Planet Retail 29 Jul 2010

South African retailer Pick n Pay has opened its first store in Zambia, in the capital city Lusaka, as it enters a new phase of aggressively accelerated international expansion. The retailer is planning to grow its Zambian network to seven company-owned outlets during the next five years.

Planet Retail 29 Jul 2010

Raj Jain, Managing Director and Chief Executive of Bharti Walmart in India has said he sees the supply chain as a major obstacle inhibiting growth for western retailers. Earlier this month the government took a tentative step towards opening the organised retail sector to foreign investors with the issue of a discussion paper on the issue. However, according to Jain the larger issue in the country is the fragmented supply chain.

Freshinfo 18 Jul 10

New legislation is needed to ensure fair returns to farmers and growers and transparent prices to consumers, by enforcing fair competition throughout the food supply chain, an agriculture committee of MEPs said recently.

Fruitnet.com 08 July 2010

The Indian government has opened debate about relaxing its laws on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the retail sector, Business Week has reported.

Times Live (Zambia) Jul 4, 2010  

Pick n Pay should use the proceeds from the sale of its struggling Australian operations to compete more effectively in South Africa and expand its footprint in the region. 

Wall Street Journal JULY 6, 2010 

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Leading supermarket chains are interested in the assets of French hypermarket Carrefour SA in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, two people with direct knowledge of the deal said Tuesday.

India Infoline News Service 18 June 2010

In a short span of three and a half years since the launch of its first store, the Retail business has rapidly grown to become one of the largest pan-India retailers, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani said in his speech at the company's 36th AGM.

Mydigitalfc.com Article By Rakesh Khar May 20 2010

DSCL, the Rs 3,523 crore diversified group, might spin off its Rs 630 crore agri-retail venture, Haryali Kissan Bazar (HKB), into a separate corporate entity.

The company plans to bring in private equity (PE) funds interested in partnering with the company, DSCL chairman Ajay S Shriram told Financial Chronicle. HKB, which blends agri products with the FMCG product line, now has 300 stores spread across eight states, primarily in northern and western India.

Press Trust of India / New Delhi April 01, 2010

DCM Shriram Consolidated (DSCL) today said it has undertaken the process of fine-tuning the business model of the company's rural retail chain 'Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar' for faster growth.

KAMPALA, UGANDA, January 20, 2010  -  The Coca-Cola Company, nonprofit TechnoServe, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today launched a partnership to enable over 50,000 small fruit farmers in Uganda and Kenya to increase their productivity and double their incomes by 2014.