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Billa sales grow in Romania

Rewe Group's Billa supermarket division has reported sales of EUR320 million for 2008, up around 10% on 2007, according to Newsin. Billa currently has 34 stores and plans to open...

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Spar Sales Up 10% in Slovenia

Spar’s Slovenian subsidiary has seen its sales during 2008 rise by 10% year-on-year to E678m, according to details in local business daily Finance. The report said the company invested E44m...

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‘World of Private Label’ – Trade Show in Amsterdam

Europe’s deepest recession in over 50 years is leading retailers to bring new strategies to PLMA’s event, to be held 26-27 May at the RAI Centre.   Private label is...

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BT selected as SABMiller’s global telecommunications partner

BT announced a five year, $120 million deal to deliver network and telecommunications services across brewing giant SABMiller’s Latin America and Europe regions, including global data centre connectivity.   BT...

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(HU) Divatos illatok a Henkeltől

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Rewe upgrades Penny private label

The new strategy calls for higher quality and greater emphasis on categories such as wine, fresh meat, and fruit and vegetables.  Penny also will be launching a regional concept under...

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(HU) Húsvéti Tesco készülődés

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(HU) Növekedésben az LLP Csoport

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Bta and Hispack simultaneously in May

Bta 2009 brings together the top international machinery, technology and ingredients brands for the food and beverage industry.   Barcelona Food and Beverage Technologies (Bta) is preparing for its twelfth...

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(HU) Kortalan szépség a dm üzletekben

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TESCO to fight for discount shoppers in Poland

Tesco Polska will introduce 700 basic products under 40 newly created brands. The prices will compete with Schwarz-owned Lidl or Biedronka.  At the same time the chain will adapt its...

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Succes at Barcelona Degusta

According to the organisation, Alimentaria Exhibitions, during the show a turnover of close to two million euros was generated through direct sales. The third edition of Barcelona Degusta closed its...

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Coface unveils credit ratings business

Third largest credits insurer in the world will be in competition with Standard & Poor’s, Moody and Fitch.  ’These companies’ business models should be controlled while ratings should undergo statistic...

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Sara Lee weighs sale of European business

According to Wall Street Journal Sara Lee is examining a sale of its European household and personal-care business.  The company has hired Goldman Sachs to sound out possible bidders for...

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Metro Group uses robot for unloading and palletising

According to Lebensmittel Zeitung the Metro Group has implemented a fully-automated solution for the unloading of shipping containers in its non-food central distribution centre in Unna, Germany.  The robot-like solution...

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Wal-Mart to open first Hispanic-focused supermarkets in US

According to Financial Times the Wal-Mart plans to open its first Hispanic-focused supermarkets this summer in Arizona and Texas as the retailer continues its drive to expand its dominance of...

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Eco-friendly Tesco introduces itself at Greenexpo

The retailer is exhibitor of Greenexpo from 13-15 March at Papp László Sportarena. The visitors of Ecotesco stand can get to know company's „Tesco for Nature” program. At this place...

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Travel offers by Lidl

The discount retailer sales the domestic and foreigner travels of Austrian Falk Travel.  Till now Lidl sold travels only in Germany and Austria, Hungary is the first East-European country where...

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P&G's digital summit socially adept

About 40 executives from major social networking companies were invited to P&G’s downtown headquarters to meet with about a hundred P&G marketers to help them unlock the potential of these...

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Fressnapf to invest €8.6 million in expansion in Austria

Fressnapf Austria chief executive Heidi Obermeier told the Austrian Times that turnover is expected to top €96 million this year, after reaching €90 million in the last financial year. The...

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