PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway here said last week it has formed an alliance with Tesco, London, that will give the U.S. retailer access to the U.K. company's Internet know-how and proprietary software.U.S. analysts...
LONDON -- The status quo rules in global food retailing.SN's annual list of the world's Top 25 largest food retailers indicates few major changes from the year 2000 ranking as the industry took a global breather on...
LONDON -- So what happened to consolidation?Two years ago food industry executives were predicting a global industry shakeout with companies like Wal-Mart Stores, Carrefour, Ahold and Delhaize gobbling up one retailer...
LONDON (FNS) -- British food retailers are penetrating every nook and cranny seeking customers.The U.K.'s leading companies are generating a range of new store formats designed to attract consumer spending. The...
LONDON (FNS) -- Kings Super Markets, Parsippany, N.J., is on the selling block again.Marks & Spencer here last week announced plans to pull out of the U.S. market by selling its 22-store Kings chain and its other U.S...
LONDON (FNS) -- British food retailers last week said their meat inventories were returning to normal despite a continued escalation of foot-and-mouth disease among the nation's livestock herds.Food retailers moved...
LONDON -- Marks & Spencer here said last week it is taking its food business local.The British retailer has announced plans to open two trial stores in a new, convenience-store format. The stores will open in May 2001...
LONDON (FNS) -- Safeway plc, Hayes, England, is taking Wal-Mart on at its own game.The U.K.'s fourth-largest food retailer has announced plans to open up to 70 hypermarkets to carry a larger selection of both fresh...
LONDON (FNS) -- J. Sainsbury plc here last week outlined further restructuring moves aimed at delivering cost-savings of $870 million a year by 2004.The moves are part of the program being implemented by Sainsbury's...
LONDON -- Cadbury Schweppes thinks Snapple still has plenty of room for growth.The British confectionary and soft drinks group here bought the Snapple Beverage Group from Triarc Cos., Inc., for $1.45 billion...