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Auchan signs revolving credit facility
Food and general merchandise retailer Auchan has signed an €800m (£686m) revolving credit facility with a syndicate of international banks, according to local press.The transaction raised a total of €1.3bn (£1.1bn) in syndication and was subsequently increased from the launch amount of €400m (£343m).The transaction was led by Banco Santander, ...
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NewsAsda home shopping centre
The grocer has opened its first home shopping centre, designed to extend retail capacity in its busiest locations.
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NewsAsda grows market share
Asda has said it is continuing to grow market share, driven by attracting more customers with its low prices and improving product quality.
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NewsAldi UK boss Paul Foley steps down
Aldi UK and Ireland managing director Paul Foley is to step down from the discount grocer with immediate effect.
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NewsMorrisons to create an extra 2,000 jobs
Supermarket group Morrisons is to create an additional 2,000 jobs in 2009 – 40% more than the 5,000 originally expected.
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NewsLidl to open Bolton store
Lidl has secured planning consent for a new store in Westhoughton, Bolton.
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OpinionThe right thing for M&S would be the wrong thing for high streets
The presence of an unmodernised Marks & Spencer store is a tell-tale sign of a high street which has seen better days.
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NewsBogofs could be banned
The supermarket buy-one, get-one free (bogof) offers could be banned under a Government plan to reduce Britain’s food waste.
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NewsAbel & Cole MD Duncan Gibson quits
Abel & Cole managing director Duncan Gibson has left the organic food home shopping retailer.
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NewsThorntons completes refinancing
Thorntons has completed its refinancing, having signed a new revolving credit facility of £52.5m.
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NewsHomeowners boost furniture sales in July
Holidaymakers deciding to revamp their homes instead of going away have been credited with boosting the furniture retail sector, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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NewsBRC: Food policy should be driven by customers
Food policy has to be driven by customers if it is to be successful, the British Retail Consortium has said as the Government launched its food security consultation.
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OpinionEmbracing digital media could give Asda an edge
Asda will next week steam ahead of the rest of the big four grocers in the social networking arena. And the bold move may well help it give the grocer an edge.
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News‘Staycations’ boost John Lewis sales
John Lewis has reported a 5.6% rise in sales in the week ending August 1, crediting increased footfall, the weather and the trend towards ‘staycations’.
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AnalysisA retailer’s complete guide to swine flu
You’re either sick with it or sick of the mention of it, but swine flu could have a serious impact on retail operations. Enough sensationalism, says Charlotte Hardie – how can retailers tackle it?
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NewsHow does Sainsburys.co.uk compare?
Last week Sainsbury’s launched its non-food offer online. But how does the site compare with those of rivals Tesco and Asda?
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Colruyt posts increased first-quarter sales
Discounter Colruyt posted first-quarter sales up 6.6 per cent to €1.67bn (£1.42bn) against the same period last year.Sales from the group’s retail business activities climbed 7.3 per cent to €1.28bn (£1.09bn). Wholesale and food service sales jumped 10.4 per cent to €287.5m (£244.4m) as a result of the growth of ...
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Casino's Exito business nakes deal with Cafam
Casino is to extend its reach in Colombia through a deal between its Exito business and local grocery and pharmacy group Caja de Compensación Familiar (Cafam).Exito will run Cafam’s 38 supermarkets and hypermarkets, while Cafam will operate Exito’s 91 drugstores, giving it a nationwide presence and a total of 150 ...
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NewsAsda builds social site to push transparency
Asda is to launch a social networking website next week as part of its plan to become a more transparent business.
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NewsTesco defends waste-meat policy
Tesco has hit back after being criticised by animal rights campaigners for sending waste meat to use to generate electricity.