Distrib-news : l'actualité de la grande distribution

Selon le « Financial Times », Bernard Arnaud et Colony Capital ont demandé à être représentés au capital du groupe Carrefour par Sébastien Bazin, président des opérations européennes de Colony et Nicolas Bazire, président du holding privé du groupe Arnault....

As reported in Retail Week, in the UK, Sainsbury has lost two high profile executives from its pharmacy and convenience division. Sainsbury's convenience director of operations Jonathan Lawson will leave at the end of next month, and Martyn Hardy, Sainsbury's...

According to unconfirmed reports in the UK press, a second consortium of private equity firms, Bain Capital, Apollo Management and Vornado Realty, are thought to be interested in making a bid for Sainsbury. Meanwhile, it is understood that the original...

According to unconfirmed reports in the Indian press, US discounter Kmart is believed to gearing up for an entry into the local market with a cash & carry operation. There are also reportedly plans to forge a franchisee tie up with an Indian partner.

According to unconfirmed reports in the Spanish press, El Corte Inglés has signed an agreement with the Mexican chain Cadena de Tiendas Departamentales to introduce the Sfera clothing chain on the Mexican market. The partners plan to initially set up...

According to reports in Financial Times Deutschland, Edeka may have to pay around EUR320 million (USD422.3 million) as a “dowry” to Rewe along with the sale of its loss making DIY subsidiary Marktfauf. At the beginning of January, it was reported that...

In a press release, Edeka has stated it is launching a free nationwide customer magazine starting 19 March under the title 'Mit Liebe' (with love). The 52-page magazine with an initial circulation of 1.7 million copies has been developed in conjunction...

In response to the results of the Caremark shareholder vote approving the CVS/Caremark merger, US drugstore chain CVS issued the following statement: "(The) vote reinforces the compelling logic underpinning the merger of the nation's largest pharmacy...

According to reports in the Australian press, Coles Group has undertaken a wide ranging restructuring of top management positions at its supermarket business. The retailer has come under the scrutiny of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission...

According to unconfirmed reports this morning, Bernard Arnault and Colony Capital have asked for two seats on the board of Carrefour. The two bought a 9.8% stake in Carrefour last month. Carrefour has declined to comment on the report but has told the...