Mass Market Retailers articles from March 2003

Mass Market Retailers archives from March 2003

Marsh ratings cut. (Industry News).(Marsh Supermarkets Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... MARSH RATINGS CUT: Standard & Poor's Corp. (S&P) has lowered its corporate credit rating on Marsh Supermarkets Inc. based on the chain's weak sales trends and declining results in recent quarters. About $206 million of debt is affected by the...

Illinois joins suit. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... ILLINOIS JOINS SUIT: The state of Illinois has joined lawsuits accusing Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp. and Office Depot Inc. of failing to collect taxes on Internet and catalog sales. The suits contend that Target was required to collect...

Office Depot debut. (Industry News).(Madrid)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... OFFICE DEPOT DEBUT: Office Depot Inc. will roll out six units in Madrid in April. The stores will conform to the retailer's latest European prototype. International expansion is a tenet of the company's growth strategy, says chairman and chief...

Costco eyes entry. (Industry News).(in New Zealand and Australia)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... COSTCO EYES ENTRY: Costco Wholesale Corp. is reportedly looking at store sites in New Zealand and Australia. Three top executives from the warehouse club were said to have toured Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne by helicopter.

Dividend at Fleming. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... DIVIDEND AT FLEMING: Fleming Cos. declared a regular quarterly dividend of 2 cents per share of common stock, payable June 10 to shareholders of record on May 20.

Ahold on firing line. (Spotlight).(supermarket executives Cees van der Hoeven, Michael Meurs will resign)
March 10, 2003... ZAANDAM, the Netherlands -- Ahold NV's top two executives have resigned with the Dutch retail giant's revelation that it overstated earnings by upwards of $500 million or more during the past two years. The two executives, chairman and...

Fleming ends shipments to Kmart stores. (News).(Fleming Cos. will also sell units to Albertsons Inc.)
March 10, 2003... DALLAS -- Fleming Cos. has halted its grocery supply shipments to stores operated by Kmart Corp. Separately, the food distributor has entered into an agreement with Albertsons Inc. for the sale of five outlets. "We are finalizing our...

Kmart backs off from self-checkout. (News).(retailer seeks federal bankruptcy court permission to void leases with General Electric Co.)
March 10, 2003... TROY, Mich. -- Citing what it calls an increased risk of theft by consumers, Kmart Corp. has asked a federal bankruptcy court in Chicago to void leases with General Electric Co. on hundreds of self-checkout machines used in its stores. Kmart...

KKR drops out of Safeway bidding.(Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.)
March 10, 2003... LONDON -- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) has dropped out of the contest to acquire British supermarketer Safeway PLC, leaving the chain with five prospective buyers. The remaining potential bidders include British food retailers Tesco...

It's now Katz Group Canada. (News).(Katz Pharmacy Services Inc. changes name to Katz Group Canada Ltd.)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... EDMONTON, Alberta -- Katz Pharmacy Services Inc., the Canadian operating group of Katz Group Inc., has officially been renamed Katz Group Canada Ltd. The company is Canada's largest integrated network of pharmacies. Katz Group Canada...

Burnside steps down as Longs COO. (News).(Terry Burnside, Longs Drug Stores Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Terry Burnside has resigned as chief operating officer at Longs Drug Stores. The company did not disclose a reason for Burnside's decision. "We thank Burnside for the contributions he has made to Longs over the...

Asda to expand. (News).(with ten new stores in 2003)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... LONDON -- Asda PLC, the British unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will open 10 stores this year and expand selling space in others. The growth is expected to add 3,900 jobs at the supermarketer. Plans include converting two current stores in...

Sex discrimination at Wal-Mart? (News).(plaintiffs seek class-action status against retailer)
March 10, 2003... BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. potentially faces the largest sex discrimination case on record in the United States if a lawsuit filed by attorneys for the plaintiffs receives class-action status. Lawyers representing several...

