NETHERLANDS: Acquisition boosts Jumbo FY sales
Dutch retailer Jumbo Group has booked an increase in full-year sales, boosted by both acquisitions and like-for-like sales growth.
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NETHERLANDS: Jumbo reports mixed 2011 sales
Dutch retailer Jumbo Group has pointed to a jump in sales from its namesake format in 2011, a year when store disposals hit company revenues.
Focus: Ahold need not fear Jumbo C1000 alliance – analysts
Analysts say Jumbo's acquisition of rival retailer C1000 will not threaten the balance of power in the Dutch grocery sector.
NETHERLANDS: “Multiple bids” for retailer C1000
Several private-equity firms and trade buyers have reportedly submitted first-round bids for Dutch supermarket chain C1000.
NETHERLANDS: Jumbo eyes foreign markets for growth
Dutch retailer Jumbo Supermarkten will look overseas for growth opportunities if it becomes too difficult to increase its share of its domestic market.
NETHERLANDS: Jumbo store conversions push up sales
Dutch retailer Jumbo Supermarkten has booked a 35% increase in first-half sales. The company said sales reached EUR1.2bn (US$1.76bn) in the first six months of the year. Jumbo attributed the…
NETHERLANDS: Jumbo Supermarkten eyes store target
Privately-owned retailer Jumbo Supermarkten has told just-food that it plans to have 300 stores open by the end of 2012. A spokesperson for the retailer told just-food today (23 June)…
NETHERLANDS: Ahold loses case against Schuitema
Dutch grocery retailer Ahold lost a court case against Schuitema on Thursday (24 March) around its decision to acquire some Jumbo stores in early 2010. The case against Schuitema was…
Ahold’s FY and Q4 trading: what the analysts say
Dutch retail giant Ahold this morning (20 January) reported a "strong sales performance" in all of its markets in 2010. Here is a selection of the key quotes from industry…
NETHERLANDS: Super de Boer stores boost Jumbo H1 sales
Dutch retailer Jumbo Supermarkten has booked a 10% rise in half-year turnover as sales were boosted by the Super de Boer stores acquired last year. The company yesterday (14 July)…
FRANCE: Brazil buoys Casino Q1 sales
Groupe Casino today (14 April) booked a 5.6% rise in first-quarter sales thanks to "very strong gains" in Brazil, where the French retailer is majority shareholder in the local largest retailer CBD.…
