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Carrefour Deploys New 'Urban' Store Format In Italy

Carrefour has deployed a new 'urban' store format in Italy, offering a wider assortment of products and 'handyman' services for customers. The first rem...

UK Summer Grocery Sales At Their Highest In Three Years

This summer, the UK has seen the highest increase in supermarket sales since 2013, for the four weeks ending 13 August 2016. Nielsen’s latest repo...

Verdict Retail: British Consumer Confidence Increased In July

British consumer confidence increased in July, the month following the Brexit vote, according to the latest Consumer Confidence Tracker by Verdict Retail....

7-Eleven Opens Its 60,000th Store

Global retail chain 7‑Eleven Inc. has celebrated the opening of its 60,000th store. The 7‑Eleven chain of convenience stores was founded as the S...

Swedish Retailers More Pessimistic About Retail Sector, Study Finds

A study by the Swedish Trade Federation has found that retailers in the country are slightly pessimistic about the prospects for the wider retail sector, h...

Wal-Mart Outlook Rebuts Target’s View Of Jittery U.S. Shopper

Sorry, Target Corp., but the U.S. consumer isn’t the problem. That’s the view of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which boosted its forecast on Thursda...

Sonae Increases Sales By 4.4% In First Half

Portuguese retailer Sonae posted a consolidated turnover of €2.43 billion in the first half the year, a 4.4% increase on the previous year. The ret...

Schultz Joins Groupe Casino As Chairman Of Monoprix

Groupe Casino has announced the appointment of Regis Schultz as the new chairman of Monoprix, as well as a member of the executive committee of the retail...