Scoreboard. (Money News).(quarterly sales, earnings data for select retailers, manufacturers)(Illustration)
March 10, 2003... SCOREBOARD Net Net-to- Quarter Dollar % Income % Sales RETAILERS Ended Sales Change (Loss) Change Ratio Duane...

J.C. Penney offers senior unsecured notes. (Money News).(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... J.C. PENNEY OFFERS SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES: J.C. Penney Co. and J.C. Penney Corp. have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a preliminary prospectus supplement for a new issue of $350 million in senior unsecured seven-year notes....

Biggest gainers. (Money).(ranking of top ten retailers in terms of stock market gains)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
March 10, 2003... BIGGEST GAINERS Close Change % Stock 02/14/03 vs.01/31/03 Change drugstore.com 2.65 +0.32 +13.7 CVS 24.99 +2.37 +10.5 Smart & Final 4.40 ...

Biggest losers. (Money).(ranking of top ten retailers by stock market decline)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
March 10, 2003... BIGGEST LOSERS Close Change % Stock 02/14/03 vs. 01/31/03 Change Nash Finch 5.29 -4.15 -44.0 Longs 15.20 -6.13 -28.7 Fleming 2.82 ...

Most active. (Money).(Illustration)
March 10, 2003... MOST ACTIVE Vol. (000) As a % Change vs. 1 Wk. Ended of Total 1 Wk. Ended Stock 02/14/03 Shares 01/31/03 Fleming 15,084 39.3 + 234.3...

Wal-Mart delivers. (Spotlight).
March 10, 2003... BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Despite a sluggish fourth quarter, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. just managed to beat analysts' profit forecasts for the final 13 weeks and all of fiscal 2003. While the core discount store and International divisions turned in...

SDM posts big gains during '02. (Money).(Shoppers Drug Mart Inc.)
March 10, 2003... NORTH YORK, Ontario -- Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. (SDM) rang up double-digit gains in revenues and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) and meteoritic increases in net income for the quarter and year ended...

Higher interest costs hit Fleming earnings. (Money).
March 10, 2003... DALLAS -- While operating profits showed modest improvement, higher interest costs caused fourth quarter earnings from ongoing lines at Fleming Cos. to recede nearly one-third. The grocery wholesaler--whose accounts include Kmart Corp. and...

Top global company is also most-admired. (Opinion).(Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)
March 10, 2003... Already the largest company in the world on the basis of its sales volume, Wal-Mart has just added a new honor. The retailer finished first in Fortune magazine's annual ranking of America's most admired companies. The poll of 10,000 executives,...

Wal-Mart Germany on the move. (Opinion).
March 10, 2003... WUPPERTAL, Germany -- At precisely 8:30 each weekday morning a group of some 30 Wal-Mart executives gather around a rectangular table in a 20-by-30-foot room in the company's otherwise unnotable headquarters office in Wuppertal, Germany. They...

Taking CRM from concept to reality. (Opinion).(customer relationship management)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- In recent years customer relationship management (CRM) has become the focus of attention not only from consultants but by an increasing number of consumer goods companies as well. A new study by the research and...

Skintimate products. (Merchandising News).(SC Johnson)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... SC Johnson has expanded its Skintimate moisturizing shave gel line to include two more shave gels as well as an aftershave gel that comes in three formulas. The additional shave gels--Skintimate Citrus Sun Tea and Skintimate Rainforest...

Dove hair care line. (Merchandising News).(Unilever Home & Personal Care USA)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Unilever Home & Personal Care USA has launched in North America Dove hair care with Weightless Moisturizers, a line of shampoos, conditioners and 2-in-1 shampoos selling for $3.69 for a 12-ounce bottle. Unilever, 33 Benedict Place, Greenwich,...

Pez grows Disney line. (Merchandising News).(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Pez Candy Inc. has announced plans to expand its Disney character dispensers from six to 12. The additions include Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto. Pez Candy Inc., 35 Prindle Hill Road., Orange, Conn.; (203) 795-0531.

