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UPDATE: FRANCE: Analysts gloomy on Carrefour prospects
19 January 2012
Analysts have issued a grim assessment of Carrefour's prospects after the retailer reported lower 2011 sales, confirmed its annual profits would slide and announced it would review its Planet hypermarket format.
FRANCE: Sales growth, margin outlook boosts Casino shares
17 January 2012
Rising fourth-quarter sales and "reassuring" guidance on margins have helped buoy shares in French retail giant Casino.
BRAZIL: Food sales accelerate at retailer CBD
17 January 2012
CBD, Brazil's largest retailer, saw the growth in its food sales accelerate in the fourth quarter of 2011.
2011 in review - Retail giants battle consumer weakness, corporate turmoil
22 December 2011
A slump in consumer confidence and a turbulent year at a corporate level for some major retailers were defined 2011. Dean Best looks back at a tumultuous year for the world's major food retailers.
FRANCE: Casino set to supply Alsace co-op
20 December 2011
French retail giant Casino has entered into talks to supply a chain of co-op convenience stores in the Alsace region.
FRANCE/MIDDLE EAST: Casino expands in Middle East
15 December 2011
French retailer Casino plans to develop a franchise chain in Qatar and Oman.
THAILAND: Tesco reveals impact of Thai floods
8 December 2011
The recent floods in Thailand took 0.5 percentage points off Tesco's total third-quarter sales, CFO Laurie McIlwee revealed today (8 December).
GERMANY: Metro shares slump after profit warning
6 December 2011
Shares in Metro Group, the world's third-largest retailer, tumbled today (6 December) after it cut its sales and profit forecast for 2011.
Focus: Ahold need not fear Jumbo C1000 alliance - analysts
29 November 2011
Analysts say Jumbo's acquisition of rival retailer C1000 will not threaten the balance of power in the Dutch grocery sector.
FRANCE: M&S plans first Simply Food store "within 18 months"
24 November 2011
Marks and Spencer plans to open its first Simply Food convenience outlet in Paris within 18 months, the UK retailer's chief executive said today (24 November) as the company marked its return to the French capital.
NETHERLANDS: "Multiple bids" for retailer C1000
2 November 2011
Several private-equity firms and trade buyers have reportedly submitted first-round bids for Dutch supermarket chain C1000.
THAILAND: Floods force Tesco to close stores
21 October 2011
Tesco has confirmed that it has been forced to close stores in Thailand due to the floods in the country.
THAILAND: Thailand floods force retailers to close stores
20 October 2011
Casino's Thai business Big C has been forced to close stores and distribution centres following the recent floods in the country.
THAILAND: Casino unit Big C in share issue to fund expansion
20 October 2011
Retail giant Casino's Thai arm Big C plans to issue shares in the business to fund expansion.
FRANCE: Casino partners with La Poste
20 October 2011
French retail giant Casino has signed a partnership deal with French post office group La Poste.
FRANCE: Casino reports "very strong" Q3 sales growth
13 October 2011
French retail giant Casino has posted "very strong" growth in sales in the third quarter of the year thanks to its domestic convenience and discount arms and its international operations.
FRANCE: Intermarche in convenience push
23 September 2011
French retailer Intermarché announced plans to increase its convenience network in major cities, especially Paris.
Retail and self-service - innovation
14 September 2011
In the third part of just-food's briefing on self-service in retail, Glynn Davis looks at two of the key trends driving innovation in the sector - the need to cater for weekly shopping and the rise of mobile phone technology.
MIDDLE EAST: Casino to expand Geant banner in Middle East
7 September 2011
French retail giant Casino is looking to open over 30 Geant stores across the Middle East.
In the spotlight: Is Carrefour's latest game plan a winner?
2 September 2011
You can take your pick of French apothegms: "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose," or, more succinctly: "Déjà vu." Either way, industry analysts casting their critical eye over Carrefour's latest strategic revamp could be forgiven for thinking they've been here before, writes Richard Woodard.
FRANCE: Casino own-label chief Bizeul quits
30 August 2011
The head of Casino's private-label operations has left the French retailer, the company has confirmed.
BRAZIL: Wal-Mart quiet on Carrefour bid
12 August 2011
Wal-Mart Stores has continued to remain coy on reports that it is looking to expand its presence in Brazil through potentially acquiring Carrefour's operations in the country.
BRAZIL: Wal-Mart coy on Carrefour Brazil "takeover talks"
9 August 2011
Wal-Mart Stores has remained coy on reports that it is in talks to buy Carrefour's Brazilian unit.
RUSSIA: Former Tesco executive Martins to join X5
5 August 2011
Former Tesco and Casino executive Paul Martins is set to X5 Retail Group, Russia's largest retailer, as commercial director.
Focus: Clamour for health drives French chilled foods
4 August 2011
Chilled processed food was one of the best performers within the broader French packaged food market in both value and volume terms in 2010. Sales were underpinned by strong demand for natural products beneficial to health and wellbeing, combined with increased innovation and consumers eating in more regularly. Euromonitor International's Anastasia Alieva looks at how the channel grew over the last year.
FRANCE: International shines in Casino's mixed H1 results
29 July 2011
A jump in profits from Casino's international operations has stood out in a mixed set of results from the French retailer, which saw one-off costs hit its bottom line.
BRAZIL: CBD Q2 profits boosted by Easter sales
26 July 2011
Brazil's largest retailer CBD has seen second-quarter profits jump as the company's sales were boosted by Easter spending.
Best bits: Brasil Foods and Premier look to the future
18 July 2011
The largest food manufacturers in Brazil and the UK can look ahead with more certainty than they could a week ago, Dean Best writes, but doubts still hang over the future of Latin American country's biggest retailer.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food this week
15 July 2011
Premier Foods' appointment of Kraft's Mike Clarke as its new CEO this week was a surprise move but one welcomed by the market. Investors in Brasil Foods were also cheered by the news that the 2009 merger that created the company was cleared by Brazil's competition watchdog. However, a plan to combine Brazil's largest retailer, CBD, with Carrefour's local operations was halted amid continued opposition from Casino, which prompted the country's national development bank to pull planned funding for the deal. Click on the headlines for more.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
15 July 2011
In an eventful week, the plan to merge Brazil's largest retailer with Carrefour's local operations was called off, new CEOs were appointed at Premier Foods plc and Fonterra and Greencore made an offer to buy UK private-label firm Uniq. Click on the links for more coverage of the stories.
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