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All UK Supermarkets In Growth, Kantar Worldpanel Figures Reveal

The latest UK market-share figures from Kantar Worldpanel have shown that all major supermarket groups are currently in growth, with the data firm reportin...

Tesco Hands Store Staff A Pay Raise As UK Minimum Wage Bites

Tesco Plc said it’s boosting pay for U.K. store staff as Britain’s largest private-sector employer prepares for imminent increases in the count...

Rewe Group CEO Caparros To Take C&A Leadership Role

Current Rewe Group chief executive Alain Caparros, who is departing his role on 30 June, is poised to lead the European operations for clothing and textile...

Colruyt Group Posts 3.4% Increase In Revenue To €9.4bn

Belgium’s Colruyt Group has posted a 3.4% increase in full-year revenue, to €9.4 billion. The performance was boosted by the acquisition of F...

German Grocery Market Expected To Grow 10.5% By 2021: IGD

Germany’s grocery market is forecasted to be worth €259 billion by 2021 – a growth rate of 10.5% – according to new figure...

Amazon-Whole Foods Deal Puts Spotlight On France's Carrefour

Carrefour SA, which pioneered the big-box supermarket combining food and general merchandise in the 1960s, has been stepping up efforts to fuse e-commerce...

Sainsbury’s Said To Be Close To Bidding For Nisa Convenience Group

UK retailer Sainsbury's is said to be close to submitting a formal bid to acquire Nisa, a wholesaler and convenience-store group that counts more than 2,50...

Amazon Said To Plan Cuts To Shed Whole Foods' Pricey Image

When Amazon.com Inc. completes its acquisition of Whole Foods Market Inc., Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos will try to keep the grocer’s reputatio...