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Majority Of Shoppers Believe Supermarkets Can 'Help Them Make Sustainable Choices'

Nine in ten shoppers believe that grocery businesses can play a key role in helping them to make more sustainable purchasing decisions, a study by tcc has...

Spar Shandong Continues Expansion In China

Spar Shandong had added new stores to its growing portfolio, with the opening of hypermarkets in the Chinese cities of Zhangjiakou and Dongying. In Dece...

Alibaba To Kick Off China's First Post-Pandemic 'Singles Day' Early

China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will kick off its mega-shopping extravaganza "Singles Day" early this year, a move that will likely see a big j...

Alibaba Shops For Hypermarket Chain Sun Art In $3.6bn Deal

Alibaba Group Holdings said on Monday it will invest $3.6 billion to acquire a controlling stake in hypermarket operator Sun Art Retail Group Ltd, gaining...

SPAR Expands Network In China, Opens Store In Hebei Province

SPAR has announced that it has opened a new supermarket in the Zhangjiakou city in China’s Hebei province. It is the twelfth new SPAR outlet to op...

Spar Expands Presence In China With Six New Stores

Spar China has announced that it opened six new stores in the provinces of Guangdong, Beijing and Shandong between 13 March and 1 May. The retailer open...

Costco Set To Open New Store In China's Suzhou City

US retail giant Costco will open a new store in China's eastern city of Suzhou, near Shanghai, state media has reported. Costco's subsidiary in Suzhou o...

US Retail Sales Expected To Cross $3.9 Trillion In 2020: NRF

US retail sales are expected to rise between 3.5% and 4.1% to more than $3.9 trillion this year, the National Retail Federation (NRF) said, despite fears s...