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Retail Analysts Weigh Up Rumoured Tesco Discount Fascia

Following news at the weekend that Tesco is rumoured to be planning a new discount format – Jack's – analysts have speculated on what...

French Anti-Trust Authority To Probe Supermarket Purchasing Alliances

France's Autorité de la concurrence (competition authority) has said that it plans to investigate whether several purchasing alliances recently...

Sainsbury's Defends New Chairman From Criticism Over Lloyds Role

Sainsbury's, the British grocer that has agreed to buy rival Asda, has defended its new chairman, dismissing a shareholder's suggestion that he might be ta...

Tesco-Carrefour Alliance Is Credit Positive For Both Retailers: Moody's

Moody's Investors Service has said that the recently-announced purchasing tie-up between Tesco and Carrefour is credit positive for both retailers, however...

Retailer Casino And L’Oréal Team Up To Launch New Beauty Stores

French supermarket retailer Casino and beauty products group L'Oréal have teamed up to launch new beauty stores in Paris, in a further sign of retai...

Morrisons Q1 Results: What The Analysts Said

UK retailer Morrisons has posted positive like-for-like sales growth of 3.6% in the first quarter of its financial year, with the Bradford-based retailer c...

Sainsbury’s/Asda Confirm Merger Plans: What The Analysts Said

The news that Sainsbury’s and Asda, the UK’s number two and number three supermarkets respectively, could be on the verge of a historic merger,...

Sainsbury’s, Asda 'Close To Securing Merger Deal', Source Says

Sainsbury's, Britain's No. 2 supermarket, and Asda, the UK arm of Walmart that is the No. 3 player, are close to securing a merger deal, a source with know...