New Grocery Location Saves Energy and Maintenance Costs with Cree? LED Lighting DURHAM, NC -- Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-scale grocery retailer in the northeast United States, recently selected energy-efficient LED lighting by ...
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South 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 ...
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The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 33.2 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 5,036.9 points, and the broader All Ordinaries index was up 32.7 points, or 0.65 per cent, at 5,057.2 points. On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures ...
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The Australian sharemarket has closed slightly weaker, snapping a 10-day winning streak, after markets in the US fell. At 4.15pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index had fallen 17.9 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 4878.8 points, and the ...
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South African supermarket operator Shoprite Holdings has booked an increase in first-half sales, boosted by higher domestic sales and a weaker rand. Revenues in the six months to the end of December climbed 6.9% on a like-for-like ...
Morrisons today (7 January) hinted that an announcement regarding its long-awaited launch into online retail could be nearing. The supermarket operator, which earlier this morning booked a 2.5% drop in like-for-like sales in the quarter ...
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Last week may have been the first week back at our desks after the new year, but we hit the ground running with news that Unilever sold its Skippy peanut butter business to Hormel Foods. At first glance, a mainstream brand like Skippy ...
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Dutch supermarket operator and wholesaler Sligro has survived a fourth-quarter slowdown to report a 2% lift in full-year sales. For the 12 months to the end of December, Sligro said today (2 January) that net sales increased by 1.9% on ...
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Dutch supermarket operator and wholesaler Sligro has booked a 25.2% drop in operating profit as intense price competition and challenging economic conditions weighed on margins. The firm revealed this morning (19 July) that net profit ...
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South African supermarket operator Pick n Pay has booked an increase in first-half sales. In the six months to the end of August, group sales were up 5.9%, with like-for-like sales growth of 3.2%. The company said that although new ...
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UK supermarket operator Asda has unveiled plans to extend its sustainability partnership with suppliers after the group's investment in sustainability generated an 85% increase in cost savings, which rose to GBP13m (US$20.9m) last year. ...
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The appointment of former Tesco UK chief Richard Brasher as Pick n Pay's new CEO last week may not be enough to turn around the fortunes of the South African supermarket operator, some analysts have suggested. Brasher, who will relocate ...
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South African supermarket operator Shoprite Holdings said it was able to report "strong growth" in its first quarter, despite ongoing "depressed market conditions". The company said total sales increased by 15.6% in the three months to ...
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