing JV

Americas (North & South)

US: Digital Coupon Promotions, Gift Card Sales Up In H1  (Subscriber-only)

US: Bi-Lo Reveals New Store Prototype (Subscriber-only)

US: iTradeNetwork To Be Sold In $525m Deal

MEXICO: FEMSA Profit Jumps On Unit Sale


 Monday 26th July 2010

UK & Ireland

UK: Alliance Boots Takes Control Of Hedef, Planning Aggressive Expansion In Africa And Middle East

IRELAND: Spending Up At Discounters Despite Price Cuts (Subscriber-only)

UK: Reckitt Benckiser Reports Jump In Profits

UK: Consumer Confidence Falls For First Time In A Year

UK: Budgens Outperforming Produce Market  (Subscriber-only)

UK: Marks & Spencer To Close Failing Stores (Subscriber-only)

UK: Sales Up At Fuller’s Pubs, Names New MD

UK: Budgens And Londis Launch Own Brand Cooked Meat Ranges (Subscriber-only)

IRELAND: Supermarkets Pushing Ahead With Move On Online

UK: Shoppers Being Misled On Fat Content Of Supermarket Mince

UK: Grocery Stores Opens Inside Village Phone Box

Rest of Europe

GERMANY: Berggruen Said To Have Reached Deal On Karstadt Rent  (Subscriber-only)

POLAND: Ruch Receives Bid From US Hedge Fund

FRANCE: Pernod Ricard Reshuffles Management

GERMANY: Metro Expected To Lose Deputy CEO

Asia / Africa / Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Supermarket Revamps Help Boost Coles’ Sales (Subscriber-only)

JAPAN: Yamada Denki To Cut Spending On New Stores  (Subscriber-only)

AUSTRALIA: Harvey Norman Reports Negligible Growth In FY Sales

INDIA: ITC, Godrej Consumer Have Strong Quarters

INDIA: Private Labels Knock At Chemist Stores

Americas (North & South)

US: A&P Announces New CEO As Q1 Loss Widens

US: Sam’s Club Offers Free Trials For Non-Members  (Subscriber-only)

US: Coca-Cola Still Facing Lawsuit Over Vitaminwater Claims (Subscriber-only)

US: Starbucks Continues Resurgence With Strong Q3 Figures

US: Altria Profit Up In Q2, Raises FY Forecast

US: Coca-Cola Taps New Drink Textures, Functions


 Friday 23rd July 2010

UK & Ireland

UK: Asda To Invest In Lowering Cost Of Food Essentials, Rather Than Alcohol

UK: Hot Weather Boosts Sales For Britvic

UK: Sainsbury’s Confirms Commitment To Wales

UK: Performance Improving at Robert Dyas (Subscriber-only)

UK: Clearance Sale Lifts Sales At John Lewis

UK: Smartphones Heralding New Era of Smart Shopping (Subscriber-only)

UK: SABMiller Reports Dip In Sales

UK: Uniq Pension Uncertainty Clouds Improved First Half Trade

UK: No Added Salt - Surely That’s a Good Thing?

UK: Harrods Planning First Overseas Store (Subscriber-only)

IRELAND: Irish Slow To Shop Using Mobile Phone

Rest of Europe

RUSSIA: X5 Retail Makes Move For Kopeika  (Subscriber-only)

BULGARIA: Lithuania’s T-Market To Acquire Kalea Supermarkets  (Subscriber-only)

NETHERLANDS: Sligro Reports Slight Growth In H1

SWEDEN: Kesko Tops Forecast With Q2 Results

FRANCE: Pernod Ricard, Remy Cointreau Report Strong Growth

Asia / Africa / Australasia

INDIA: Wadhawan Retail Reportedly Set To Shut ‘Spinach’ Chain

CHINA: Isetan Mitsukoshi To Farm Own Produce  (Subscriber-only)

ZAMBIA: Pick n Pay To Continue Expansion In Country  (Subscriber-only)

Americas (North & South)

US: Lance, Snyder’s In Merger Deal

US: Food Retailers Use Recession To Boost Sales of Fresh Convenience Foods (Subscriber-only)

US: Couche-Tard Raises Offer Price For Casey’s

US: Kroger Launches Consolidated Online Coupon Site (Subscriber-only)

US: Safeway Suffers In Q2, But Amazon, Nash Finch Grow

CANADA: Loblaw Profit Falls, But Shoppers Drug Mart Has Good Q2

US: Walmart Shifting Focus To Sales From Margins – Study

US: Sweetbay Targets Publix In Price War

US: Niche Cosmetics Cos See No Ugly Risks From Discounters

 

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