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Enhanced competition for share of the consumer's stomach is making the supermarket deli an increasingly crowded conglomeration of brands. Retailers are marketing a plethora of products to attract shoppers from [...]

Who are you calling disorganised? India needs a supermarket revolution IN THANE, a suburb of Mumbai, shoppers can enjoy the wide aisles and well stocked shelves of the HyperCity hypermarket, [...]

The bitter food pricing war between the multiple supermarkets is spilling over into non food with Tesco and Asda slashing prices as they both fight to convince consumers that they [...]

The Saresco brand name will bring back memories for many in travel-retail. Since Hachette Distribution Services bought the retailer in August 2000, merging it with Aeroboutique to form Aelia, some [...]

RETAIL SHARE Spirits: 52 w/e 22 June 2014 TRADING VALUE grocery category index y-o-y% Independents & symbols 1.2 2.8 233.3 9.9 Morrisons 10.6 14.5 136.8 -2.2 The Co-operative 5.3 -6.1 [...]

Hot beverages retail share 52 w/e 20 July 2014 TRADING VALUE grocery category index y-o-y% The Co-operative 5.3 6.5 122.6 -0.2 Waitrose 4.6 5.4 117.4 0.0 Morrisons 10.6 11.7 110.4 [...]

RETAILER ACTIVITY Sauces & condiments: June 2012-June 2013 0 600 Sainsbury's Ju1y2O12-June2O13 457 Ju1y2O13-June2O14 594 Asda Ju1y2O12-June2O13 349 Ju1y2O13-June2O14 361 Tesco Ju1y2O12-June2O13 388 Ju1y2O13-June2O14 327 Co-op Ju1y2O12-June2O13 310 Ju1y2O13-June2O14 287 [...]

Sauces & condiments: 52 w/e 22 june 2014 TRADING VALUE grocery category index y-o-y% Bargain Stores 1.9 2.4 126 22.8 Iceland 2.1 2.5 119 19.1 Asda 14.5 17.2 119 1.4 [...]

The sluggish growth in the combined market share of the major multiples is a sign that other sectors of the market are proving tougher competitors than they used to be. [...]

Wal-Mart is to open smaller stores in order to maintain growth and keep winning market share. The retailer is famous for its vast hypermarkets but will grow sales 4% to [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alcohol posted resilient growth of 6.2% this year in take-home, largely through increases in average price per litre. The market has now levelled off in terms of shoppers, [...]

Cosmetics and toiletries retailers at the British high street are performing well despite the global economic condition. With tough competition from internet businesses as well as supermarkets, the high street still has ample market share.

Multiples are better placed than pound shops and discounters to win Woolworths' 2.7bn [pounds sterling] of sales, say researchers. With non-food sales flagging since the economic downturn, said Colin Harper, [...]

Conflict has once again characterised the Middle East region this year, with the turmoil in Iraq seemingly unending and the renewed eruption of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon. Yet the [...]

Share of space Week ending 10/07/2006 * GROCERY Kellogg's 30% Princes 23% Nestle 18% Branston 16% Heinz 14% * ALCOHOL Carling 26% Carling 19% Foster 19% Stella Artois 19% Grolsch [...]

September 29 2005 will go down not only as a historic day in Thai aviation, but also as a landmark in the short but illustrious history of Thailand's dominant duty-free [...]

Can food retailers sit on the fence much longer about children's food? The launch of the latest round of the Children's Food Bill in Parliament, with an even bigger coalition [...]

The top three in the brand category chart remain the same as last week. Alcoholic drinks continues in the top spot supported by Hardys, which creeps in at the bottom [...]

The retail business environment remains very competitive and profits are hard to maintain, according to a number of retailers in recent trading statements. The winner, of course, is the consumer, [...]

This week Tesco has reclaimed the top spot, reversing last week's drive by Safeway It has delivered a 5% lead above its nearest rival and by doing so maintains its [...]

Wal-Mart is moving up the retailer superleague and looks set to overtake Ahold next year. The IGD'S index, which ranks chains based on factors such as turnover, market dominance and [...]