Auchan is rumoured to be a prospective tenant at a huge 118,000
square-metre mall to be built near Moscow's third transport ring,
writes Angela Drujinina.
Coop Suisse benefited from the consolidation of two recent
acquisitions to steal market share from its rivals in 2003. Despite
a continued downturn in consumer spending, organic and ethical
products performed particularly well during...
Swiss co-operative retailer Migros has ended 2003 with a slight
increase in sales compared to the previous year, with low levels of
consumer spending taking a major toll on its performance. But with
the increase coming only as a result...
Swiss food retailer and foodservice supplier Bon appétit
finished the year with a strong December performance but this was
not enough to help it overcome the effect of a number of
restructuring measures during 2003.
Metro, the German retail group, has reported sales growth in the
first six months of the year and is predicting further gains for
the full-year. Signs, perhaps, that the German recovery may be on
the way?
Whittard of Chelsea, the leading tea and coffee retailer in the UK,
has posted an excellent set of first half results, further boosted
by very strong Christmas trading.
Too much legislation can be a bad thing, at least when it comes to
restricting the free growth of the Spanish retail sector, according
to speakers at a conference held in Madrid last week.