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NewsSuperGroup buys Scandinavian distributor as it pursues overseas growth
Fashion specialist SuperGroup has acquired its Scandinavian distributor, Smac Group, for an undisclosed sum.
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Analysis: Why Sainsbury's and Netto are launching a discount chain
Four years after selling its 193 UK stores to Asda for £778m, Danish discounter Netto is back for a second bite at the market – this time in partnership with Sainsbury’s.
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Danish homewares retailer Tiger to open first Welsh store
Danish homewares retailer Tiger has signed for its first store in Wales in the St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff.
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Innovation watch: Copenhagen's Torvehallerne is a multi-sensory foodie paradise
A mix of outdoor market and indoor food hall, Torvehallerne is a multi-sensory foodie’s paradise in central Copenhagen.
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Analysis: SuperBrugsen’s Concept 15 store proves remarkably successful
Picture this. You’re a mature Danish food retailing business. Your store count is in the hundreds and you’re showing rapid growth in terms of like-for-like sales, at close to 8% for the current year.
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Central Retail Corporation buys Copenhagen department store
Thailand-based multi-format operator Central Retail Corporation has entered Denmark by acquiring Illum, a famous Copenhagen department store. The company plans to invest THB2bn (£45m) to renovate the store over the next four years. Central Retail chief executive Tos Chirathivat said the renovation would help Illum boost its income from THB5bn ...
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Lidl “first and fastest” to open on Sundays
Schwarz Group’s Lidl has begun opening on Sundays in anticipation of changed legislation in Denmark. As of last week, all Danish Lidl stores were open on Sundays, the retailer has said, adding that it has been the “first and fastest” to do so. The new laws on store opening hours ...
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Lidl to open new Danish distribution centre
Discounter Lidl plans to open a new distribution centre in the country. It has bought a plot in Køge for a 915,000 sq ft facility. The warehouse is due to come onstream in 2014 and will create 200 jobs. Separately, Lidl Denmark said it intends to focus more on ...
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Dansk aims to overtake Lidl
Dansk Supermarket and its Sweden-based banner Netto is aiming to overtake Lidl to become the largest hard discounter in the country. Chief executive Jan Richter revealed the chain will look to open 30 new outlets a year until 2015, and expects to surpass Lidl in terms of store ...
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Dansk total revenue up 3.5% to £6.7bn last year
Dansk Supermarked’s total revenue increased 3.5% to DKr59.3bn (£6.7bn) in 2010, while profit after tax amounted to DKr2.22bn (£254m). Turnover in Denmark rose 1.4% last year, and majority owner A P Møller-Mærsk Gruppen said the retailer increased its market share in groceries. Revenue outside Denmark experienced a growth of 8.3%, ...
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Dansk Supermarked sales up 3% to £4.93bn
Netto-owned Dansk Supermarked has reported sales up 3% to DKK43.2bn (£4.93bn) in the first nine months of 2010, up from DKK41.8bn (£4.77bn) during the same period last year. Net income was DKK1.36bn (£152.9m), a rise of 2% on last year. Dansk Supermarked majority owner A P Møller-Maersk said in a ...
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Pandora raises £1.3bn through IPO
Jewellery manufacturer and retailer Pandora had a successful IPO raising $2.1bn (£1.3bn). Demand was high as the company continues to grow sales in Europe and the US, where its charm bracelets are becoming increasingly popular.
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Copenhagen stores: Retail’s Great Danes
There’s a lot more to the retail panorama in the Danish capital than stripped pine and bright colours. John Ryan reports on Copenhagen’s retail scene
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