On 18th of March 2013, Carrefour China opened a new store in the city of Hohhot, in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in north-central China. This new store has a sales area of 6,500 sq.m and a car park of 200 places.
On 18th of March 2013, Carrefour China opened a new store in the city of Hohhot, in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in north-central China. This new store has a sales area of 6,500 sq.m and a car park of 200 places.
Getting into a supermarket takes time, a lot of perseverance and more than a dash of anal attention to detail. It can take months to even get hold of the person you need to speak to, let alone convince them they want your product. But when you do make that all important breakthrough, you need [...]
Matahari Department Store (MDS) handover the sum of money as customer’s donation through cashier to Obor Berkat Indonesia (OBI) Foundation, which held on Wednesday, February 13, 2013. These donations are given to help the surgery for poor children that diagnose with hernia. Funds collected from customers transactions recorded amounting Rp. 330.377.415, – that has been [...]
Auditions get underway for season two of The Ultimate Braai Master, sponsored by Pick n Pay. Online entries for season two of South Africa’s extreme outdoor reality cooking competition The Ultimate Braai Master closed on Friday, 15 February with over 4000 people from across South Africa entering. Sponsored by Pick n Pay and supported by [...]
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of FamilyMart Co., Ltd. (Head Office, Toshima-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO, Junji Ueda), a resolution was passed implementing the personnel changes shown below with respect to the positions of executive officer and president and CEO. Please note that the change in official position of the Company’s president [...]
FamilyMart opened its first store in Indonesia, the FamilyMart Cibubur store. ■Area franchise agreement signed with Wings Group, a major local consumer goods wholesaler and manufacturer As part of its entry into this new market, FamilyMart has signed an area franchising agreement with PT. Fajar Mitra Indah, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Wings Group, a [...]
By Laura Elliott. The British favourite, retailer Marks & Spencer, has had its decision to expand into China welcomed by British expats living in the Middle Kingdom. It has so far taken four years for M&S to open just eight outlets in the country, however, the chain has now announced that it plans to double [...]
By Laura Elliott. UK supermarket giant Tesco has announced that it plans to off-load its loss-making Japanese branch. The retailer has managed to release itself from the struggling Japanese business for what has been described as a “nominal sum” paid to the country’s largest retailer. However, Tesco has also had to commit a shocking £40 [...]
By Laura Elliott. UK retailer Sainsbury’s is on Wednesday expected to make public a 5% rise in its pre-tax profit to around an estimated £700 million for the last year up to March 17. These results are a reflection of a successful 12 months for the supermarket chain, which has gained market share in clothing. [...]
By Laura Elliott. UK-based supermarket giant Tesco has reportedly set in motion a reshuffle of its senior management team in three key international markets. The move is thought to be an attempt to stabilise the retailer’s performance in those countries. The reshuffle has currently not yet been confirmed by Tesco, but will reportedly see its [...]
By Laura Elliott. An investigation by the Daily Telegraph has uncovered a startling new practice in China: the Chinese are registering UK High Street brand names as their own in the world’s fastest growing economy. According to the findings, stalwarts of retail including Sainsbury’s and John Lewis have had their names registered in China, which [...]
Since its inauguration in 2002, Natural Products Expo Asia (NPEA) has been acknowledged as a leading exhibition for natural, organic & health products in Asia. Approaching its 10th anniversary, the organizers are making efforts not only in execution of international pavilions as well as a highlighted theme – “Healthy Aging”, but also in consideration of [...]
By Laura Elliott. Upmarket UK retailer Waitrose has announced that it is preparing to sell its range of Oriental ready-meals to customers in South Korea. The move comes as part of a new export deal. The company already sells noodles in Hong King and rice in Thailand, and it now plans to have a range [...]
By Ewelina Stanik. Auchan retail group decided to file defamation suit against News Media, the founder of the lifenews.ru portal. which released the article about the tragedy of family who were poisoned with Auchan’s food. The first hearing will be held on the 28 of March in the Moscow Commercial Court. On 19 [...]
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