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Casino Q3 sales reach £6.27bn
Casino’s consolidated net sales rose by a reported 6.5% in the third quarter of 2010 to reach €7.18bn (£6.27bn). Changes in consolidation - mainly the deconsolidation of Venezuelan operations - had a 3.3% negative impact.
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Casino Proximité to open 530 new stores in 2011
Casino Proximité, Casino’s convenience store division operating the Petit Casino, Spar and Vival banners has announced that it plans to open more than 530 new stores in 2011. Casino Proximité director Jean-Pierre Lanzetti stated the retailer will be recruiting for 130 Petit Casino openings and 595 franchisees.
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NewsAsos launches US site as overseas drive accelerates
Fashion etailer Asos has launched a dedicated US website as it hopes to tap into what it sees as the “enormous” potential of overseas sales.
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OpinionInnovating through a downturn
Don’t let the day-to-day stop you investing in your company’s future
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AnalysisInternational grocers are catching on to app fever
After successful launches by the UK’s Ocado and Tesco, international grocers from Germany to Australia are now looking to capitalise on the trend towards mobile shopping.
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Auchan H1 sales grow 6.8%
Hypemarket operator Auchan has reported that sales grew 6.8% for the first half of 2010 to €20bn (£16.69bn), of which 54% was generated by its international operations. Group like-for-like revenue at constant exchange rates and excluding petrol sales increased 1%.Net profit from continuing operations came to €248m (£207m), up by ...
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Casino Q2 sales up 8.5%
Grocery giant Casino reported an 8.5% rise in consolidated net sales to €6.98bn (£5.8bn) for the second quarter.Sales in France rose 1.1%, or 0.2% on a like-for-like basis, while international sales jumped 23.6%, or 8.7% like-for-like. Brazil was one of the international highlights, registering a same-store sales increase of 11.3%.Group ...
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Fnac in talks over Éveil & Jeux
Entertainment and electronics retailer Fnac, owned by PPR, has announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with ID Group for the sale of its 41-strong toy store chain Éveil & Jeux.ID Group is a specialist in the children’s market with brands such as Okaïdi, Obaïb and Jacadi and is ...
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Ed and Dia launch a free loyalty card
Carrefour’s discount stores in France, operated under the Ed and Dia banners, have launched a free loyalty card called Club Dia.The retailer will run a promotion where twice a month, for 15 days, loyalty card holders are granted immediate reductions on more than 200 products. The scheme will cover both ...
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AnalysisKingfisher’s French connection
Kingfisher’s French arm has been an unsung hero for the DIY giant, achieving strong results in a tough market. Nicola Harrison reports from Lyon
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No rush to sell PPR retail operations
According to chief executive François-Henri Pinault, PPR isn’t in a hurry to sell off its retail operations — entertainment and electronics retailer Fnac, household goods retailer Conforama and mail order specialist Redcats.He said: “I will take the time that is necessary to sell off our operations at good conditions.” When ...
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PPR Q1 sales up
Sales in the first quarter of 2010 at luxury goods and retail company PPR were up 1.3% compared with the first quarter of 2009, rising to €4.13bn (£3.6bn). Sales at Fnac, the international entertainment retail chain of which PPR is the majority shareholder, were up 1.6%. In France, Fnac sales ...
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C&A turnover flat at £5.56bn
Fashion retailer C&A generated turnover of e6.3bn (£5.5bn) in the year ended February 2010, up by just 0.03% on the previous year.Sales growth was seen in Belgium and Luxembourg (3.2%), in Austria (1.1%), in Germany (0.2%) and in its online business. But turnover dropped in Spain and Portugal (-2.6%), Eastern ...
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Casino Q1 sales up
Casino has posted a 5.6% first-quarter sales increase, including calendar effects and higher petrol price, to reach €6.61bn (£5.8bn), with a 16.4% jump in international markets and a 0.4% gain in the struggling French market.International operations, which accounted for 36% of sales, showed a sharp acceleration in organic growth during ...
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Auchan revenue up 0.5% in 2009
Hypermarket operator Auchan revealed that consolidated group revenue excluding taxes grew 0.5% to €39.7bn (£35.4bn) in 2009.Group revenue decreased 2.8% in Western Europe due to the economic slowdown. This zone continues to account for more than 76% of the group’s revenue.Revenue grew 12.9% in Central and Eastern Europe and Asia, ...
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Carrefour Q1 sales up 5.5%
Carrefour has recorded a 5.5% rise in first-quarter sales to €23.96bn (£21.4bn). French retail sales rose 2.1% due to strong growth from supermarkets, although hypermarkets continued to suffer with like-for-like sales down 1.2%.Western Europe, excluding France, also struggled in the period with like-for-likes down 2.4%. Growth was primarily driven from ...
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Trius appointed Carrefour Europe executive director
Vicente Trius has been appointed Carrefour executive director for Europe.Taking responsibility for Belgium, Spain, Italy, Poland, Greece, Cyprus and Romania, the 52-year-old Spaniard will start work on May 3.Trius has previously spent 15 years working at Walmart, where he was vice-president of international operations for Latin America.James McCann, the former ...