New `Beauty' release. (Merchandising News).(Walt Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World special edition)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Buena Vista Home Entertainment Inc. has released Walt Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World special edition on DVD, selling for $29.99, and video, selling for $22.99. Buena Vista Home Entertainment Inc., 350 South Buena Vista...

Lamar light fixtures. (Merchandising News).(Lamar Lighting Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Lamar Lighting Inc. has introduced the AST series of adjustable low-profile, stagger strip-lighting fixtures with integral ballasts. Lamar Lighting Inc., 485 Smith St., Farmingdale, N.Y.; (800) 724-7743.

Teens focus on strength, not beauty. (Merchandising).(Procter & Gamble Co.'s Secret to Self-Esteem program )(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... CINCINNATI -- A survey conducted by Procter & Gamble Co.'s (P&G's) Secret Antiperspirant brand for its Secret to Self-Esteem program found that teenagers are beginning to focus on inner strength over physical beauty. The survey, which...

Mossimo, Target will renew deal. (Merchandising).(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... MINNEAPOLIS -- Target Corp. has exercised its option to renew its partnership with Mossimo Inc. for an additional two years. The original multiproduct licensing and design services agreement between Target and the apparel manufacturer,...

A growing menace. (Spotlight).(diabetes)
March 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- The market for products that treat the secondary as well as core conditions of diabetes sufferers is expected to expand in tandem with the rising incidence of the disease in the United States. The scale and scope of diabetes...

Wal-Mart ups exports from U.S. (Merchandising).(forms GP USA Export)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... BENTONVILLE, Ark -- WalMart Stores Inc. has opened an office to identify and export domestic products for the discounter's foreign customers. Located in the company's corporate headquarters here, the GP USA Export office has been...

Loblaws tests low-price GM. (Merchandising).(general merchandise)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... TORONTO -- Loblaw Cos., Canada's leading supermarket operator, has begun testing extreme-value-oriented general merchandise at selected stores. Under the program, which started last month, executives told analysts during a recent...

`Smart Solutions for Tomorrow' from Fuji. (Merchandising).(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. launched a wide range of innovative products at the recent Photo Marketing Association (PMA) show in Las Vegas. The supplier's theme at the show, "Smart Solutions for Tomorrow," captures the mood...

Zapf, Toys `R' Us. (Merchandising).(race car partners )
March 10, 2003... ORLANDO, Fla. -- Zapf Creation (U.S.) Inc. has become a racing partner for the Toys `R' Us racing team that participated in the Daytona 500 racing event last month. The American unit of Roedental, Germany-based Zapf Creation AG became an...

Toy industry bucks the trend. (Merchandising).(sales of $20.2 billion in 2002)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- While the toy industry experienced a challenging year in 2002, several bright spots afford reason for cautious optimism for the future. Overall sales of traditional toys slipped 1% to $20.2 billion last year, according to data...

Colgate prepares new programs. (Merchandising).
March 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- Colgate-Palmolive Co. plans to launch new programs in two different segments of the oral care category this year. Early next month the consumer products giant will introduce a product designed to help consumers whiten their...

Families should be emergency-ready. (Merchandising).(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... BETHEL, Conn. -- The American Red Cross and Gillette Co.'s Duracell division have announced a new family preparedness campaign with information about getting ready for emergencies. The new program, titled "Together We Prepare for Safe...

PepsiCo, Yao get together. (Merchandising).(Houston Rockets' Yao Ming)
March 10, 2003... CHICAGO -- The PepsiCo Beverages and Foods unit of Pepsico Inc. has partnered with National Basketball Association (NBA) star Yao Ming to promote its Gatorade Thirst Quencher sports beverage brand. As part of a multiyear partnership between...

Kmart adds new lines for summer. (Merchandising).(Martha Stewart Everyday Garden )(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- Kmart Corp. and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. have launched the Martha Stewart Everyday Garden assortment for 2003. The extensive line of outdoor furniture, garden items and beach accessories is available exclusively at...

