A UK cooked meat processor is fighting in court to reopen after it
was closed down in the wake of an outbreak of E. coli 0157 that
resulted in the death of a five-year-old boy and caused sickness in
scores of schoolchildren.
Aldi, the world's largest discount supermarket chain, is now
stocking premium brand-name product lines to compete more
effectively against discount rivals, as financial results indicate
a profit slide.
Supermarkets are seeking to exploit the underdeveloped fuel
retailing sector in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), claims a new
report by market analyst Datamonitor.
Britain's 'big four' supermarket chains may face pressure as the
Office of Fair Trading (OFT) withdraws its previous ruling
protecting the grocery sector from investigation by the Competition
Commission (CC).
