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Published by Aroq Ltd.Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:09:56 GMTThu, 09 Feb 2012 03:09:56 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Belgium-based retailer Colruyt has booked an increase in sales for the first nine months of its financial year.http://www.just-food.com/news/colruyt-nine-month-sales-climb_id118139.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 10:24:00 GMTBelgium-based retailer Colruyt has maintained its target for full-year profits despite a drop in half-year earnings.http://www.just-food.com/news/colruyt-keeps-fy-target-despite-h1-profit-fall_id117502.aspxTue, 29 Nov 2011 06:57:00 GMTBelgian discount supermarket chain Colruyt has warned that profits in its current financial year may not reach the level generated in the previous 12 months.http://www.just-food.com/news/retailer-colruyt-warns-on-profits_id116761.aspxThu, 22 Sep 2011 15:25:00 GMTColruyt's low price "guarantee" helped the Belgium-based retailer gain market share in the first quarter of its financial year, the company has claimed.http://www.just-food.com/news/low-prices-helps-colruyt-gain-share-in-q1_id116142.aspxFri, 29 Jul 2011 19:40:00 GMTIn part two of this month's briefing on online food retail, Glynn Davis outlines the key operating models used by the main operators. Industry watchers believe retailers are moving away from using pickers in stores to allowing consumers to order online and collect either at their outlets or at specific warehouses.http://www.just-food.com/management-briefing/online-food-retail-click-and-collect-gains-traction_id116102.aspxWed, 27 Jul 2011 15:36:00 GMTBelgium-based Colruyt has revealed a lower-than-expected annual profits after it came under pressure in the second half of the year due to rising costs.http://www.just-food.com/news/colruyt-fy-profit-misses-estimates_id115767.aspxTue, 28 Jun 2011 12:45:00 GMTBelgium-based Colruyt recorded an 8% increase in consolidated sales for the first nine months of its 2010/11 financial year.http://www.just-food.com/news/colruyt-sales-grow_id114066.aspxTue, 01 Feb 2011 12:39:00 GMTBelgian grocery operator Colruyt recorded a 6.4% increase in group net profit for the first half of its fiscal year to reach EUR171.7m (US$225.1m).http://www.just-food.com/news/colruyt-h1-profits-up-over-6_id113427.aspxWed, 01 Dec 2010 12:04:00 GMTEurope's food retail industry is set to see the return of mergers and acquisitions, analysts at J.P.Morgan Cazenove said today (12 October) as they started their coverage of the sector.http://www.just-food.com/news/food-retail-sector-set-for-consolidation-analyst_id112766.aspxTue, 12 Oct 2010 15:08:00 GMTThe chairman of Belgian grocery operator Colruyt is forecasting a 5% rise in net profit for the company's 2010/2011 financial year.http://www.just-food.com/news/colruyt-forecasts-5-net-profit-growth_id112474.aspxThu, 16 Sep 2010 13:55:00 GMTBelgium-based retailer Colruyt has posted an 8.5% increase in sales for its fiscal first quarter on the back of promotions and shoppers seeking barbecue products during the hot weather.http://www.just-food.com/news/colruyt-q1-sales-up-on-bbq-effect_id111936.aspxFri, 30 Jul 2010 11:39:00 GMTFor Carrefour watchers, these are uncertain times. At first glance, the French retail giant's second-quarter and half-year sales figures, published yesterday (15 July), give rise for some optimism but, as Dean Best reports, the devil is in the detail.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/the-conundrum-that-is-carrefour_id111757.aspxFri, 16 Jul 2010 10:34:00 GMTBelgian grocery retailer Colruyt has continued to benefit from its discount formula, posting 7.9% revenue growth during 2009/10 to reach EUR6.75bn (US$8.23bn).http://www.just-food.com/news/colruyt-benefits-from-discount-focus_id111530.aspxTue, 29 Jun 2010 11:05:00 GMTCarrefour, the French retail giant, has attempted to diffuse union anger in Belgium over plans to scale back its business with revised plans that would mean the closure of fewer stores. However, unions are still unhappy and, strategically, some industry watchers believe the world's number two retailer is stuck with little room for manoeuvre in a market with some fierce competitors. Dean Best reports.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/carrefour-faces-belgian-dilemma_id110518.aspxTue, 06 Apr 2010 17:13:00 GMTBelgian retailer Colruyt has outlined plans to open stores at home and in France this year.http://www.just-food.com/news/colruyt-outlines-2010-expansion-plans_id110428.aspxMon, 29 Mar 2010 09:49:00 GMTThe chief executives of consumer goods group Unilever and retail giant Carrefour, who both took the helm at the start of 2009, have again shuffled their management packs.http://www.just-food.com/comment/carrefour-unilever-ceos-make-their-mark_id110260.aspxFri, 19 Mar 2010 14:39:00 GMTThe launch of Delhaize's "new game plan" has been widely welcomed by the market and the Belgium-based retailer's share price has responded accordingly. The plan aims to drive sales growth by investing in pricing and expanding in new markets and low-cost formats, a strategy that is to be funded through the company's ambitious cost cutting programme. Katy Humphries reports.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/in-the-spotlight-delhaize-eyes-top-line-gains_id109049.aspxThu, 03 Dec 2009 17:39:00 GMTColruyt, the Belgium-based retailer, has booked an 8% rise in half-year profits, thanks to increased sales - but the company warned margins at its namesake chain were "under some pressure".http://www.just-food.com/news/colruyt-h1-profits-up-but-cautious-on-margins_id109002.aspxTue, 01 Dec 2009 09:50:00 GMTBelgian discount supermarket Colruyt has today (4 November) launched a tender offer for the takeover of Foodinvest Group based in Bornem, Antwerp.http://www.just-food.com/news/colruyt-launches-takeover-bid-for-foodinvest_id108687.aspxWed, 04 Nov 2009 17:06:00 GMTRetailers Spar International, Auchan, Aldi and UK food giant Associated British Foods are today (28 October) among the companies told to "up their game" on their sourcing of palm oil.http://www.just-food.com/news/spar-auchan-abf-slammed-on-palm-oil_id108581.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 11:16:00 GMT