European retail markets growing closer

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Leading multiples already dominate food retailing in Germany, the UK and France, and this trend is starting to become more common in other European countries too. There are now more and more super- and hypermarkets in countries such as Portugal, Spain and Italy, where discounters are also starting to establish a presence. Retailing developments will also affect other levels of the supply chain, with farmers having to adapt production to the requirements of the large multiples.

Grocery industry, Grocery stores, Europe, Western

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Retail ethics under attack

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British charity Christian Aid wants UK supermarkets to help improve employment conditions in Third World countries by making ethical food purchases. Very poor wages and inadequate or difficult working conditions exist in Third World food producing countries, according to Christian Aid's report The Global Supermarket. Its four-year campaign is designed to improve the lives of poor workers without risking their livelihoods through boycott.

Food & Kindred Products, Food Manufacturing, FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS, United Kingdom, Reports, Employment, Developing countries, Christian Aid Mission

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Intermarche looking for ally for European expansion

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French independent retailer Intermarche is seeking a partner to help it expand into Europe. The chain, which has a 15.1% share of the French retail food market, is abandoning its strategy of focusing on the home market and is seeking a cash injection to help it expand overseas. In 1997, Intermarche plans to open new stores in Spain, Italy, Belgium and Portugal.

Management, Retail industry, Retail trade, Intermarche S.A.

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