Distrib-news : l'actualité de la grande distribution

Retail : News WOOLWORTHS (UK) to expand use of kiosks in store Woolworths (UK) has announced that it is going to sell mobile phone ringtones through kiosks instore. The expanding product range at kiosks is likely to be mirrored with a further rolling...

Retail : News WAL-MART segments shoppers into three groups In an interview with the New York Times, Wal-Mart’s new chief merchandising officer, John Fleming, and new chief marketing officer Stephen Quinn, have revealed how Wal-Mart segments its shoppers...

Retail : News Walmart mexico - WALMEX investments in northern Mexico Wal-Mart’s Mexican subsidiary Walmex has announced plans to invest USD107 million in northern Mexico this year. The investment represents 11% of Walmex’s capital expenditure programme...

Retail : News STAPLES posts strong results Staples has announced its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 3, 2007 . Total company sales for the fourth quarter grew 18% from last year to USD5.3 billion. Excluding an extra week...

Retail : News SPAR (AUSTRIA) FY 2006 results SPAR ( Austria ) has reported a 9.2% rise in total group sales for 2006 to EUR7.97 billion (USD10.99 billon), mainly due to increased sales from its foreign country operations. Domestic sales rose by 4% to...

Retail : News SEARS FY results Sears has reported that for the fiscal year of 53 weeks ended February 3, 2007 , total revenues were USD53,012 million, an increase of 8.4% compared with last year. For the year, domestic comparable store sales declined...

Retail : News SAINSBURY boss says business as usual Speaking on the sidelines of a retail conference yesterday, the chief executive of Sainsbury, Justin King, said that it was business as usual and would not be drawn on the potential of several takeover...

Retail : News PUBLIX FY results In the USA , Publix has reported financial results for the year ended December 30, 2006 . Net sales rose 5.2% to USD21.7 billion. Comparable store sales were also up 5.2% while net income rose 10.9% to USD1.1 billion, or...

Retail : News METRO launches national initiative for nutrition/exercise in Germany Metro Group and German football coach Joachim Löw have joined forces for a healthy lifestyle by launching a national initiative for nutrition and exercise. The number of...

Retail : News LIDL expands DC network in UK Lidl UK has unveiled plans to build a distribution centre in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham , in North East England, leading to the creation of 250 full and part-time jobs. Local media report that Lidl has submitted...