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Food Retail Is in Tougher Situation in Australia
Apr 27, 2015Food retail in Australia is among the better-performing retail sectors contributing to only a modest rise is sales figures in February 2015. The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) said the seasonally adjusted rise (0.7 percent ...
Tags: Food Retail, food retail sector
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The Rise of The "Hybrid Consumer" Is an Emerging Trend
Jun 4, 2013The rise of the "hybrid consumer" is an emerging trend with significant implications for food companies, food retailers and foodservice companies. According to a new report from Rabobank, consumers are becoming less interested in ...
Tags: Packaging, hybrid consumer, food
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Bridgelux Announced The Commercial Availability of Vero LED Array Solid-State Light Source
Apr 22, 2013LED chip and lighting array maker Bridgelux Inc of Livermore, CA, USA has announced the commercial availability of its Vero LED array solid-state light source, which was unveiled last December. All form factors of Vero LED arrays are now ...
Tags: LED Arrays, LED chip, lighting
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Shoprite Holdings Books an Increase in Half-Year Profits
Feb 21, 2013South African supermarket operator Shoprite Holdings said it has maintained its "robust and established" growth pattern, booking an increase in half-year profits. Earnings for the six month period earnings grew 19.6% to ZAR1.70bn ...
Tags: supermarket operator, Shoprite Holdings, growth pattern
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CEO Expresses Dissatisfaction with Its Profits in 2012
Feb 13, 2013Swedish retailer Axfood saw its profits increase in 2012 but CEO Anders Strålman expressed dissatisfaction with the company's like-for-like sales. Axfood booked a 4.5% rise in profit after tax to SEK895m. Impairment costs at its ...
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Wal-Mart Has Appointed Lev Khasis to The Post of President and Chief Executive
Jan 8, 2013Wal-Mart has appointed Lev Khasis to the post of president and chief executive of new formats at Wal-Mart International, in a move the retail giant indicated would enhance its ability to develop new formats. Khasis has worked at Wal-Mart ...
Tags: Wal Mart, retail, new formats, food
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The Co-operative Group Has Appointed Kingfisher Executive Euan Sutherland as Its New CEO
Dec 24, 2012UK retailer The Co-operative Group has appointed Kingfisher executive Euan Sutherland as its new CEO. Sutherland, 43, will take up the role in May next year, the UK's fifth largest grocer said today (19 December). Sutherland, COO at home ...
Tags: UK retailer, CEO, Kingfisher executive Euan Sutherland
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Michelle Russell Takes a Look at The Highs and Lows for International Retailers in 2012
Dec 20, 2012Grocers undoubtedly felt the economic pressures in 2012 with discounters enjoying buoyant growth as a result of an increase in value-seeking consumers. Shoppers' focus on value led to rising online sales and further investment in the ...
Tags: economic pressures, buoyant growth, value-seeking consumers
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Nualight to Install LED Lighting in 800 Co-Operative Group Food Stores
Aug 16, 2011Nualight has signed a multi-million dollar deal to install LED lighting in the refrigerators and freezers of 800 Co-Operative group food stores throughout the UK. Nualight (Cork, Ireland), a leading specialist in LED lighting for the food ...
Tags: market view, led light
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Nualight Has Signed a Multi-Million Dollar Deal
Aug 16, 2011Nualight has signed a multi-million dollar deal to install LED lighting in the refrigerators and freezers of 800 Co-Operative group food stores throughout the UK. Nualight (Cork, Ireland), a leading specialist in LED lighting for the food ...
Tags: led light