Supermarket

Sainsbury's Trials New Supermarket Layout

British supermarket Sainsbury’s is carrying out trials at six of its supermarkets in response to new and emerging shopping trends. The trials inc...

Loeb’s Third Point Takes Stake in Japan’s Seven And I Holdings

Activist investor Daniel Loeb’s Third Point LLC said it acquired a stake in Japan’s second-largest grocery and retail group Seven and i Holding...

Even Burkle Can’t Save Grocer As Fresh And Easy Falls Again

Billionaire Ron Burkle couldn’t save Fresh and Easy Neighborhood Market Inc. from joining A and P, Pathmark and Food Emporium as the newest victim of...

Coop Danmark Rebrands Private Label Organic Range As 365

Danish supermarket chain Coop Danmark has announced a rebrand of its private-label organic product line, which will now be known as 365. The strategy r...

Fresh Market Shares Soar On Report Founder Is Exploring Bid

Fresh Market Inc. shares jumped as much as 14 per cent on a report that founder and Chairman Ray Berry is exploring a bid for the grocery chain. Berry i...

Waitrose Launches Sweet English Wine

British supermarket chain Waitrose has launched a new sweet English wine called Denbies Noble Harvest. Expansion of the English winemaking scene has inc...

Christo Wiese’s Brait Ups Iceland Stake In $261 Million Deal

Brait SE, the investment company controlled by South African billionaire Christo Wiese, paid 172 million pounds ($261 million) to raise its stake in budget...

Wal-Mart Reaches ‘Line In Sand’ Moment In Push To Fix Stores

For months, a digital clock has counted relentlessly down - minutes, hours, days - inside the headquarters of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The timer was set up...