Kimberly-Clark board. (People News).(Thomas Falk )(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... KIMBERLY-CLARK BOARD: Kimberly-Clark Corp. has announced the election of chief executive officer Thomas Falk to the additional post of chairman of the company's board of directors. He succeeds Wayne Sanders, who announced his plans last...

Promotion at Ingles. (People News).(Robert Harvey vice president of meat operations)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... PROMOTION AT INGLES: Ingles Markets Inc. has named Robert Harvey vice president of meat operations. A company veteran, Harvey joined Ingles in 1965 as a meat cutter. Since then he has held positions of increasing responsibility, including store...

Pharmavite exec VP. (People News).(Skip Aldridge executive vice president of sales)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... PHARMAVITE EXEC VP: Pharmavite Corp. has named Skip Aldridge executive vice president of sales. Prior to this appointment he served as executive vice president of grocery sales at ConAgra Foods, where he was responsible for the sales of 45...

Warner Bros. post. (People News).(Shari Black appointed vice president of retail business development)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... WARNER BROS. POST: Shari Black has been appointed vice president of retail business development for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. Her responsibilities will include managing the development and implementation of business and promotional plans...

CHPA VP appointment. (People News).(Consumer Healthcare Products Association)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... CHPA VP APPOINTMENT: Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) has appointed Virginia Cox vice president for communications and strategic initiatives. Prior to this appointment her experience included working as director of outreach for...

Zev Weiss on a mission at AG. (Spotlight).(American Greetings Corp.)
March 10, 2003... CLEVELAND -- American Greetings Corp. has a plan to boost sales while cutting costs by $50 million to $75 million over the next two years. Zev Weiss is one of the people charged with making that happen. Weiss, 36, was recently named chief...

ShopKo taps three execs. (People).(Doug Wurl)(Dan Bolstad)(Mike Bettiga)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... GREEN BAY, Wis. -- ShopKo Stores Inc. has named Doug Wurl senior vice president and general merchandise manager of hard lines and home for the company's ShopKo division in one of several executive appointments. Wurl, who had been senior...

P&G names two VPs in beauty care. (People).(Virginia Drosos)(Anne Martin)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... CINCINNATI -- Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) has promoted Virginia Drosos to vice president of skin care, global design and North America. Formerly general manager of skin care, global design, she will continue managing P&G's skin care...

Big Lots Sr. vp. (People).(John Zavada )(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Big Lots Inc. has appointed John Zavada senior vice president and chief information officer. He succeeds Steven Bromet, who will retke next March. Zavada comes to the 1,380-store broad line closeout retail chain from...

Nine honored by Publix. (People).(Publix Super Markets Inc.)
March 10, 2003... LAKELAND, Fla. -- Publix Super Markets Inc. has honored nine of its employees with the company's George W. Jenkins Award (GWJ) for Excellence and the President's Award. The winners of the GWJ award, which is given to one manager in each of...

Vision, strategy make Carrefour a global powerhouse.
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- True or false: * Carrefour is the second-largest retailer in the world? * Carrefour is the world's largest food retailer? * Carrefour was the inventor of the hypermarket? * Carrefour operates in one form or another in...

Carrefour at a glance.
March 10, 2003... HEADQUARTERS: Paris TRADING AREA: 23 nations in Europe (10), Latin America (5) and Asia (8) Carrefour does business through franchises and partnerships in seven additional countries. STORE COUNT (company-owned units as...

The numbers only begin to tell the story.(Carrefour)
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- Any story about Carrefour must begin with statistics. In the fiscal year that ended in December, Carrefour's integrated sales--its sales through company-owned operations--reached $76.8 billion euros (a euro is currently equal to about...

Carrefour has many managers; it has only one leader.(Daniel Bernard)
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- Carrefour has many managers; it has only one leader. Daniel Bernard has headed Carrefour since 1992. During that time this bright, effusive, confident, sophisticated, well spoken 57-year-old French retailer has transformed...

