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Mexican retail group Controladora Comercial Mexicana (CCM) has reported net sales growth of 5.3% for 2012. Mexico City and metropolitan areas achieved best performance CCM said it saw solid increases in sales across all formats, especially supermarkets, as well as a better performance in the central and Mexico City  metropolitan areas; this was also the case in the fourth quarter.  Operat...

Leading Chilean retailer Cencosud has reported consolidated revenue growth of 20% for the full year 2012, mainly driven by over 150 new stores. Double-digit increase in operating profit The new stores included 31 supermarkets acquired from Prezunic and 39 department stores from Johnson.  Along with one month's worth of consolidation in Colombian supermarkets, and positive same store sales ...

Discount retailer Poundworld, has revealed that its Discount Wholesale operation has seen a massive rise in sales since going online. Impressive sales growth Since last year, the Discount Wholesale business has seen an uplift of 400%, following the launch of the website (www.discountwholesale.co.uk) in May 2012. The website offers over 2,000 products, targeting independent retailers, cove...

Publix’s fourth quarter sales, adjusted due to a 53-week year in 2011, increased by 3.4%, with comparable store sales up 1.2%. Adjusted total sales for the full year increased by 3.8% to $27.5bn, with comparable-store sales up 2.2%. Value focus enhanced through digital coupons While Publix delivered a solid performance in 2012, driven by its differentiated stores and product offer, the ...

Nisa Retail has announced a £100 million refinancing package to help continue its growth strategy and further develop its offer for members. Extending activities throughout the UK Nisa members trade approximately 3,750 stores throughout the UK , with Nisa Retail's turnover growing 50% over the last 5 years to £1.5 billion. The funding made available by Barclays will be used to extend Nisa's...

Waitrose has announced that it intends to add 400 lines to its entry level essential Waitrose range in 2013. Enhancing choice for value conscious shoppers The move will see the entry level range that was launched in March 2009 expanded to 2,200 lines, with new products introduced to both existing categories and to new areas of non-food. In total 700 lines will be new or improved in 2013. Val...

Asda is set to launch its smallest store yet, a pop-up store on wheels, that is essentially a mobile PoS display and checkout. Asda Anywhere The Asda Anywhere stores were unveiled with the recent Asda results and are set to be trialled later this year. According to Andrew George, Asda CMO, the new stores will allow Asda to sell "a range of Asda products anywhere, from central London t...

Aldi Australia has launched its first lunchbox initiative, which is designed to help parents put together a nutritious lunchbox for their children. Creating balanced lunchboxes Aldi Australia has teamed up with Healthy Kids Association to create this new initiative that provides users with the information and support they need to create a lunchbox with a high nutritional content. A bold...

South Africa-based Massmart, in which Walmart has a stake, has said that during the six month period ending 23 December sales rose by 14.7% to ZAR36.2 billion. Growth seen across all operations The company said that comparable sales were up by 7.3% during the timeframe, aided by an average inflation rate of 3.7%. At a divisional level, Massmart said that its Massdiscounters division had seen ...

Speaking to Netherlands-based newspaper De Volkskrant, Ahold’s chief executive, Dick Boer, has said that the company is looking to ‘strongly expand’ the number of Pick Up Points it operates. Expansion in Netherlands… Boer said that the company was investigating opportunities for an expansion in the number of Pick Up Points in the Netherlands , driven by the positive results it had seen in ...