UK: Riverford scoops hat-trick in annual organic awards
Veg box company Riverford (and publisher of Wicked Leeks) scooped a hat-trick at the Soil Association-run BOOM Awards for best veg box, best online retailer, and best marketing campaign for its tie-up with FareShare, which enabled customers to help divert surplus brassicas from fields to the food charity in Devon.
Source: wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk
Italy: Nova Coop trials new proximity store format
Regional cooperative Nova Coop has opened its first two stores under the new urban proximity format. The two InCoop branded stores are located in Turin, namely in Corso Inghilterra 49 (with a sales area of 207 square meters) and in Via Madama Cristina 143 (163 square meters). The focus is on food consumption with fresh, dry, and frozen products of all types and very fresh products, as well as meat and fish, packaged in a controlled atmosphere.
Source: esmmagazine.com
Amazon workers at UK warehouse to strike during Prime Day event
Nearly 900 Amazon workers at a warehouse in Britain will stage a strike for three days in the coming week over a pay dispute, labor union GMB said. The strike will take place from July 11-13 at Amazon's warehouse in Coventry, for two hours during the morning and two hours in the evening on the three days, GMB said in an emailed statement to Reuters.
Source: reuters.com
India: Reliance Retail approves share capital reduction
Reliance Retail, India's biggest retailer and a unit of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries (RELI.NS) said its board approved reducing the company's equity share capital.
Source: reuters.com
India: Reliance Retail independently valued at $92-96bln, source saysIndia's Reliance Retail, run by Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani, has been valued at $92-96bln by two global consultants, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a move that could signal plans for an eventual IPO.
Source: reuters.com
SPAR International chooses RELEX Solutions to optimize its supply chain
SPAR International has signed a preferred supplier agreement with RELEX Solutions, a provider of integrated retail and supply chain planning solutions. Through this mutually beneficial agreement, SPAR's supply chain efficiency, food waste reduction, and ensuring delivery of the right products to stores at the right time will be enhanced.
Source: spar-international.com
New Zealand: New app promotes swapping and donating of homegrown fruit and vegetables
In Hawke's Bay, food trading platform Magic Beans is doing its best to combat the rising cost of food and interpersonal disconnection in some communities. It has been going strong on social media for the past seven years, providing a space for people to swap or donate their homegrown fruit and veggies or even trade a wheelbarrow of compost for some gardening advice. Magic Beans has 5000 local members, and its co-founders hope a new app will take it nationwide.
Source: rnz.co.nz
Lidl holds on as FMCG retail leader in Hungary
Lidl held on to the leadership position among FMCG retail chains in Hungary during 2022, another year during which discounters saw good performance. The annual ranking of specialist publication Trade Magazin shows that the German discounter saw turnover growing to €3.14bln, from €2.49bln in 2021, ending the year with 197 stores (+6%).
Source: esmmagazine.com
Germany: Edeka Nord launches 'Genial Regional' campaign to highlight regional products
Edeka Nord has launched a new campaign Genial Regional to highlight products from regional companies. It hopes to maintain and strengthen its economic relationships at the local level with merchants and regional producers, and regional agriculture.
Source: esmmagazine.com
Kretinsky to install former Metro and Lactalis exec at Casino if offer succeeds, Les Echos reports
Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky and his partners are prepared to hire former Metro and Lactalis executive Philippe Palazzi as the new boss of French supermarket chain Casino, should their refinancing offer for the debt-laden company succeed, Les Echos reported.
Source: reuters.com
Upercart: Transforming grocery delivery and remittance utilization
Upercart, a Jamaican online grocery store founded by entrepreneur Franz Weathers, aims to transform the delivery and utilization of remittances for grocery purchases on the island. The service, which intends to provide same-day grocery delivery across 14 parishes, collaborates with grocery stores and delivery service providers to offer its own curated list of groceries, facilitate sales, handle packaging, accept payments, and ensure efficient delivery.
Source: jamaicaobserver.com
Imports are building toward August peak as one labor dispute ends, but others develop
Import cargo volume at the nation's major container ports is expected to climb toward an August peak this summer, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
Source: nrf.com
US: H-E-B set to open new Texas store later this month
H-E-B is making grand opening plans for a new store in McKinney, Texas. Construction began in March 2022, and now the grocer says the new 118,000-square-foot store will be open for business on Wednesday, July 19.
Source: supermarketnews.com
US: UniPro member Food Supply Inc. partners with Pepper to revolutionize the digital ordering experience
Food Supply Inc., a UniPro member and leading food distributor in the sunshine state has announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Pepper, an innovative e-commerce solution for food distributors. The partnership aims to redefine the digital ordering experience for customers and enhance operational efficiency for Food Supply Inc.
Source: businesswire.com
US: Island Pacific Supermarket announces the appointment of Christine Peebles as Chief Marketing Officer
Island Pacific Supermarket, a leading Filipino-American grocery chain, is delighted to announce the appointment of Christine Peebles as the company's new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).
Source: prnewswire.com
US: Costco Wholesale Corporation reports June sales results
Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Costco" or the "Company") reported net sales of $22.86bln for the retail month of June, the five weeks ended July 2, 2023, an increase of 0.4% from $22.78bln last year. For the forty-four weeks that ended July 2, 2023, the company reported net sales of $196.93bln, an increase of 4.6% from $188.34bln during a similar period last year.
Source: globenewswire.com