World Retail Congress 2011
WRC 2011: Carrefour defends performance of Planet format
Carrefour's hypermarket format Carrefour Planet is performing "much better" than expected, given the economic turmoil in Europe, according to a…
WRC 2011: Aditya Birla CEO expects India to ease rules on FDI
The CEO of India's Aditya Birla Retail expects the company's rules on foreign direct investment in the country's retail sector…
WRC 2011: Deloitte warns on commodity prices
Food prices will rise again when global economic conditions improve, a senior executive at Deloitte has said. The price of…
WRC 2011: Target mothers for online success, says Javelin
Encouraging mothers to use online grocery shopping can ensure the next generation also adopts the habit, according to a leading…
WRC 2011: “Hyper-local” key to expansion – Spar’s Campbell
Spar International MD Dr Gordon Campbell has said the symbol retailer's growth in developing markets is due to its efforts…
WRC 2011: Training key to manage labelling change, retailers told
UK retailers need to focus on training to lessen the impact that the phasing out of food sell-by dates could…
Best bits: Retailers gather in Berlin to talk shop
A new week and another morning of up-and-down trading in the shares of Europe's leading companies. The FTSE Eurofirst 300…