Distrib-news : l'actualité de la grande distribution

According to reports in the Italian press, Metro’s local cash & carry operation has become part of the Intermedia buying group. Bennet, Lombardini and PAM are already part of the Intermedia group.

To promote longer store openings in many of its outlets, Rewe supermarkets in Germany have launched a bonus scheme for customers who make use of the W. Brandenburg butcher service counters. With ten purchases after 7pm documented in the 'Wurst-Pass' ('sausage...

L'éditeur de progiciels de gestion intégrée Generix Group(GNX) a dégagé en 2006 un résultat net multiplié par 13,7 à 2,5 millions d'euros, soit 11% du chiffre d'affaires. L'EBE a progressé de 88% à 3,3 millions d'euros, tandis que le résultat d'exploitation...

French retail and luxury group PPR (Pinault Printemps Redoute), owner of entertainment and electronics retailer Fnac, has announced its annual results for 2006. Total group revenue was up 5.9% to EUR17.9 billion (USD22.5 billion) from EUR16.9 billion...

US drugstore chain CVS has issued a statement in response to the decision by the Delaware Chancery Court to deny the motions of Express Scripts to postpone the Caremark shareholder meeting. The court noted that further delay would cause uncertainty and...

Luc Vandevelde has resigned as chairman of Carrefour after it was disclosed that two new shareholders, Groupe Arnault and Colony Capital, had amassed a nearly 10% stake in the company. Luc Vandevelde is being replaced by Robert Halley of the Halley family,...

Boosted by disposals, Carrefour has this morning reported a 58% increase in net profit for 2006 to EUR2.268 billion (USD2.8 billion). Excluding the effect of divestments, principally the sale of assets in South Korea, net profit increased by just 3.3%...

La grande distribution : l'actualité Le recrutement record de la SSII vise des jeunes diplômés de niveau Bac + 5, de grandes écoles et d'universités, ainsi que des expérimentés pas forcément informaticiens. Les postes sont disponibles dans toutes les...

La grande distribution : l'actualité Groupe Arnault et Colony Capital contrôlent 9,8 % du groupe. Luc Vandevelde cède sa place à Robert Halley. LA SURPRISE A ÉTÉ TOTALE. Hier matin, Groupe Arnault et Colony Capital ont annoncé leur irruption dans le capital...

La grande distribution : l'actualité France - Luc Vandevelde quitte Carrefour tandis que Groupe Arnault et Colony Capital entrent au capital du distributeur Bernard Arnault et le fonds Colony Capital ont annoncé avoir acquis ces dernières semaines 9,8...