Posts Tagged ‘Wal-Mart’

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Nov28

Aditya Birla Group plans 1,000 ‘More’ supermarkets in 3 years

by admin on November 28th, 2007 at 6:38 am
Posted In: News & Articles

After Reliance & Bharti: Rs 9,000 cr investment, 10,000 jobs in a year Mumbai: Joining the Reliance Group and Wal-Mart/Bharti for a pie in country’s nascent and high potential retail business, the Aditya Vikram Birla Group has announced its entry into the domestic organised retail market with an investment of up to Rs 9,000 crore over […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec17

Bharti in talks with realty majors for retail space

by admin on December 17th, 2007 at 11:34 am
Posted In: Retail Management

NEW DELHI: Bharti Enterprises on Monday said it is in talks with real estate developers including DLF, Unitech, Parsvnath and MGM for space for its retail venture. “As a retailer our job is to go and talk to real estate players who have got land bank. We are talking to many players including DLF, Unitech, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec26

Bharti eyes Big Apple as starter for retail feast

by admin on December 26th, 2007 at 4:58 am
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NEW DELHI/BANGALORE: Bharti Enterprises, slated to start its retail business in the first quarter next year, may acquire Big Apple — the Delhi-based supermarket chain with 65 stores. Bharti’s acquisition blueprint in the retail sector may be a replay of its telecom business, where the group built up a pan-India mobile presence by acquiring telcos […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan02

Carrefour plans to enter India with multiple-partners

by admin on January 2nd, 2008 at 5:56 am
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NEW DELHI: French retail major Carrefour is considering the multiple-partner option for entering India. A senior industry source in discussion for a possible partnership with the retailer said the company may not go for a single partner for front-end retail in India as its American counterpart Wal-Mart has done. On the contrary, the French giant […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan16

Carrefour may partner with Reliance in retail

by admin on January 16th, 2008 at 5:56 am
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NEW DELHI: French retail giant Carrefour has been trying to enter the Indian market for a while with little success so far. Numerous attempts to enter into partnerships with Indian companies have gone nowhere. But for two weeks now, industry has been abuzz with talks of a possible deal between two giants — the French […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan19

Chinese and Russian retailers in the world’s largest retailers list

by admin on January 19th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
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Chinese and Russian retailers have, for the first time, figured in the list of the world’s 250 largest retailers, says 2008 Global Powers of Retail, a report from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, in conjunction with STORES magazine. The report said six retailers from the two countries have entered the Top 250 rankings, including Chinese retailer Bailian […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan24

Wal-Mart outlines vision as “company of the future”

by admin on January 24th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) Wal-Mart Stores must be a “company of the future” that embraces advances such as electronic health records or hybrid cars to drive down costs, keep prices low and tackle issues the government may not be able to solve, its chief executive said on Wednesday. “We live in a time when people […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Feb02

Wal-Mart teams up with ‘Hannah Montana’

by admin on February 2nd, 2008 at 2:05 pm
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Wal-Mart Stores today will announce a partnership with Disney for more than 140 products based on the Disney Channel’s wildly popular teen series “Hannah Montana.” The goods roll out nationwide this week, and a marketing campaign starts pitching Wal-Mart as “Hannah Montana Headquarters,” says Janet Bareis, marketing vice president. The series stars Miley Cyrus, 15, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Feb08

Wal-Mart says food suppliers to meet GFSI standards

by admin on February 8th, 2008 at 10:00 am
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Monday that suppliers of its private label and certain other food items, like produce, meat and fish, must comply with Global Food Safety Initiative standards. Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, said GFSI standards provide real-time details on where suppliers fall short in food safety on a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Feb13

Wal-Mart Supports Chinese Disaster Relief

by admin on February 13th, 2008 at 8:15 am
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Prior to the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, Wal-Mart announced a US$1 million donation to the Red Cross Society of China for disaster relief in areas that have been affected by the worst snowstorms in China. “Helping communities is a core component of Wal-Mart’s commitment to social responsibility in China,” said Wal-Mart China President and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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