World Retail Congress 2008

COMMENT: Doom and gloom clouds retail skies

The World Retail Congress in Barcelona has entered its final day today (11 April) and the cloudy skies over the…

Quote Unquote: World Retail Congress – Day Two

The second day at the World Retail Congress in Barcelona saw a lot of focus on the world's emerging retail…

INDIA: Bharti MD predicts retail “gold rush”

India is seeing a “gold rush” in its fledgling retail industry, according to the head of telecoms giant Bharti Enterprises,…

Quote, Unquote: World Retail Congress – Day One

The great and good of the retail world yesterday (9 April) descended on the Spanish city of Barcelona for the World…

US/UK: Industry rallies round Tesco’s US venture

Tesco will make of a success of its US venture Fresh & Easy, industry executives told the World Retail Congress…

IRELAND/US: Greencore plans US assault

Greencore, the European private-label food group, has set its sights on entering the US within two years, the company told…

INDIA: Carrefour to “delay” entry into India

Carrefour CEO Jose Luis Duran said today (9 April) that the French retail giant is looking to "delay as much…

World Retail Congress 2008 – live from Barcelona

This morning (9 April) sees the start of one of the most anticipated dates on the retail calendar – and…