Australians are drinking 25 per cent less alcohol than 40 years ago, according to a new report prepared by the Australian Liquor Stores Association (ALSA). ALSA said the report, which it said was based on data sourced from the Australian ...
Tags: Liquor Stores, alcohol, Agriculture
Morrisons, the last of the big four supermarkets to offer online sales, plans to launch its online service in January. Morrisons' boss acknowledged that the retailer was 'late to the party' but was determined to make 'quite an entrance' ...
Morrisons, the UK's fourth-largest grocer, has snapped up 49 former Blockbusters stores as it continues to expand its fledgling network of convenience outlets. The deal, struck for an undisclosed sum, follows Morrisons' move earlier this ...
Tags: Morrisons, grocer, Blockbusters stores
Russian retailer Magnit booked a 71.62% increase in full-year EBITDA today (22 January), driven by improved margins and higher sales. The company said that EBITDA rose from RUB27.6bn (US$939.3m) in 2011 to RUB47.37bn in 2012. In 2012, the ...
Tags: Magnit, margins, higher sales, EBITDA
UK retailer Morrisons lost ground to its bigger rivals Asda and Sainsbury's, Kantar Worldpanel claimed today (11 September) as they issued their latest sales data on the country's grocery sector. The UK's fourth largest grocer saw its ...
Tags: grocery sector, ground, grocer, market share
US convenience retailer 7-Eleven has announced the acquisition of the retail and wholesale assets of Texas firm Tetco for an undisclosed sum. The deal will see 7-Eleven take on Tetco's company-owned convenience outlets in Utah and the ...
Tags: convenience retailer, retailer, convenience outlets, 7-Eleven
Holland's Pies,a UK-based producer of pies,puddings and pastries,is introducing a range of savory slices at independent convenience outlets and garage forecourts across the north west England. The new range features three 160g slices ...
Tags: slices, unbaked pies, puff
US-based Brown-Forman is all set to re-launch price-marked packs for its Southern Comfort brand for Christmas 2012. The Southern Comfort original PMPs, a 70cl bottle (£15.99) and a 35cl bottle (£9.49), which were first ...
Tags: Price-Marked Packaging, Spirit Bottles, drinking occasions
Roberts PolyPro, a producer of product packaging lines based in the US, and a subsidiary of Pro Mach, will launch a bottle handle applicator at forthcoming Pack Expo 2012. With a capacity of 20 cases per minute, the new Inline ...