Carrefour opens new logistics centre
The French retail giant Carrefour has opened a new logistics platform in Spain which will serve its 30 hypermarkets in Spain, plus four others in Portugal. The new facility will hold 14,000 different products.
Archives for December 23, 2002
Metro opens Japanese store
Metro, the German retailer, this month opened its first Cash & Carry outlet in Japan, a market where it sees great potential in the years to come. The store is a joint venture with Japan's Marubeni Corp.
Cargill edible seed oil cleared
The European Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition by US agribusiness Cargill of Belgian edible seed oil packer Associated Oil Packers bvba (AOP) - just three months after clearing Cargill's acquisition of French-based food company Cereol.
Food prices - an unfortunate barometer
The impact of a recent, and ongoing, drought in Australia, will soon be felt by retailers and the consumer, predicts market analyst Euromonitor. And there is no let up in sight as El Niño, widely responsible for the ongoing adverse weather conditions...
Removing fear from oysters
This week people across the world will be indulging in one of the wonders of nature's waters - oysters. Unfortunately, for a handful of people each year the pleasure can be disastrous if they become infected by a deadly bacteria associated with the...