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GREECE: Coca-Cola Hellenic Full Year 2009 Results
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Coca-Cola Hellenic reported volume of 2,069 million unit cases in 2009, 2% below 2008. Net sales revenue reached €6,544 million, 6% below 2008, with a net profit of €437 million, 3% above 2008, and
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RUSSIA: Seventh Continent sales jump 12%
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Russian food retailer Seventh Continent has reported a 12% increase in 2009 sales, driven by increased customer footfall and new store openings. In a statement, Seventh Continent revealed that
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RUSSIA: X5 RETAIL GROUP plans small-format Pyaterochka outlets
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Russia-based X5 Retail Group is reportedly launching a new format for its price oriented Pyaterochka banner. The retailer plans to introduce a smaller Pyaterochka store format in Moscow and Ekaterinburg in
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SLOVENIA / CROATIA: MERCATOR gets green light to acquire Getro
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Slovenian retailer Mercator has been granted approval to take over Croatian retailer Getro. "We assess that there is no excessive market concentration after this transaction, so we see no reason not to
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FRANCE: CASINO Monoprix to launch brands magazine
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Casino-owned Monoprix and Trademag are launching a free magazine in France called "Brands, what they are doing for you today". The idea behind the magazine was to give a platform for brands to show
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GERMANY: LEKKERLAND Germany appoints new Vice President Operations
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The full-service wholesale company Lekkerland Germany has appointed Ralph Dreger as its new Vice President Operations. Dreger has worked for Lekkerland in different positions since 2003. From 2007
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UK: Strong growth for Unilever, despite challenging environment
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Consumer goods group Unilever posts 1.8 pct Q4 underlying sales growth with positive volume growth of 5%, widespread across countries and categories. Total 2009 turnover reached 39.8 billion euro
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UK: TESCO opens first zero carbon store
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Tesco has opened its first zero carbon store as part of its bid to be a carbon neutral company by 2050. The outlet, in Cambridgeshire, is timber-framed rather than steel, and uses skylights and sun pipes
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CHINA: More arrests amid fresh melamine claims
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Police in China have made fresh arrests in the north of the country amid the latest allegations of the contamination of milk with melamine. Three men in Shaanxi Province have been arrested
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US: Food innovation drops in recession – Mintel
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Innovation in the food industry slowed and fewer new products were launched during 2009 as a result of the economic downturn, new research from Mintel has suggested. According to the research
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US: WAL-MART to cut 300 HQ jobs
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Wal-Mart is cutting 300 jobs at its headquarters in northwest Arkansas as Chief Executive Mike Duke looks to cut costs and make the retailer more efficient. In a memo sent to employees, Duke said managers
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FRANCE: CARREFOUR France brings product information to mobile phones
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French retailer Carrefour is currently carrying out a test to bring product information to customers’ mobile phones, LSA reported. Two-dimensional codes have been attached to articles such as laptops.
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UK: MARKS & SPENCER reveals refrigeration targets
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UK retailer Marks & Spencer has unveiled new refrigeration targets as part of its Plan A environmental programme. The upmarket retailer has set itself a target of halving its carbon footprint
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UK / IRELAND:HOME RETAIL GROUP Ireland reports 2008 results
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Home Retail Group’s Homebase operation in Ireland recorded a pre-tax loss of EUR36.6 million (USD50.89 million) in the year to the end of February 2009. Homebase House and Garden Centre Ltd’s recently
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US: Walmart Leverages Global Scale to Lower Costs of Goods
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Wal-Mart Stores announced a number of related events that position the company to leverage its global scale to reduce costs of goods, accelerate speed to market, and improve the quality of
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US: TESCO Fresh & Easy introduces gluten-free labelling
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Tesco-owned Fresh & Easy has introduced a red gluten-free icon, to help customers identify gluten-free products throughout its US stores. Own labels to feature the symbol include Fresh & Easy
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