Posts Tagged ‘convenience store’

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Jul22

Lianhua Supermarket To Open 15 Outlets A Year In China

by admin on July 22nd, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Posted In: News & Articles

Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co, Ltd., one of China’s largest retail operators, said that the company will open 15 new large-scale supermarkets every year — including two in Shanghai in 2008. Liang Wei, general manager of Lianhua Supermarket, said that although inflation in China is serious, the company will still maintain the 2008 ratio between its […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul27

Formalized Services in Retail Stores

by admin on July 27th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Posted In: News & Articles, Retail Formats, Retail Management, Store Layout

Retail stores have always given away advice along with selling products. Now some stores are turning helpful services into a profit center. Medical services are leading this move into retail stores. Medical clinics are popping up in pharmacies across the nation, and thousands of new clinics are planned to open in stores over the next […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Aug13

Japanese Bread Manufacturer To Set Up Joint Venture In China

by admin on August 13th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Posted In: News & Articles

Pasco, a Japanese bread manufacturer, has jointly announced with Itochu Corporation that the two companies will cooperate with China’s Ting Hsin International Group to explore China’s bread market. Pasco, Itochu Corporation, and Wei Chuan Corp., a subsidiary of Ting Hsin International Group, will jointly invest JPY1.1 billion to establish a joint venture in September 2008. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec19

Waitrose unveils convenience store in Nottingham

by admin on December 19th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Posted In: Convenience Store, News & Articles, Retail Formats

First of a four-branch convenience store trial. Second convenience store will be opened in Bristol in the spring.

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Feb13

Watch out Big Retail, paan shops serve FMCGs better.

by retailnu on February 13th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Posted In: Convenience Store, Retail Formats

Small Shops Contribute 18-20% Of Total Sales Across Various Categories While Modern Formats Pitch In Just 6%

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Jun29

Wal-Mart Opens Convenience Stores In Shenzhen

by admin on June 29th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Posted In: Chain Stores, News & Articles, Retail Formats

Shopping search engine Sortprice.com expanded its merchant store application on the Facebook Platform to help retailers.

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Jul14

Spartan’s Glen’s Banner Bows Concept Store.

by admin on July 14th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Posted In: Retail Formats

Spartan Stores’ Glen’s Markets banner has opened a new 38,000-square-foot concept store at the southeast corner of US-31 and 12th Street in Filer Township, Mich.

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Nov09

New Stop & Shop concept store opens in Chelmsford

by admin on November 9th, 2011 at 11:28 am
Posted In: Chain Stores, Convenience Store, CRM, Mall Management, Mobile Payments, Modern Retail, News & Articles, Online Shopping, Retail Formats, Retail Technology, Shop-in-Shop

New Stop & Shop concept store opens in Chelmsford with following convenience options: An on-site nutritionist: The company has hired a professional nutritionist who will be available for consultations. The cost, according to Robinson, will be $25 an hour, but the customer will get that $25 back in the form of a gift card. Day care services: Stop […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Nov09

Circle K adds 7 W.Pa. convenience stores

by admin on November 9th, 2011 at 11:45 am
Posted In: Chain Stores, Convenience Store, Retail Formats

Circle K’s parent is Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., which has 5,741 stores operated by 13 business units. Nine of those business units are in the United States, operating in 43 states and the District of Columbia. In Canada, it uses the name Mac’s at its convenience stores.

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Nov28

The small-store owner is too important, nimble and innovative to be bumped off by big-box retailers in India.

by admin on November 28th, 2011 at 5:15 am
Posted In: Convenience Store, CRM, Grocery Stores, Kirana, Modern Retail, News & Articles, Retail Formats, Retail Management, Retail Verticals, Supermarket/Hypermarket, Supply Chain Mgt

The big fight is about whether this new policy will kill small shops, massively destroy livelihoods and take away GenNext’s opportunities. Facts suggest otherwise. Consider the kirana, the one most feared to be at risk. About 5-6 million of the 8 million FMCG-stocking kiranas are in rural India, and are totally safe, as the new ones can only come into the top 53 cities.

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