Programs train, motivate employees, attract new talent.(at Carrefour S.A.)
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- Carrefour is one of the top 10 private employers in the world, with a workforce that has more than tripled in four years to some 382,800 employees. The retailer maintains that those people are critical to its competitive...

Carrefour store network grounded in four formats.(hypermarkets, discount stores, supermarkets, convenience stores)
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- Carrefour's integrated store network (stores owned and operated entirely by Carrefour) is grounded in four basic prototypes: the hypermarket, supermarket, hard discount store and convenience store. All are primarily food stores--80% of...

Villiers-en-Biere a must-see hypermarket.(for Carrefour S.A.)
March 10, 2003... VILLIERS-EN-BIERE, France -- This suburban community one hour south of Paris is the location of one of the world's most productive retail emporiums. The store in question is the 24,000-square-meter (250,000-square-foot) Carrefour hypermarket,...

The hypermarket Carrefour operates in suburban Villiers-en-Biere, France, is one of its largest and most productive, measuring about 250,000 square feet and generating 300 million euros in annual sales.(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... The hypermarket Carrefour operates in suburban Villiers-en-Biere, France, is one of its largest and most productive, measuring about 250,000 square feet and generating 300 million euros in annual sales. The giant outlet has space for...

Champion supers fill the hypermarket gap.(latest store format from Carrefour)
March 10, 2003... MELUN, France -- The new Champion supermarket in this town 90 minutes south of Paris is the newest example of the Carrefour program to drop supermarkets into areas between hypermarkets. The store, which opened on June 18, 2002, is small by...

Meat, fish, produce, cheese, bread and delicatessen items together account for nearly a quarter of sales at Carrefour's French supermarkets.(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Meat, fish, produce, cheese, bread and delicatessen items together account for nearly a quarter of sales at Carrefour's French supermarkets. Such fresh products are also critical to the image of the stores, which are meant to complement the...

The convenience store mix.(at Carrefour S.A.)
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- In logistical terms, Carrefour's convenience store mix is the most complex aspect of the retailer's store network The convenience stores operate under four separate banners in France, several others in other countries. The great...

Discount grocery retailing's origins.(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- Discount grocery retailing in Europe originated in post-World War II Germany, where the first Aldi (Albrecht Discount) store debuted in 1948. The devastation the country had incurred created a natural demand for low-price food, and...

A key to Carrefour's future growth.(retailer develops discont grocery store division)
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- While it currently contributes the smallest share of sales of any of the retailer's formats, Carrefour's discount grocery store division may hold the key to much of the company's future growth. For Americans unfamiliar with...

Big stores are only part of the story at Carrefour.(retailer also operates convenience stores)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Big stores are only part of the story at Carrefour. The company also has a global network of convenience stores, which operate under a number of different banners. In France the 8 a Huit banner is most prevalent; the franchised convenience...

Where Carrefour has a presence that presence is growing.
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- One of the pillars upon which Carrefour rests is geography. Firmly anchored in its home country of France, relying on neighboring European countries for much of its business, Carrefour's growth strategy is nonetheless closely tied to...

Establishing itself country by country.(review of Carrefour's international expansion strategy)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- The year 2001 marked a milestone for Carrefour, which saw its international sales for the first time top its sales in France. Weak currencies in South America meant that the feat was not repeated in 2002, when sales in France...

There's business close to home.(review of Carrefour's European operations)
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- Although arguably the most global retailer operating today, Carrefour still does most of its business relatively close to home. Europe, including the company's home country of France, accounts for about 82% of Carrefour's sales. ...

Carrefour origins are in Europe.(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- Europe is where Carrefour got its star, and where it gets the majority of its sales. Some facts about Carrefour in Europe: * The company began 2002 with 499 hypermarkets, 2,038 supermarkets, 3,488 hard discount stores and 2,434...

Asia is promising for the long term.(Carrefour's analyzes potential of China, Japan)
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- Carrefour is the largest international retailer in Asia, enjoying a broad base with operations in no fewer than eight countries. Company executives feel Asia is the region that offers Carrefour the greatest long-term growth prospects,...

