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Spar International to expand presence in India with new hypermarkets

Spar International to expand presence in India with new hypermarkets

Spar, the world’s largest voluntary food retail chain, has announced plans for significant growth in India which will see 25 Spar Hypermarket stores and an anticipated increasing its current workforce of 2,500 across the country to 3,300 by the end

05/06/2015 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Rising food prices will impact grocery choices of most UK shoppers, Nielsen reports

Rising food prices will impact grocery choices of most UK shoppers, Nielsen reports

Eighty-five percent of global consumers, and 81% of UK consumers, say rising food prices will impact their choice of grocery products, according to a new study by Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch

10/10/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Department stores flourish in China and retail sales double in value, Mintel reports

Department stores are flourishing in China despite increasing competition from other formats and channels, according to new research from Mintel. Reflecting the increased wealth of Chinese consumers, and the increased disposable income this has brought with it, Mintel’s research reveals

18/03/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Retail Spotlight: drive-through – an alternative to online retailing in France?

Retail Spotlight: drive-through – an alternative to online retailing in France?

In this month’s Retail Times and Euromonitor International Retail Spotlight, Raphaël Moreau, retailing analyst at Euromonitor International, explores the growth of drive-through delivery formats in France and considers how they may operate alongside hypermarkets in a multi-channel retail environment Unlike

14/08/2012 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Self-checkout technology forecast to double in Europe in next four years

Self-checkout technology forecast to double in Europe in next four years

In a Retail Times exclusive, Leyla Feghhi, retail marketing director at self-checkout supplier, Wincor Nixdorf, reveals why the technology is poised for growth and the retailer benefits Self-checkout technology is forecast to double in Europe in the next four years,

03/03/2012 | Manufacturer news, Retail equipment, Retail News, Retail Technology, Retailer News, Services Time | Read More

Retail Spotlight: is there a future for the hypermarket store format?

In the second Retail Times and Euromonitor International Retail Spotlight feature, Jon Wright, head of retailing research at Euromonitor International, explores the future opportunity for hypermarkets At a global level, hypermarkets have been a growth engine of grocery retailing, accounting

10/02/2012 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Conlumino: Carrefour should focus on multi-channel not dated hypermarkets

Carrefour has reported a marginal rise of just 0.5% for its full year 2011. A weak fourth quarter performance, which saw group sales decline by 0.8%, capped off what has been a pretty dire year for the world’s second largest

19/01/2012 | Online food retailing, Online non-food retailing grocers, Online retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Casino posts 14.5% rise in group sales in Q4 but low domestic growth

Casino posts 14.5% rise in group sales in Q4 but low domestic growth

Casino has reported a 14.5% rise in group sales for Q4 2011, driven by its international operations in emerging markets, but low growth in its home market in France.  Domestic sales growth slowed to just 0.2%, compared to 1.2% growth in

17/01/2012 | Online food retailing, Online non-food retailing grocers, Online retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Spar International opens 10th hypermarket in India

Spar International opens 10th hypermarket in India

Spar has opened its tenth hypermarket in India. The new store is the retailer’s first in in Gurgaon, a city south-west of Delhi.  The 6,600sq m hypermarket offers a wide variety of products and has 39 checkout points, which Spar

26/09/2011 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Spar’s sales nudge €30bn on back of international expansion

Spar’s sales nudge €30bn on back of international expansion

Spar’s worldwide sales grew 4.5% to €29.8bn in 2010, aided by aggressive expansion of stores into new countries and regions. The results continue a positive sales performance with cumulative growth of 10.4% in the last two years. Gordon Campbell, managing

31/05/2011 | Convenience and independent retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Retail Chinn-wag: Tesco’s rise in Malaysia

Retail Chinn-wag: Tesco’s rise in Malaysia

In a regular new column, Verdict retail consultant Simon Chinn, assesses the latest grocery store formats and concepts around the globe On a recent trip to Malaysia, I had the chance to witness first hand the rise of Tesco in

24/03/2011 | Opinion Time, Retail Chinn-wag | Read More

Global recovery drives Tesco growth

Tesco’s group sales increased by 8.3% to £32.9bn in the 26 weeks to 28 August 2010. Group profit before tax was up 12.5% to £1.6bn. Tesco said it saw an improved trading performance in all regions in quarter two compared

05/10/2010 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

Hypermarkets fuel Spar International’s growth

Hypermarkets and Eurospar stores have fueled growth at Spar International, which has reported worldwide sales up 5.5% to €28.5bn in 2009. Announcing the results at the 55th Annual Spar International Congress in China, Gordon Campbell, managing director of Spar International,

26/05/2010 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

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