Albertsons cleared to acquire Shaw’s The US antitrust authorities have approved the sale of the Sainsbury’s-owned Shaw’s Supermarkets business to US grocery giant Albertsons. The US... View Article
Sales strong across year so far Whittard of Chelsea non-executive chairman Will Hobhouse is stepping down from the board of the tea and coffee retailer. Hobhouse,... View Article
Robert Polet to head luxury good group The new chief executive of luxury goods retailer Gucci Officer is to be Robert Polet. Polet joins Gucci after... View Article
Pharmacy retailer sees strong first quarter Alliance Unichem has continued to expand its UK store chain across the first quarter of 2004, acquiring 12 new pharmacies... View Article
GUS-owned business facing increased competition Business information specialist Experian is to close its three UK contact centres in Preston, Bolton and Widnes between now and 2006.... View Article
Shop sold in award-winning village Most retailers can see the attraction of having sole access to a market, but there are a limited number of locations... View Article
Strong growth across second half Carpetright has seen total UK sales increase by 8.6 per cent across the 24 weeks to April 17, with like-for-like sales... View Article
Cantalupo credited with fast food turnaround Jim Cantalupo, chairman and chief executive of McDonald’s died of a heart attack in Florida on Monday, aged 60. Cantalupo,... View Article
Supermarket giant sees recover on track Ahold has dramatically reduced its losses, down from €2.1bn in 2002 to €1m in 2003, despite a decline in sales... View Article
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