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GERMANY: FY sales climb at retail giant Edeka
29 April 2013
German retailer Edeka has booked an increase in full-year sales, with growth in each of its divisions.
FRANCE: Retail and manufacturing growth at Les Mosquetaires
12 February 2013
French food retailer and manufacturer Les Mousquetaires saw its sales increase by more than 5% in 2012, with supermarket chain Intermarché gaining market share and higher revenues at its production arm.
GERMANY: Edeka sells Netto stake to Dansk Supermarked
2 January 2013
German food retailer Edeka has divested its minority stake in discount chain Netto Stavenhagen.
UK: Asda records rise in profits
9 October 2012
UK retailer Asda has booked an increase in profit last year, despite a "challenging" period for the economy and despite its new chain of small stores incurring losses.
UK: Morrisons loses ground to rivals - Kantar
11 September 2012
UK retailer Morrisons lost ground to its bigger rivals Asda and Sainsbury's, Kantar Worldpanel claimed today (11 September) as they issued their latest sales data on the country's grocery sector.
Talking shop: Price-driven Asda prospers - for now
18 May 2012
Asda, the UK's second-largest retailer, has reported "market-leading growth" in early weeks of 2012. Analysts say Asda's focus on price has helped the retailer gain shoppers from the likes of Tesco and Morrisons, although, if and when the economy recovers, it may need to demonstrate it can offer consumers more. Dean Best reports.
DENMARK: Netto UK sale hits profits at retailer Dansk Supermarked
17 May 2012
The sale of Dansk Supermarked's Netto stores in the UK to Asda has hit profits at the Denmark-based retailer.
Focus: Can discounters maintain UK momentum?
27 April 2012
Since the onset of the downturn, German discounters Aldi and Lidl have, for the most part, been able to grow sales ahead of the UK's four largest grocery retailers. Andrew Don investigates whether they can maintain momentum after the country's now double-dip recession.
UK: Discounters, Waitrose outperform middle ground - Kantar
24 April 2012
The top- and bottom-end of the UK grocery market is outperforming the middle ground, with the discounters and Waitrose benefitting from the hourglass effect and witnessing faster sales growth than the country's largest supermarkets.
Comment: Tesco faces bumpy road to UK recovery
17 April 2012
A year ago, when Philip Clarke took the reins as chief executive of Tesco, one City analyst told just-food that the retailer's new boss was likely to only have to "fine-tune" the business than "rebuild the engine".
UK: Tesco market share remains weak as Asda hits new high
27 March 2012
Asda has grown its market share to an all-time high as the impact of last year's acquisition of Netto's UK stores boosted sales.
In the spotlight: Food makers still face commodity pressure
27 March 2012
We are just days away from the end of the first quarter of 2012, a year in which manufacturers were hoping the pressure of last year's commodity inflation would ease significantly. However, those hopes may not materialise as quickly as many manufacturing giants expect.
Best bits: Iceland Foods seals week of headlines for UK retail
12 March 2012
It was, in the end, no major surprise. But it did mark the end of a saga that had lasted the best part of two years. A consortium led by Malcolm Walker, founder and chief executive of UK frozen food retailer Iceland Foods, has taken over the company.
Comment: Well-regarded Waitrose still needs to adapt
9 March 2012
Waitrose, the upmarket UK retailer, has proved one of the success stories of the downturn and, despite a fall in profits in 2011, industry watchers remain upbeat about its performance, strategy and prospects. But, Dean Best writes, there are areas in which Waitrose still needs to improve.
UK: Tesco loses market share - Kantar
28 February 2012
Tesco has seen its share of the UK grocery market fall to its lowest level for seven years, according to data issued by Kantar Worldpanel.
US: Margin fears hit Wal-Mart shares
21 February 2012
Shares in Wal-Mart Stores fell today (21 February) after the retail giant admitted price cuts in the US had led to lower margins from its local operations in the last quarter of its financial year.
UK: Asda sales growth slows
21 February 2012
Asda, the UK's second-largest retailer, saw its sales growth slow in the final quarter of its financial year.
Promo Tracker: Asda upped discounts in December
13 January 2012
Asda, unlike Tesco and Sainsbury's, increased its number of promotions in December, according to data from just-food's Promo Tracker.
UK: Asda, Sainsbury's gain market share - Kantar
10 January 2012
Asda and Sainsbury's have increased their share of the UK grocery market, according to the latest data from Kantar Wordpanel, which includes the run-up to Christmas.
UK: Asda, Aldi grow fastest in "disloyal" Christmas - Nielsen
9 January 2012
Asda and Aldi enjoyed the fastest sales growth in the UK in the run-up to Christmas, according to data issued by Nielsen.
UK: Big Price Drop hits Tesco's market share - Kantar
6 December 2011
Tesco's Big Price Drop promotional campaign has hit its share of the UK grocery market, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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.
UK: Asda like-for-like sales accelerate in Q3
15 November 2011
UK supermarket giant Asda saw its like-for-like sales growth accelerate in the third quarter of its financial year.
GERMANY: Edeka confirms international plans
14 November 2011
German grocery retailer Edeka has confirmed it is looking to expand into foreign markets as part of its plans for future growth.
On the money: Sainsbury's aims to shed price perception
9 November 2011
Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King today (9 November) heralded the company's work to alter consumer's perceptions of the supermarket's position on price - but admitted there is still work to do.
FRANCE: Intermarche names Cotillard director of purchasing
18 October 2011
French retail group Les Mousquetaires has appointed Thierry Cotillard as director for purchasing for its Intermarché and Netto divisions.
UK: Iceland CEO Walker to "shun first-round bids"
17 October 2011
Malcolm Walker, the founder and current CEO of Iceland Foods, will reportedly not make an offer to buy the remaining shares in the UK food retailer in the first round of bidding.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
17 October 2011
After losing the support of the Metro Group board, CEO Dr Eckhard Cordes this week announced his plan to leave the world's third-largest retailer by next year. Elsewhere in retail, Sainsbury's made its latest move in the battle for the UK's deal-hungry consumers and the country's retailers met at the annual IGD conference. On the other side of the Atlantic, meanwhile, PepsiCo brushed off the latest questions on whether the company was considering to split in two.
UK: Asda CEO heralds Netto and own-label milestones
12 October 2011
Sales at former UK Netto stores converted to Asda's supermarket format have jumped 45% since the takeover of the business, Asda CEO Andy Clarke has said.
UK: Asda appoints two new execs
12 September 2011
Asda's president and CEO Andy Clarke has announced two new appointments to the retailer's executive team.
