Long reads – Page 303

Analysis & Features
Fairway Market

2013-03-13T13:14:00Z

Fairway started as a neighbourhood market in the 1930s on New York’s Upper West Side…
Analysis & Features
Edeka/Nah und Gut

2013-03-13T13:13:00Z

This German retail giant was singled out for the “revitalisation of its supermarket format” following years of decline…
Analysis & Features
El Corte Inglés

2013-03-13T13:12:00Z

This family-run chain – “one of the most prestigious brands in the Spanish market”…
Analysis & Features
Eataly

2013-03-13T13:10:00Z

A “brilliant concept that exploits the foodie in us all”, the first Eataly opened in Turin in 2007…
Analysis & Features
Dia

2013-03-13T13:09:00Z

Spanish hard discounter Dia saw its profits rocket by 55% last year as recession- hit Spanish shoppers sought out a bargain.
Analysis & Features
Deli de Luca

2013-03-13T13:08:00Z

Design and layout are the watchwords of the founding partners of this Norwegian convenience chain…
Analysis & Features
Dean & DeLuca

2013-03-13T13:07:00Z

Dean & DeLuca started out in New York City in 1977 and is now a global brand synonymous with gourmet food retail.
Analysis & Features
Coles

2013-03-13T13:06:00Z

Australia’s Woolworths had better watch its back. In 2012, supermarket chain Coles again outperformed its bigger rival…
Analysis & Features
Cencosud SA

2013-03-13T13:05:00Z

Supermarkets The “leading local retailer in South America”, Chile-based Cencosud grew 20% last year…
Analysis & Features
Borough Market

2013-03-13T13:04:00Z

Established in 1755, this daily wholesale market supplies many of London’s finest restaurants…
Analysis & Features
Auchan

2013-03-13T13:03:00Z

Controlled by the Mulliez family, Auchan opened its first store in 1961…
Analysis & Features
Aldi/Trader Joe’s

2013-03-13T13:02:00Z

With its rock bottom prices, clever advertising and increased range, Aldi is growing at 30% in the UK…
Analysis & Features
Alfamart

2013-03-13T13:01:00Z

Alfamart is one of two leading convenience players in Indonesia, and is expanding rapidly…
Analysis & Features
Albert Heijn/Ahold

2013-03-13T13:00:00Z

With “a great range of formats” and as “a leading European retailer on its convenience offer”, Albert Heijn has “recovered strongly…
Analysis & Features
La Boqueria, Barcelona

2013-03-12T15:10:00Z

This large public market, which has been around in one guise or another since 1207, is one of Barcelona’s favourite tourist haunts…
Analysis & Features
Nakumatt

2013-03-12T15:08:00Z

Established in 2005, Nakumatt is “doing remarkable things in East Africa”…
Analysis & Features
Ocado

2013-03-12T15:07:00Z

Ocado has struggled to make money, but customers - and our judges - are still fans…
Analysis & Features
Oxxo

2013-03-12T15:07:00Z

In little over a decade, Oxxo has “set the benchmark for local convenience grocery in Latin America”…
Analysis & Features
Picard

2013-03-12T15:07:00Z

Retailers caught up in the horsemeat scandal take note…
Analysis & Features
Sainsbury’s

2013-03-12T15:06:00Z

With more than 1,000 UK stores, fastgrowing online and convenience store businesses and a reputation for highquality products…