Fresh & Easy

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…

US: Wal-Mart teams up with Wild Oats brand in organic push

Wal-Mart has announced a notable push into the US organic food category with plans to list a range of products…

Talking shop: Major US chains eye small-format growth

The convenience channel has become a source of growth for larger grocers in a number of markets. Even in the…

US: Fresh & Easy files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Tesco's US venture Fresh & Easy has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of its agreement to sell part of…

Editor’s choice: the highlights on just-food last week

Danone was this week under scrutiny in China amid claims local staff bribed hospitals to promote its baby food products…

Talking shop: What’s next for a Burkle-led Fresh & Easy?

Ron Burkle, the US billionaire investor who is to take on the bulk of Tesco's US Fresh & Easy arm,…

Editor’s choice: the highlights on just-food last week

Tesco finally drew a line under its failure in the US with a deal to offload its Fresh & Easy…

Quote, unquote: just-food’s week in words

Tesco grabbed the headlines last week after signing an agreement with Yucaipa for its US stores, bringing an end to…

Comment: Tesco’s US misadventure has apt final chapter

After six years of losses, there will be a sense of relief that Tesco has secured a deal to exit…

UPDATE: US: Tesco confirms deal with Yucaipa for Fresh & Easy

Tesco has confirmed it has agreed to sell a "substantive part" of its US Fresh & Easy business to investment…