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What can buying pacts between retailers mean for food manufacturers?
With some major grocers in Europe working together on purchasing, Simon Creasey looks at the impact these tie-ups can have…
Wal-Mart Q1s, Aeon and Picard team up in Japan, Jet.com tests grocery delivery – retail round-up, May 2016
In May, Wal-Mart's latest financial results took the eye, although in some ways the numbers prompted as many questions as…
The food industry in 2016 – Tapping global growth in e-commerce
Online shopping, apps, mobile proliferation and delivery services are transforming how consumers shop. In grocery, the changes sparked by e-commerce have…
Talking shop October 2015 – Wal-Mart, Auchan, X5
Multinational grocery retailers demonstrated a various different strategies to grow their sales and expand their consumer reach over the past…
French grocers to test rival nutrition labels
French retail body, the La Fédération des Entreprises du Commerce et de la Distribution, has unveiled its own voluntary labelling…
Talking shop August 2015 – How global retailers are targeting emerging markets
Global retailers have continued to expand into emerging markets, in spite of the political and economic turbulence seen in many…
Briefing: Emerging market e-commerce: Poland’s online grocery promise
Western Europe has been at the forefront of the development of online food retailing but the channel has taken root…
Briefing: 2015 preview: Shopper trends – Finding a path to growth in 2015
2014: a gloomy year that continued in much the same way as 2013. Despite signs consumer confidence is returning with…
French retailers sign up to supplier charter
French retailers are lining up to show their support for the introduction of a national charter for responsible supplier relations.…
Food industry news of the week: United Biscuits, Dairy Crest
United Biscuits is set for a new owner - Turkey's Yildiz Holding. The UK-based snacks maker announced this week brands…