Ocado
Shares in British online retailer Ocado were soaring on Thursday last week amidst talks of a merger between US leading grocer Kroger and rival Albertsons. The move is likely to […]
Mon 17/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
A day-long event is planned to celebrate the official launch on 28 April of the merger of Belgium’s Port of Antwerp and Port of Zeebrugge, taking place both in Antwerp […]
Wed 20/04/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Carrefour
The possible merger between Auchan and Carrefour has been put on pause, according to Revista infoRETAIL, despite the interest of several investment funds in the operation. Entities such as CVC, […]
Mon 14/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
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On the day the Dole Plc shares debuted, their value dropped by over 6%, giving the firm a valuation of just below US$1.4 billion. Dole Food and Total Produce formally […]
Mon 09/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Dole Food Company, Inc.
The merger of Total Produce plc and Dole Food Company, Inc. can now go ahead as planned. The European Commission clearance and the expiration, lapse, or termination of the waiting […]
Mon 14/06/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Lenta
Lenta, one of top-10 Russian retailers, is purchasing Billa Russia GmbH to become the second largest food retailer in Moscow
Wed 26/05/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
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Today Total Produce and Dole Food Company have announced a binding transaction agreement to combine under a newly created US-listed company: Dole PLC.
Mon 22/02/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
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One area in which Chinese online retail giant Alibaba is considered to be weak is in local services, at least compared with its rival Meituan (owned by Tencent). Meituan’s quarterly […]
Mon 30/12/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Vingroup has announced that its retail and agriculture divisions (VinCommerce and VinEco) are to merge with Masan Consumer Holdings to establish Vietnam’s largest retail group. The new company will have […]
Thu 19/12/2019 by Richard WIlkinson
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Following criticism last month from the Competition and Markets Authority about the impact on customer choice and prices of Sainsbury’s and Asda merging, Mike Coupe, chief executive of Sainsbury’s, and […]
Thu 21/03/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The merger between giant UK supermarket chains Sainsbury’s and Asda is in serious doubt following an appraisal by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) which said customers could see higher […]
Thu 21/02/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Dixy merges with Krasnoye & Beloye Beneficiaries of Dixy, one of top-5 largest Russian food retailers and two wine retailers Krasnoye & Beloye (Red & White) and Bristol are merging. […]
Tue 29/01/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
