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US: Wal-Mart logo to highlight healthier food
7 February 2012
Wal-Mart Stores plans to put a logo on some of its private-label foods that it claims will help US consumers identify healthier food.
CHINA: Former Woolworths exec Foran to lead Wal-Mart's Chinese unit
7 February 2012
Long-time Woolworths Ltd executive Greg Foran has been appointed as the new president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores' operations in China.
CANADA: Wal-Mart claims "record" year of expansion
7 February 2012
Wal-Mart Stores has outlined its expansion plans in Canada for the next 12 months.
EUROPE: Hershey in distribution talks
30 January 2012
US confectionery giant Hershey is in discussions to secure wider distribution of its products in more European markets.
INDIA: Spar in talks to expand in India
27 January 2012
Spar International is in talks with retailers in the India as part of a bid to grow its store network in the country.
US: Ruiz to fill Wal-Mart COO role in US
25 January 2012
Wal-Mart Stores has filled the position of COO within its US business for the first time in eighteen months with the appointment of Gisel Ruiz to the role.
UK: Asda to invest GBP500m in stores, logistics
23 January 2012
UK supermarket chain Asda will create 5,000 jobs as part of a GBP500m (US$777m) investment in the business this year.
US: CBS exec Ashe to lead Wal-Mart e-commerce push
17 January 2012
Wal-Mart Stores has appointed Neil Ashe as CEO of its global e-commerce business.
S AFRICA: Retailer Massmart H1 sales up 15%
13 January 2012
South African retailer Massmart has reported a 15% increase in half-year revenue, with sales up across its formats.
Talking tech: IBM's DemandTec buy shows value in price optimisation
12 January 2012
With shoppers looking for value and commodity costs volatile, margins are under pressure, meaning pricing decisions have never been more important. Manufacturers and retailers are looking for technologies to help them optimise prices and suppliers of that technology are in demand - as shown by IBM's deal to buy US analytics firm DemandTec. Glynn Davis reports.
Talking shop: An uncertain future for Bi-Lo and Winn-Dixie
10 January 2012
Just before Christmas, US retailers Bi-Lo announced a deal to buy local peer Winn-Dixie Stores, creating an organisation of almost 700 grocery stores in eight states throughout the south-east of the country. Sam Webb speaks to industry watchers about the move, and what it will mean for the new company.
UK/CANADA: Biscuit firm Burton's signs fresh Loblaw deal
9 January 2012
UK biscuit maker Burton's Biscuit Co. has signed an expanded distribution agreement with Canadian food retailer Loblaw.
US: Mead Johnson welcomes all-clear on infant formula
3 January 2012
US infant nutrition maker Mead Johnson has welcomed test results that show its infant formulas are not related to four cases of infection.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food this week
23 December 2011
Wal-Mart stunned the US food sector this week with a decision to pull a Mead Johnson infant formula brand after the death of a baby in Missouri. In the UK, two retailers, Thorntons and Ocado, faced the scrutiny of investors after profit warnings. And, just-food launched its international food basket to highlight the difference in price between national brands and own label in seven markets.
The most-read news articles on just-food in 2011
23 December 2011
As well as our raft of insight articles, just-food continued to provide all the breaking news throughout the food industry in 2011. Below are the ten articles that had you clicking the most throughout the year.
2011 in review - Industry tries to adapt to The Great Correction
22 December 2011
The collapse of Lehman Brothers in October 2008 was a pivotal point in the evolution of our economic landscape. The fact businesses can look back to that day and pinpoint a sea-change in the shopping behaviour of Western consumers makes it the most extraordinary of events.
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.
CHILE: Wal-Mart in competition probe
16 December 2011
The offices of global retailer Wal-Mart Stores' Chilean operation, as well as other local retailers, have been raided by the country's competition agency.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food last week
12 December 2011
There would have been weary sighs in retail boardrooms this week after India's government suspended plans to open up its retail sector to more overseas investment. It was, Tesco CFO Laurie McIlwee claimed, a "missed opportunity" for India. McIlwee, meanwhile, also faced questions about Tesco's UK operations, which reported another quarter of falling sales. Elsewhere, Wal-Mart, another retailer that could benefit from reform in India, raised eyebrows when it admitted it had opened an investigation into bribery allegations within its international operations.
US: Wal-Mart launches corruption probe
9 December 2011
Wal-Mart Stores has started a probe into bribery allegations in its operations outside the US after an internal investigation.
INDIA: FDI will benefit retail sector - Tesco CFO
8 December 2011
More overseas investment would benefit India's retail sector, Tesco CFO Laurie McIlwee insisted today (8 December).
INDIA: New Delhi confirms suspension of retail reform
7 December 2011
India's ruling Congress Party has today (7 December) confirmed that plans to allow more foreign investment in the country's retail sector have been suspended.
Comment: Indian retail reforms descends into morass
7 December 2011
Faced with a third week of political protests that have stopped the Indian parliamentary process in its tracks, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today (7 December) announced controversial reforms to foreign direct investment in Indian retail will now be postponed. A consultation, which will involve opposition MPs, will now take place. However, MPs opposed to the ruling have hailed the announcement as the final nail in the coffin for the governments plans. Sam Webb takes a look at the ramifications of the government u-turn.
INDIA: Retail reform "put on hold"
5 December 2011
India's government has reportedly put its controversial reform of the country's retail sector on hold.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
5 December 2011
India's plan to relax restrictions on foreign investment in its retail sector continued to generate fierce debate this week. Two other contentious issues - the EU health claims process and the true potential of intense sweetener stevia - were also covered on just-food this week, as was the latest attempt by Nestle to eradicate child labour in cocoa production.
INDIA: PM Singh defends FDI reform
30 November 2011
The Indian Prime Minister has defended the easing of rules on foreign ownership in the country's retail market, as politicians opposed to the move continue to cripple parliament.
INDIA: Indian retailers divided over FDI reform
30 November 2011
Leading domestic players in India's retail industry have highlighted the disagreement within the sector over the country's plans to allow greater foreign investment.
INDIA: Carrefour opens second cash-&-carry store in India
29 November 2011
Carrefour has opened a second cash-&-carry store in India.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
28 November 2011
India's cabinet was met with opposition from large sections of the parliament, because of the decision that foreign companies can now own 51% of multi-brand retail stores. After Campbell Soup Co. posted a drop in first-quarter profits and Metro Group appointed a new CEO, both companies have work ahead of them. Meanwhile, General Mills blasted research that the lining of some soup cans increases levels of bisphenol A (BPA).
INDIA: New FDI laws split Indian parliament
25 November 2011
An executive decision by India's cabinet to ease laws on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country's retail market was met with opposition from large sections of the parliament.
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