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Carrefour Ends Interest In Tie-Up With Auchan: Reports

Carrefour has decided to end its interest in a possible tie-up with Auchan, after the two French retailers held exploratory talks in recent months, newspap...

Finland's S Group Extends Purchasing Agreement With Carrefour

Finland's S Group has announced that it is extending its purchasing agreement with Carrefour to include a range of internationally-branded products. A n...

More Than A Third Of UK Consumers Considering Stockpiling For Christmas: Study

More than a third (34%) of UK shoppers either have or are considering stockpiling food and drink products for the coming Christmas season, a new study by L...

Tesco Half-Year Results – What The Analysts Said

Tesco has reported a 3.0% increase in group sales (at constant exchange rates) in the first half of its financial year, with like-for-like sales up 1.2% at...

Tesco CEO Murphy Hails 'Resilience' Of Supply Chain As H1 Sales Rise

Tesco chief executive Ken Murphy has hailed the "resilience" of the retailer's supply chain, as well as the "depth of [its] supplier partner...

Discounter Lidl To Open First Stores In Latvia This Week

Lidl has announced that it plans to open its first 15 stores in Latvia this week, as it formally commences operations in the country. The discounte...

CD&R Wins Morrisons Auction, But Could Sainsbury's Be Next Fortress Play?

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has won the auction for Morrisons with a £7 billion bid, paving the way for the U.S. private equity f...

Spain's Eroski Sees Surge In Operating Profit In First Half

Spanish retailer Eroski has reported a 63% increase in operating profit in the first half of its financial year, to €105.9 million. The retailer re...