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New Whole Foods grocery chain 365 faces tough mission
Business, Reuters, Published on 27/05/2016
» LOS ANGELES: Whole Foods Market Inc's 365 grocery chain offers lower prices and more technology than the company's namesake supermarkets, but experts say the fledgling brand must beat its many rivals without hijacking customers from its parent.
Tycoons jostle for stakes amid Vietnam's 'Buy Thai' craze
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2016
» HANOI -- Through supermarkets, malls, dairy and beer, Thai tycoons are pursuing deals in Vietnam that could break mergers and acquisitions records in the upwardly mobile market of 90 million people, at the expense of their Asian rivals.
Brazil shoemaker strides deeper into US market
Business, Reuters, Published on 23/03/2016
» SAO PAULO: Shoemaker Arezzo & Co is fighting for a bigger share of the cutthroat US market, a place many other Brazilian manufacturers fear to tread, with a flagship Los Angeles store opening next month and a planned nationwide rollout in 2017.
Stores, shoppers face off over discounts
Business, Reuters, Published on 26/11/2015
» NEW YORK/CHICAGO: Target Corp's 10% discount on a $30.49 pair of embroidered curtains was not nearly enough to entice Valerie Jenkins, shopping in Chicago the weekend before Thanksgiving.
Charoen eyes $4bn buy of Vietnam's biggest company
Reuters, Published on 03/11/2015
» HANOI -- Shares in Vinamilk, Vietnam’s largest listed company, hit an all-time high on Tuesday after local media said a drinks-maker controlled by Thailand’s second-richest man plans to buy out the state's 45% stake.
The changing tastes of world's top spenders
Business, Reuters, Published on 19/10/2015
» Chinese luxury consumers are spending more on ready-to-wear and new labels, a notable shift in the behaviour and tastes of the world's top spenders, according to a Reuters survey of retailers in the United States, Asia and Europe.
Australia seeks to become the delicatessen of Asia
Business, Reuters, Published on 21/08/2015
» SYDNEY: Australian farmers Rob and Jill Baker started growing native finger limes almost a decade ago. Today, top restaurants across Asia and Europe can't get enough of the fruit known as "citrus caviar" due to the burst of tangy flavour when chewed.
Ahold, Delhaize agree to merge
Business, Reuters, Published on 25/06/2015
» AMSTERDAM: Dutch grocer Royal Ahold NV has agreed to buy Belgian rival Delhaize Group in a €25 billion ($28 billion) merger deal that will create one of the biggest food retailers in the United States and a major player in Europe.
Saks owner buys Metro's Kaufhof
Business, Reuters, Published on 16/06/2015
» DUESSELDORF: Canadian retailer Hudson's Bay Co is buying German department store chain Galeria Kaufhof from Metro AG for €2.8 billion ($3.2 billion) as a launch pad to expand into Europe.
Apple Watch goes on sale in Asia
Reuters, Published on 24/04/2015
» TOKYO — The Apple Watch launched globally on Friday with a small queue of Japanese tech addicts lining up in Tokyo for Apple Inc's first wearable gadget, but there was no sign of the excitement usually attached to the company's product rollouts.