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Tesco-Booker Merger Receives Final Approval From UK Competition Authority

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it is clearing the proposed merger between Tesco and wholesale group Booker. A...

Conviviality To Acquire P&H-Owned Stores In £25 Million Deal

UK wholesaler and distributor Conviviality has agreed to buy more than 100 convenience stores from troubled wholesale company Palmer & Harvey, acco...

Russia's X5 Retail To Acquire O'Key Supermarket Business

Russia’s X5 Retail Group has announced that it is acquiring the supermarket business of food retailer O’Key. The acquisition will consist of...

Metro Sees Steady Sales Growth In First Trading Year

German retailer Metro has reported that sales increased by 1.6%, to €37.1 billion, in its 2017 financial year, with like-for-like sales up by 0.5%....

Brexit Transition Phase 'Must Not Undermine Single Market: EuroCommerce

EuroCommerce, the group that represents the retail sector in Europe, has said that 'sufficient progress has been achieved' on early Brexit negotiations, al...

Grocery Inflation Standing At +3.6% In UK, Kantar Worldpanel Says

Grocery inflation in the UK stood at +3.6% for the 12 week period to December 3, according to Kantar Worldpanel, meaning that prices in the UK have now bee...

Aldi, Tesco The Big Winners In Latest Kantar Worldpanel Figures

The last set of Kantar Worldpanel UK market-share figures before Christmas show that Aldi remains the country’s fastest-growing supermarket, while Te...

Dutch Retailer Jumbo Set To Unveil First Store In Belgium

Dutch retailer Jumbo is reportedly looking to open its first store in Belgium, in Bree, in the north-east province of Limburg. The retailer is set to op...