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UK: Tesco moves ‘click & collect’ into schools
British hypermarket chain Tesco has started to offer ‘click & collect’ at schools. Parents who drop off their children at school every day now can use that same trip for another purpose. T...
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Huge growth in shoppers hunting online for best grocery deals
Latest figures by IGD ShopperVista reveal that almost a third of shoppers (30%) - up from 6% in 2010 - are using the internet before they go shopping to find which stores are offering the best food and groce...
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GERMANY: Discounters Aldi and Lidl continue domestic growth
Growth at German discount grocers Aldi Sud, Aldi Nord and Lidl is continuing unabated in their home market, German magazine Focus reported recently. Aldi and Lidl pioneered the concept of discounted food...
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PepsiCo posts YTD profit increase
PepsiCo has posted a strong jump in year-to-date group profits, despite what it describes as "ongoing macro-economic volatility" in many of its markets. Net profits in the nine months to 7 September were...
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GERMANY: Rewe Group updates on new openings
At the Expo Real real estate show in Munich, Rewe Group provided an update on its store openings this year. The German retailer plans to launch 140 new full-assortment stores in Germany this year. These will...
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Haribo announces new production site in Germany
After a long search for a suitable site for its expansion plans, German sweets producer Haribo has announced that it is to construct a new logistics and production site just a few kilometers outside Haribo’s...
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FRANCE: ITM (Intermarché) seeks 15% three-year growth
ITM (Intermarché) plans sales increases of 5% per year over the next three years. The statement came from Philippe Manzoni, President of ITM Alimentaire, in an interview with LSA. To achieve its aim, the Fre...
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EUROPE: Volume of retail trade up by 0.2% in EU28 in July 2013
The seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade rose by 0.1% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU28, in July 2013 compared with June 2013, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the...
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FRANCE: Carrefour predicted to struggle over the next 5 years
With 9,994 stores in 33 countries, Carrefour currently sits in 3rd place in Kantar Retail's European Top-20 retailers. However, Kantar Retail is warning that Carrefour group sales are expected to decline ove...
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AUSTRIA: Billa expands online shopping range
Austrian supermarket chain Billa which is part of the Rewe group is expanding its online operation. The assortment has been extended from 4,500 products to 5,000 products and the internet presence has been m...
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