UK & Ireland: Retailers / Manufacturers
UK: Booths Looking To Expand
Upmarket grocery chain Booths has revealed that it is looking to expand
outside its heartland of North West England...more
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UK: Kiddicare To Open First Morrisons-Backed Superstore This
Week
Kiddicare, the baby goods retailer owned by Morrisons, is poised to
double its business within a year as the company opens the first of 10
planned superstores this week. .
The new store in Nottingham is part of a drive by Morrisons to establish
its internet-focused Kiddicare business as the biggest baby retailer,
taking on market-leader Mothercare and grab a major share of the £1bn a
year baby equipment market...more
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UK: JJB Sports To Appoint Administrators After Failing To Find
Buyer
JJB Sports announced today that it is appointing administrators to
sell its assets and brands after failing to receive an offer for the
entire company...more
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UK: Tesco And Dairy Crest Raise Milk Price
Tesco and Dairy Crest have hiked the price they pay farmers for milk
as the dairy industry continues to battle rising feeds costs...more
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UK: CatManPeople Launches Innovative Networking And
Collaboration Website
A new networking and collaboration website has been launched, designed
specifically for people working in the retail management industry, with
a focus on category management and related-field professionals.
The CatManPeople website (catmanpeople.com)
is a professional networking service that allows members to create
unique professional profiles online in order to find and communicate
with old and new contacts. However, the site claims to differ from other
business-related social network sites in that all submitted
registrations are checked to ensure that the core members of the site
are people from retail industry...more
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UK: Retail Sales Growth Half Pre-Lehman Levels
Retail sales growth is now averaging half what it was in the years
before the Lehman Brothers collapse, according to data published by
British Retail Consortium (BRC) to coincide with the fourth
anniversary of the bank’s failure. It shows the impact of the global
financial crisis on UK retailers has been severe, long lasting and
continues to be felt...more
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UK: Former Asda Chief Joins Bigham’s To Help Drive Growth
Allan Leighton, the former head of Asda and the Royal Mail, has
joined the board of Charlie Bigham’s, the upmarket ready meal maker,
as a non-executive director. The food group, which turns over around
£24m a year, said it hopes bringing Leighton on board will help it
reach its target of £100m in sales.
Bigham’s ready meals are sold in chains such as Ocado, Sainsbury's
and Waitrose.
See the rest of today's news on KamCity.com:
UK: New
Marketing Chief At Holland & Barrett
UK: Profits
Down At A.G. Barr; No News On Britvic Merger
UK: Dairy
Crest Still On Track Despite First Half Profit Fall
UK: Finsbury
Foods Report Healthy Rise In Sales
UK: World On
Track For Record Food Prices ‘Within A Year’
UK & Ireland: Products / Promotions
UK: SPAR UK Launches First Autumn ‘Wine Event’
SPAR UK has launched its first autumn ‘Wine Event’, encouraged by the
success of its spring Festival. The event began on 20th September and
will run until 10th October at SPAR outlets in Scotland, Wales and
England. During the period, the chain will offer promotions on 51 wines,
with a focus on its own label award-winning wines and leading brands
such as Wolf Blass Yellow Label and Turning Leaf...more
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UK: Warburtons Adds More Price Marked Packs
Warburtons is set to introduce new price marked packs for two of its
products, for a limited time period. The move will see the brand launch
£1 PMPs for its ‘Half & Half Toastie Loaf’ and ‘WHITE PLUS Milk &
Calcium’ products. The packs will be available from 1 October 2012 until
23 December 2012, and will be exclusive to the convenience and impulse
sector...more
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See the rest of today's news on KamCity.com:
UK: Marks &
Spencer Unveils New Asian Food Range
UK: Riso
Gallo Brings Out Quick-Cook Risotto Range
International:
Retailers / Manufacturers
INDIA: Walmart Confirms Retail Expansion Plans
Walmart has confirmed that it is begun the process of establishing its
own branded retail outlets in India, following the local government’s
decision to open up the multi-brand retailing sector. In an interview
with the Wall Street Journal, Walmart’s Asia CEO Scott Price said the
group could be ready to open its first stores within 12 to 18 months...more
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CHINA: Alliance Boots Aims For Further Growth In Market
Alliance Boots plans to continue expanding in China, building new
pharmacies and buying a stake in the country’s largest pharma maker.
The group’s aims were unveiled by Chairman Stefano Pessina just days
after it announced the purchase of a 12% stake in Nanjing
Pharmaceutical, China’s fifth-biggest drugs wholesaler...more
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GERMANY: Douglas Confirms Sale Talks
Diversified retail group Douglas Holdings has confirmed that it is in
talks with a financial investor, in a development that could lead to a
sale of a major stake in the company. The books-to-perfume retailer
declined to provide specific details, only noting that it had been
involved in talks with “certain major shareholders of the company and a
financial investor”...more
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See the rest of today's news on KamCity.com:
GREECE: Dufry
In Advanced Talks To Buy Local Duty Free Operator
FRANCE: Barry
Callebaut To Sell Local Factory
SWEDEN: Ikea
Boss Promises More Openness |
