Archive for ‘Convenience Store’

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Mar24

Morrison’s won “Retailer of the Year” at the Oracle Retail Week Awards

by admin on March 24th, 2009 at 5:59 am
Posted In: Chain Stores, Convenience Store, News & Articles

Morrison’s won “Retailer of the Year” last week at the prestigious Oracle Retail Week Awards for 2009. Panel judges felt that Morrison’s had made a real turnaround in their commercial performance, combining a traditional agenda as grocer with marketing and operational practice. The event was hosted by comedian Jimmy Carr, and guests numbered at around […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar24

Morrison’s won “Retailer of the Year” at the Oracle Retail Week Awards

by retailnu on March 24th, 2009 at 5:59 am
Posted In: Chain Stores, Convenience Store, News & Articles

Morrison’s won “Retailer of the Year” last week at the prestigious Oracle Retail Week Awards for 2009. Panel judges felt that Morrison’s had made a real turnaround in their commercial performance, combining a traditional agenda as grocer with marketing and operational practice. The event was hosted by comedian Jimmy Carr, and guests numbered at around […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar25

Major supermarkets commit to unit pricing roll-out

by admin on March 25th, 2009 at 10:01 am
Posted In: Convenience Store, Discount Stores, Govt Policy & Taxation, News & Articles, Online Shopping

Australia: The draft unit pricing code was finally launched this week, with major retailers committing to completion of the roll-out by the end of this year. “Our members including Coles, Woolworths and Franklins have taken the initiative and all plan to have completed a full roll-out of unit pricing  before the year’s end,” said Margy […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr19

Giant Eagle’s beer requests worry Western Pennsylvania outlets Buzz up!

by admin on April 19th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Posted In: Category Management, Convenience Store, News & Articles, Product Launch, Restaurant, Retail Formats, Retail Management

Giant Eagle is bringing the battle over supermarket beer sales to the Pittsburgh region, with a plan to sell six-packs from restaurants inside some of its stores.

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Apr21

Five Star Appliance Becomes Apple First-tier Distributor In China

by admin on April 21st, 2009 at 10:23 am
Posted In: Chain Stores, Convenience Store, News & Articles, Retail Formats

Five Star Appliance, which was acquired by the American electronics giant Best Buy, the company has signed an agreement with Apple to become its first-tier distributor.

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Apr21

Five Star Appliance Becomes Apple First-tier Distributor In China

by retailnu on April 21st, 2009 at 10:23 am
Posted In: Chain Stores, Convenience Store, News & Articles, Retail Formats

Five Star Appliance, which was acquired by the American electronics giant Best Buy, the company has signed an agreement with Apple to become its first-tier distributor.

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Apr22

Grabbit Gets Bigger, Brings in M-payments.

by retailnu on April 22nd, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Posted In: Convenience Store, Internet / Mobile, News & Articles, Retail Formats, Retail Technology, Vending Machine

Grabbit has tied up with Atom Technologies for a mobile payments platform.

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May16

Why Wal-Mart’s First India Store Isn’t A Wal-Mart.

by retailnu on May 16th, 2009 at 8:15 am
Posted In: Chain Stores, Convenience Store, Grocery Stores, News & Articles, Retail Formats, Retail Management, Retail Verticals, Supermarket/Hypermarket, Supply Chain Mgt

After years of controversy and opposition from local retailers, Wal-Mart this month is poised to open its first store in India, launching an expansion that will include 10 more big-box outlets in the potentially vast Indian market over the next two years…

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Jul23

Big bazaars score over kiranas

by admin on July 23rd, 2010 at 6:59 am
Posted In: Convenience Store, Grocery Stores, Mini Markets, Retail Formats, Retail Verticals, Smaller Format Superstores

Modern Retailers More Responsive In Cutting Or Holding Prices Than Kiranas…

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Jul24

Twist in retail tale: Kiranas partner giants

by admin on July 24th, 2010 at 5:16 am
Posted In: Convenience Store, Discount Stores, Govt Policy & Taxation, News & Articles, Retail Formats, Retail Management, Retail Verticals, Smaller Format Superstores, Supermarket/Hypermarket

IT’S a nagging, almost decade-old doubt that has kept foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail at bay: will the entry of Big Retail hurt the six million kirana stores?

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