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Ocado, a British online supermarket and technology group, has launched its first robotic warehouse in Asia. The warehouse, which is located in Japan, is a joint venture with Aeon, a Japanese retailer. The warehouse will be used to fulfill orders for Aeon’s…
South Korean convenience store chain CU is setting its eyes on the Central Asian region, entering Kazakhstan under a partnership with CU Central Asia, the c-store operation arm of local ice cream manufacturer Shin Line. CU’s first store there is set to open…
The first Australian Automated Distribution Centre (ADC) using global leading Witron technology is the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese MP, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, Coles Group Chairman James…
The entire 7-Eleven business is for sale in Australia – just months after the iconic convenience store increased the price of its famous $1 coffee. Chairman of 7-Eleven Holdings Michael Smith said that on Monday shareholders decided the business was ready for…
Aldi Australia chief executive Tom Daunt is leaving the local discount chain and moving to Salzburg to become the global joint managing director of the German supermarket. He is the first Australian to take the helm of the global business from Matthew Barnes,…
Australian children’s snack food brand Little Bellies is suing German supermarket chain Aldi for alleged copyright breaches of several organic fruit and vegetable puff snacks. Aldi, which famously mimics well-known brands and creates comparable in-house…
Carrefour open Flash 10/10, its next-generation test store, on 24 November in Paris’ eleventh arrondissement. This new convenience store – developed in collaboration and exclusively with Californian start-up AiFi – uses technology that has never been seen…
French supermarket group Auchan is set to quit Taiwan after 24 years in the market, completing its withdrawal from greater Asia. Taiwan News has reported that local operator PX Mart will take over the RT-Mart hypermarket joint venture between Auchan and the…
For another year in a row, ALDI has rated best in Canstar Blue’s 2020 supermarket ratings – taking the top spot in Canstar Blue’s Most Satisfied Customers Award for 2020. In Canstar Blue’s latest supermarket review, the survey asked more than 2,600 shoppers…
The delay in vaccinating workers in the retail and logistics sectors is causing disruptions in the supply chain, a key player in the Covid-19 fight. Earlier this month, nearly 40 VinMart and VinMart+ outlets had been closed for several days due to Covid-19…
Supermarkets in Hanoi are stocking two or three times their normal volumes of goods and increasing warehouse capacity to brace for a worsening of the Covid-19 pandemic. The acting director of the city Department of Industry and Trade, Tran Thi Phuong Lan,…
Some customers have taken undue advantage of its price stabilization program to buy large volumes of goods and resell them at higher prices, leading supermarket chain Saigon Co.op says. The Saigon Union of Trading Cooperatives said the unethical hoarding has…
7-Eleven has agreed to settle franchisee class actions following mediation. A statement from the convenience chain confirmed the settlement but gave no insight into the details of the agreement. “7-Eleven can confirm that a non-binding in-principle agreement…
Supermarket Coles will spend $2.5 billion over the next two years on improving its digital offer, the business announced today. The business will seek to improve its online shopping, as well as its self-service checkouts, data and automation across its…
Aldi has hit its goal of powering its Australian operations with 100 percent renewable energy six months ahead of schedule, resulting in an 85 percent reduction in the company’s CO2 emissions. The German supermarket chain achieved this through on-site…
Aldi has been deemed 2020’s supermarket of the year in Roy Morgan’s latest customer satisfaction awards. Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine said supermarkets become some of the most trusted brands in the country last year due to the integral role they played…
