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C. Banner Details Plans to Open First Flagship Hamleys Store in Nanjing, China
Sep 6, 2016"We expect the addition of Hamleys brand will provide a great boost to enhance the company's overall brand value, image and exposure. C. Banner International has detailed its plans to open its first Hamleys flagship store in Nanjing, ...
Tags: C.Banner, Hamleys flagship store
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Revenues for World's 250 Largest Retailers Reached $4.3 Trillion in The Last Fiscal Year
Jan 21, 2014Despite tough economic conditions, revenues for the world's 250 largest retailers reached $4.3 trillion in the last fiscal year (June 2012 through June 2013). The average size of the top 250 retailers exceeded $17 billion according to the ...
Tags: Retail Economy, Service
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Milkysnugz Brand - Compatible with 98 Percent of Baby Bottles
Jan 8, 2014Range aims to provide comfort by keeping baby bottles warm while doubling up as a soft 'buddy to snuggle up with.' The Milkysnugz range of baby bottle comforters and warmers will now be available at Tesco stores throughout the UK. The ...
Tags: Milkysnugz range, baby bottle, Tesco, warmer
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Asda Sees Its Underlying Sales Slow in The Last Three Months of Its Financial Year
Feb 22, 2013Asda, the UK's second-largest retailer, saw its underlying sales slow in the last three months of its financial year. The company today (21 February) reported its like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, increased by 0.1% in the 14 weeks to 5 ...
Tags: Asda, underlying sales, financial year
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Results From The First Set of UK Tests on Beef Products for Horsemeat
Feb 19, 2013Results from the first set of UK tests on beef products for horsemeat have in the main cleared the country's retailers. Products from Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, The Co-operative Group and Iceland Foods tested negative for traces of ...
Tags: UK FSA, Horsemeat, Test Results
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Half-Year Profits at Coles Increases by More Than 15%
Feb 19, 2013Half-year profits at Coles, Australia's second-largest retailer, increased by more than 15%, owner Wesfarmers has reported. Earnings before interest and tax from Coles for the six months to the end of December were up 15.1% at A$755m. ...
Tags: Coles, profits, second-largest retailer
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Irish Grocery Sales Fell 0.9% in The 12 Weeks to 5 August
Dec 12, 2012Irish grocery sales fell 0.9% in the 12 weeks to 5 August, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel. The decline was not as steep as the 1.3% slide in the 12 weeks to 8 July but again demonstrated the pressure consumers in ...
Tags: grocery sales, latest data, Kantar Worldpanel, Kantar, Tesco, SuperValu
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Coles Saw Profits Increase 16% in Its Last Financial Year
Dec 10, 2012Coles, Australia's second-largest retailer, saw profits increase 16% in its last financial year on the back of sales boosted by more transactions at its outlets. The company booked EBIT of A$1.36bn (US$1.43bn) for the year to the end of ...
Tags: Fy Profits, financial year, savings pool
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Coles Has Booked a Jump in Full-Year Sales Despite a Highly Competitive Retail Environment
Dec 10, 2012Australian grocery retailer Coles has booked a jump in full-year sales despite a highly competitive retail environment and food price deflation. Wesfermers, the coal-to-grocery conglomerate that owns Coles, revealed today (26 July) that ...
Tags: grocery retailer, retail environment, deflationary environment
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Carrefour Is Reportedly in Talks to Combine Venture in Turkey
Dec 10, 2012Carrefour is reportedly in talks to combine its venture in Turkey with local rival Migros Ticaret. Bloomberg Friday (28 September) reported Carrefour and Migros were in "early" talks over a possible combination of the two businesses. ...
Tags: venture, stock exchange, local venture
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Robust,Single-Minded and Colourful Were Three Words That Sprung to Mind AsCarrefour CEO
Dec 10, 2012Robust, single-minded and colourful were three words that sprung to mind asCarrefour CEO Georges Plassat discussed his plans for the French retail giant yesterday (30 August). However, some investors would like a little less gloss and a lot ...
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Carrefour CFO Expects a Series of Measures to Help Improve The Retailer's Performance
Dec 10, 2012Carrefour CFO Pierre-Jean Sivignon has insisted he expects a series of measures to help improve the retailer's performance after it reported another quarter of falling sales in its domestic market. Speaking on the firm's earnings call ...
Tags: Carrefour, hypermarkets, retailer, market