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In a move to improve in-store experience and differentiate its bricks-and-motor operations, John Lewis plans to open beauty spas and hairdressers in its larger formats stores by 2011.
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According to LZ.net, Edeka Minden-Hannover has sold 17 locations to a South African real estate company for roughly EUR 50 million.
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Cyber Monday has become the Black Friday of online shopping — a focal point for marketing efforts but not the first or the biggest such day of the holiday shopping season.
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India’s largest manufacturer of automated teller machines (ATMs) is diversifying into making swipe machines and retail point of sale terminals, expecting demand to multiply in coming years.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, sees more opportunity in emerging markets than in Europe, International Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon said.
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Kraft Foods Inc. said it would challenge Starbucks Corp.’s attempt to end a retail grocery coffee-distribution agreement between the two companies and has initiated an arbitration proceeding.
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Lotte Group, the parent of South Korea’s biggest retailer, will make a final offer for PT Matahari Putra Prima’s hypermarkets to compete with Carrefour SA in Indonesia.
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A new service to allow customers to SMS a food order and pick it up when they arrive has been launched at Subway Rouse Hill, Sydney.
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UPM Raflatac and Digilogics announced a partnership with Mexico-based retailer Common People to implement an enhanced item-level RFID solution that uses interactive sales tools to cross-sell and up-sell merchandise.
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Carrefour SA, the world’s second- largest retailer, said it will test two new store formats in France as it seeks to boost sales in its largest market.
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Wal-Mart said today it will acquire a 51% stake in South Africa's Massmart Holdings.
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Long queues formed at the opening of the first 14 supermarkets of the German supermarket chain Lidl on Thursday. Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova, Labour Minister Totyo Mladenov and Regional Development Minister Rosen Plevneliev took part in the opening of ...
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Amazon has opened its second logistics hub in Montelimar in the South East of France.
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Online Software AG supports the first Media Markt in China with the PoS communications solution PRESTIGEenterprise - with official seal
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Domestic grocer X5 Retail Group said Friday that it is ramping up its 2010 store-opening plan amid a continued consumer recovery and is preparing to unveil an even more aggressive strategy for next year.
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Grupo Silvio Santos hired a consulting firm to sell its retail chain Bau da Felicidade, Brasil Economico reported, without saying where it obtained the information.
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According to LZ.net, in a first-time move Lidl will accept payments by credit card in Germany.
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According to LZ.net, Edeka plans to reorganize its entire supplier communication system. The retailer has decided to implement the software and transaction platform developed by Crossgate, which is a subsidiary of business software supplier SAP.
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On the sidelines of an investor and analyst event in South Korea and China, Tesco announced its plans to quadruple sales in China to GBP4 billion by 2015.
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Metro Cash & Carry has opened a new fish logistics centre near Frankfurt in Germany allowing nearly all fish species to reach stores within 48 hours since the moment they were caught. The centre will deliver around 250 tons of fresh fish and seafood to it...