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La fin de l'ère Wal-Mart ?
« L'ère Wal-Mart approche de sa fin. » La chaîne de magasins, née en 1962, a pendant de longues années modelé les comportements sociaux et économiques de l'Amérique. Mais le « Wall Street Journal » s'interroge sur la perte d'influence du numéro un mondial...
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WAL-MART invests in DC in Brazil
The president of the Wal-Mart Brazil, Vicente Trius, has inaugurated the first stage of the modernization and expansion of the group's distribiution centre in Pirajá, Bahia. BRL32 million (USD14.8 million) is being invested in the DC that will service...
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BUT launches TV advertising campaign
Retail : News BUT launches TV advertising campaign BUT has announced that it has decided to take advantage of the law change in France in respect of retailers advertising on TV. The company has said that it will use its TV advertising to “brighten up...
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CARREFOUR 2006 profit boosted by disposals
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%...
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TESCO warns on US delay costs
Retail : News TESCO warns on US delay costs As reported in the Financial Times, Tesco has claimed that an attempt to put a court block on the construction of a grocery distribution centre in California could cost the retailer over USD50 million if successful....
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Fiche enseigne : CVS
Retour liste des fiches enseignes CVS Pharmacy Présentation : CVS/pharmacy est une chaîne de convenience store de pharmacie aux Etats-Unis. CVS est également la plus grande chaîne de pharmacie aux Etats-Unis, en nombre de magasins. CVS exploite des magasins...
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ASDA launches online gift card sales
Asda has started selling gift cards and vouchers online, targeted at both private and commercial clients. Asda states that the new offer is the “the ideal way to provide the gifts or incentives for your staff or customers whatever the size of your business....
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DELHAIZE beats FY guidance
Delhaize has this morning reported a 12.9% rise in full year 2006 net profit on ongoing operations to EUR425.6 million (USD533.9 million), beating its own guidance of between 8% and 12%. Operating profit on ongoing operations rose by 5.9% to EUR943.6...
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Fiche enseigne : Colruyt
Retour liste des fiches enseignes COLRUYT Historique : Colruyt est une entreprise belge de grande distribution. Elle est cotée sur Euronext belgique, indice BEL20. C'est en 1950 que la S.A. Ets Franz Colruyt est fondée. Même si c'est déjà dès 1925 que...
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EU hands over decision on CARREFOUR purchase of Ahold Polish stores
The European Commission yesterday said that Polish regulators will now take a decision to clear plans by Carrefour to buy Ahold's Polish store network. The companies asked the EU executive to approve the deal but the Polish competition authority requested...
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Les cyber-marchés peinent à s'imposer en France
Les cyber-marchés peinent à s'imposer en France Le commerce en ligne dans l'Hexagone se développe à une cadence effrenée: son chiffre d'affaires a progressé de 38% au premier semestre 2007. Mais les super-marchés en ligne peinent à en profiter. Ils affichent...
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CVS statements in continuing Caremark saga
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...
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RFID : Alien Technology passe à la Gen 2
Alien Technology vient de lancer la production d'une nouvelle génération de cartes et de lecteurs RFID basés sur le standard Gen 2. Approuvé fin 2004 par le consortium EPCglobal, ce standard commence à se répandre chez les fournisseurs de technologies....
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Allemagne - L'allemand Rewe veut accélérer son expansion
Rewe a publié des ventes qui ont augmenté de 4,2 %, à 43,45 milliards d'euros, soit une croissance deux fois plus élevée que celle de 2005 (+ 2,2 %), pour une rentabilité d'exploitation (Ebita) en hausse de 25 %, à 655 millions d'euros. Rewe, qui table...
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ASDA boss pledges to offer all non-food online by 2010
The chief executive of Asda, Andy Bond, has told Retail Week that he wants to launch the retailer’s general merchandise offer online within the next three years. "In two to three years, we will have our whole general merchandise offer online. A lot of...
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TESCO attacked in US
In the USA, Tesco is already facing the threat of a Wal-Mart style backlash from environmentalists and union campaigners before it opens its first store in the country. The Urban & Environmental Policy Initiative (UEPI), in Los Angeles, has warned that...
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CARREFOUR in talks with HDFC for Indian JV
Retail : News CARREFOUR in talks with HDFC for Indian JV According to unconfirmed reports in the Indian press, citing unnamed sources, Carrefour is in talks with Housing Development Finance Corp (HDFC) for a planned Indian retailing venture. As regulations...
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WAL-MART segments shoppers into three groups
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...
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La Russie, nouvel eldorado des Mulliez
Ce n’est certes qu’un symbole mais il est révélateur des mutations en train de s’opérer sur l’échiquier mondial de la grande distribution. Détenteur depuis de longues années du record mondial de l’hypermarché dégageant le plus de chiffre d’affaires, le...
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CVS response to Caremark merger vote
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...
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RFID : la France veut créer un pôle de coordination
Bercy encourage le développement de la RFID, technologie d'identification par radio fréquence pour la traçabilité d'objets. Jeudi, lors d'un déplacement sur le pôle de compétitivité de Rousset (Bouches-du-Rhône), Hervé Novelli, secrétaire d'Etat chargé...
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PUBLIX FY results
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...
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Les MDD portent un discours de marque
PHILIPPE BRETON : consultant spécialisé sur les marques de distributeurs (MDD) Avec l’ouverture de la télévision à la grande distribution depuis le1er janvier, les marques de distributeurs (MDD) apparaissent sur le petit écran. Le rapport de force avec...
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TESCO Clubcard to go global
In an exclusive interview in Retail Week, the chief executive of Tesco, Sir Terry Leahy, has said that he wants to launch the Clubcard loyalty scheme in every country where the retailer operates. The programme is already available in Ireland and South...
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Benoît Lheureux, nouvel homme fort du directoire d’Auchan
Benoît Lheureux, nouvel homme fort du directoire d’Auchan Un an après le remplacement du fondateur Gérard Mulliez par son petit cousin Vianney Mulliez à la présidence du conseil de surveillance du groupe Auchan, une autre page est en train de se tourner...