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Pick n Pay
Pick n Pay’s new generation hypermarket in Soweto opened with great excitement last September and was selected by Planet Retail as the most innovative new concept in 2007. It had been a long time coming and was identified as “having the potential to change the face of retailing in Africa”.
Elsevier Food International, Vol.11, Number 2, May 2008 Helen Armstrong
16-09-2008 (14:27)
Reitan’s reign
The Reitan Group has undergone a number of significant changes throughout its history as it has grown to become a major part of the Scandinavian retail industry. By specialising in the operation of franchise-based stores, the group, which is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, has three major branches of its operations: Rema 1000, Reitan Servicehandel and Reitan Eiendom.
Elsevier Food International, Vol. 11, Number 1, February 2008
Karen Willoughby
03-02-2008 (15:53)
The new British invasion
Tesco’s Fresh & Easy format in the US may not live up to the pre-opening hype, but the ‘convenient’ store format may still represent a new competitive dynamic and one that other retailers are scrambling to copy.
Elsevier Food International, Vol. 11, Number 1, February 2008
Len Lewis
02-02-2008 (09:41)
Metro’s mission: the spirit of commerce
Germany’s giant Metro has seen some changes during the last year: a French top manager and changes in the board brought about by additional shares being purchased by the two main shareholders. But whether the results of these manoeuvres will stave off what some analysts see as inevitable – the takeover of Metro by Wal-Mart – remains to be seen...
Elsevier Food International, Vol. 11, Number 1, February 2008
Klaus D. Schwarz
01-02-2008 (09:37)

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