BBC News
German discounter Lidl is growing its presence in Scotland. According to the BBC, the retailer has recently opened a new 58,500 m2 Scottish distribution centre in North Lanarkshire costing £70 […]
Tue 29/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
foodnavigator-asia.com
South Korea’s retail sector is currently going through a period of intense price competition. The growth in the country’s online retail sales is in stark contrast with the picture in […]
Tue 29/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Uber is to move into the on-demand grocery delivery sector, with the take-over of Chile-based Cornershop. Cornershop is an online grocery provider operating in Chile, Mexico, Peru and Canada. The […]
Tue 29/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
Gestión El Diario
Oxfam researchers have alleged that farm workers for suppliers of some of the world’s largest supermarket chains are the victims of ill treatment. According to Oxfam, the farms in question […]
Tue 29/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Valencia’s main agricultural professional organisation, La Unio-Uniò de Lluradors, has asked retailers in the country to minimise purchases of South African citrus. The appeal comes after the discovery of prohibited […]
Tue 29/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Sainsbury’s has teamed up with frozen foods specialist Birds Eye to revamp its Epsom store with a colourful ‘vegetable takeover’. The initiative is part of the UK retailer’s campaign to […]
Mon 21/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
Retail giant Alibaba’s sales and digital marketing platform, Juhuasuan, offers its customers the chance to pre-order goods, even before they’ve been harvested. The service, called ‘Jutudi’, was launched in 2014 […]
Mon 21/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Asian online retail giant AliExpress has opened its first outlet in Europe, in Madrid’s Intu Xanadú shopping centre. This represents a great success not only for AliExpress, but also for […]
Wed 16/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Marks & Spencer is now offering in-store grown fresh herbs – including basils, mints, curly parsley and mountain coriander. The herbs are grown on Infarm vertical farming units at its […]
Wed 25/09/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
Sustainable product sourcing has become a top priority for retailers in key European Union markets, according to figures collected by ITC from five EU countries: France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands […]
Tue 13/08/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Spanish supermarket sales rose 1% in 2018, according to data published by Euromonitor. The total value of these sales reached €56.1 billion. The forecast for the next five years is […]
Thu 08/08/2019 by Richard WIlkinson
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Potato, onion and apples, the most frequent purchases Magnit, the second largest Russian retailer, has recently opened its 20,000th store. It is located in Moscow region and is equipped with […]
Mon 22/07/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
