All articles by Hemanth Kumar

1. ICA Maxi store in Sweden launches sale of onsite-grown produce

   ICA Maxi Högskolan, one of ICA Gruppen’s 1,300 Swedish stores, has launched its own produce line, grown on-site using vertical…
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   16 Apr
2. Woolworths to invest $20m in Townsville operations

   Australian supermarket chain Woolworths is planning to enhance its store network and distribution centre in Townsville, Queensland, during the next…
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   11 Feb
3. Casino Group to sell 26 stores to Fortress Investment Group

   French supermarket retailer Casino Group has reached an agreement to sell 26 hypermarkets and supermarkets properties worth €501m ($569.65m) to…
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   23 Jan
4. US retailer Gymboree considers reducing store count by more than half

   US-based children’s apparel retail chain Gymboree Group, which emerged from bankruptcy in September last year, is reportedly considering the closure…
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   29 Nov
5. Walmart and JD.com invest $500m in Chinese online delivery firm

   Supermarket retail major Walmart and e-commerce platform JD.com have invested $500m in Chinese online grocery delivery firm Dada-JD Daojia in…
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   13 Aug
6. Irish family agrees to acquire UK discount retailer Poundworld

   An Irish retail family, the Hendersons, has reached an agreement in principle to acquire collapsed British discount retailer Poundworld. In…
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   13 Aug
7. Mattress retailer Casper to expand footprint across North America

   US-based online sleep products retailer Casper is reportedly planning to open 200 stores across North America over the next three…
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   9 Aug
8. Remitly launches money transfer service in 250 Grupo Exito stores

   US-based independent digital remittance company Remitly has partnered with B2B electronic domestic and cross-border processing and payment platform TransNetwork to…
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   27 Apr
9. M&D Distributors selects Mi9 e-Commerce to increase digital presence

   Omnichannel retail solution provider Mi9 Retail has announced that M&D Distributors has selected its Mi9 e-Commerce solution to run its…
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   29 Mar
10. Piggly Wiggly’s independent owners to buy six grocery stores in US

    Three independent US-based Piggly Wiggly store owners, with the support of C&S Wholesale Grocers, have signed a definitive agreement with…
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    29 Mar