Uncertainties cloud picture in region.(Carrefour sees Asia as place for long-term growth)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- In 2002 Asia contributed 6.5% of Carrefour's total sales, a 0.2-point increase over the preceding year. The retailer added a net of 18 stores in the region to finish the year with 123 hypermarkets. While Asia holds great long-term...

The challenge of Latin America.(Carrefour)
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- Probably no region has provided Carrefour with more challenges in recent years than Latin America. Yet the company's executives feel that the region's long-term future still shows enormous promise, and Carrefour is well positioned to...

Despite tough times, sales grow.(Carrefour)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- Carrefour has had a presence in Latin America since 1975 and has weathered good times and bad during that span. Recent years have been difficult for all global retailers operating in the region. The economic collapse In Argentina...

In Portugal, it's good shopping.(Carrefour country manager Antonio Baptista)
March 10, 2003... LISBON -- Forty-nine-year-old Antonio Baptista is Carrefour's country manager for Portugal. Portuguese by birth, he has spent as much of his adult life outside of his native country as in it, having left Portugal in 1979, at age 25, for Brazil....

Carrefour's marketing maxim: `think global, act local'.(marketing director Alain Thieffry)
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- As director of marketing and communications for Carrefour, Alain Thieffry oversees the most extensive--and arguably the most sophisticated--consumer marketing effort in the global retailing community. Behind it is the most impressive...

Fulfilling the needs, wants of the consumer. (Carrefour's).
March 10, 2003... Product consumption is the means by which each family satisfies its needs and wants in regard to concrete, daily life as well as its aspirations for change. The role of manufacturers is to create items that correspond to the needs and...

Iris loyalty card ties it all together.(Carrefour S.A.'s cusotmer loyalty card program is very successful )(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- The Iris loyalty card and the five-year-old supermarket fidelity program behind it--last year it won a competition in Birmingham, England, as the most valuable fidelity program in competition against the likes of Tesco PLC and Boots...

Carrefour private labels cover gamut.(Carrefour S.A.'s retail brands)
March 10, 2003... ARIS -- Carrefour considers its retail brands to be important tools in differentiating its stores from the competition and building customer loyalty. Carrefour's private label offerings fall into three broad categories: name brands, house...

A totally responsible retailer.(Roland Vaxelaire heads Carrefour S.A.'s health, safety, environmental initiative)
March 10, 2003... BRUSSELS -- The man who was named last January to head Carrefour's quite considerable health, safety and environmental initiative is 46-year-old Roland Vaxelaire. A former Nestle and Danone executive both in France and the United States,...

The myriad complexities of a global supply chain.(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- Being the most global of retailers adds a great deal of complexity to creating and managing Carrefour's supply chain. Because the retailer works hard to adapt its product offerings and presentations to the needs and expectations of a...

Environmental initiatives tackle most pressing issues.(Carrefour efforts)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... PARIS -- With operations in so many countries, creating and implementing a coherent set of environmental policies is a major challenge. But Carrefour has launched a set of environmental initiatives intended to address such issues as protection...

Carrefour is ready at start of new era.
March 10, 2003... Carrefour is at a transition point in its history. With the Promodes merger and integration of subsequent acquisitions now complete, the group can focus on achieving its objective of becoming the leading retailer in all of its international...

Carrefour moves steadily toward dominance.(corporate timeline)
March 10, 2003... 1959 * The Carrefour company is created. 1960 * Carrefour opens its first supermarket in Annecy, Haute-Savoie. 1961 * Promodis LLC, the forerunner of Promodes, is created. The company was formed through a merger of two...

Wal-Mart Expo in May. (Industry News).(Wal-Mart Stores Inc., 2003)(Brief Article)
March 24, 2003... WAL-MART EXPO IN MAY: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in conjunction with the Shewmaker Center for Workforce Technologies of NorthWest Arkansas Community College, will stage the retailer's first-ever New Supplier Fair on May 7 and May 8. Slated for the...