La grande distribution : l'actualité France - Rallye grimpe au capital d’un Casino en petite forme Le holding Rallye se renforce dans Casino, à 48,79 % du capital et 63,24 % des droits de vote, via l'exercice automatique d'options d'achat arrivées à échéance...

La grande distribution : l'actualité Pays-Bas - Laurus poursuit sa cure d'amaigrissement Pour le troisième exercice d'affilée, la filiale à 45 % de Casino a accusé une perte nette de 45 millions d'euros, contre 66 millions en 2005. Le chiffre d'affaires...

La grande distribution : l'actualité Royaume-Uni - Les 2,9 % de Berkshire Hathaway font bondir le titre Tesco L’annonce d’une participation de 2,9 % du fonds américain Berkshire Hathaway dans Tesco a fait flamber le titre du distributeur britannique avant...

Retail : News Oracle's benefits chief takes on benefits in Europe, Middle East and Africa Oracle's benefits chief for the UK , Chris Wilson, has taken on a new position with the software company as benefits director for Europe , Middle East and Africa...

Retail : News Oracle targets CFOs with Hyperion acquisition After much speculation as to which IT vendor would make a move to acquire one of the major business intelligence software vendors, it is interesting to see Oracle announce its US$3.3 billion...

Retail : News AHOLD Giant-Landover “green” prototype store opens At the end of last week, Ahold Giant Food in the USA opened its latest prototype store, a full-service, food-and-pharmacy combination "Super Giant" in Urbana , MD , that the retailer characterises...

Retail : News COLES in UK on roadshow According to unconfirmed reports in the Australian press, the chairman of Coles Group, Rick Allert, has taken the sale roadshow of the retailer to the UK for talks with potential buyers ranging from Tesco and Carrefour...

Retail : News LIDL opens new DC in Germany In Germany , Lidl has opened a new regional distribution centre located in Bernburg, Saxony-Anhalt to supply its stores in the states of Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony . The 125,000-square-metre warehouse will employ...

Retail : News NETTO starts automated ordering Edeka-owned discount retailer Netto has started automated ordering based on demand forecasts for its distribution centres. According to Lebensmittel Zeitung, the discounter has deployed the software “Gold...

Retail : News SAINSBURY bidders give themselves a deadline According to reports in the Sunday newspapers, the private equity consortium presently considering a bid for Sainsbury will decide within eight days whether to abandon the bid or to launch a former...