Turmoil Engulfs Kenya’s Supermarket Success Nakumatt
The butcher is closed, metres of shelves are empty save for a single brand of shampoo and, worst of all, ...
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Eight Found Dead In Truck In Walmart Car Park
San Antonio: Eight found dead in truck in Walmart car park Eight people have been found dead inside a trailer ...
Target CEO Unfazed By Amazon-Whole Foods Deal
US retail giant Target's chief executive Brian Cornell on Tuesday played down Amazon's massive deal to acquire grocery chain Whole ...
At Ikea, Chinese Shoppers Make Themselves At Home
When it's sweltering in Shanghai, do as the locals do and settle down for a nap at Ikea -- if ...
Amazon Buys Whole Foods Market At Whooping US$13.7 Billion
Amazon announced Friday that it will acquire Whole Foods Market, a grocery store chain, for 42 U. S. dollars per ...
Germany’s Aldi Unveils Major US Expansion
German discount grocery store giant Aldi unveiled a major US expansion plan on Monday, aiming to make it the third-largest ...
Nordstrom Shares Gain As It Weighs Going Private
Shares of upscale department store chain Nordstrom surged Thursday after it announced it was weighing the possibility of taking the ...
Bangladesh Seizes Half-Tonne of Gold From Top Jeweller
Bangladeshi authorities have confiscated half a tonne of gold from a top jeweller, officials said Sunday, amid a crackdown on ...
Shop N Save Rewards Loyal Customer With A Car
A resident of Adenta, Steve Acheampong, has emerged as the winner of the first edition of the ‘Shop n Save’ ...
We Have No Reason To Import Chicken
Businessman, Dr. Kofi Amoah has urged government not to shy away from rolling out protectionist policies to favour local businesses. ...
Wal-Mart Earnings Dip But Sales Rise At US Stores
Wal-Mart Stores scored another increase in sales at its US namesake stores in first-quarter results released Thursday, but earnings dipped ...
US Retail Sales Rise As Stores Struggle
US retail sales rose by 4.5% in April compared with the same month last year, but department store chains continue ...
Banks Stop VAT Charge On Financial Services
Financial institutions operating in the country have with immediate effect stopped charging 17.5 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on all ...
Stores Are Closing At An Epic Pace
This week it was Bebe. Last month it was Staples. In February it was JCPenney. Stores are closing at an ...
Investors Push For More Info On Lobbying At US Companies
Dozens of major US companies are facing shareholder votes this spring that seek to require more disclosure about political lobbying, ...
Technocrats Should Not Take Us For Fools – Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers
The Chairman of the Spare Part Dealers Association at Abossey-Okai in Accra, Samuel Siaw Ampadu, says government officials “who wear ...
Financial Institutions Asked To Cease Charging VAT On Financial Services
The NPP government has with immediate effect, through the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) abolished the Value Added Tax (VAT) charged ...
Wal-Mart Eliminating Hundreds of Corporate Jobs
Wal-Mart Stores is eliminating hundreds of corporate jobs in a cost-cutting move, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday. ...
Staples Shares Surge After Report of Takeover Talks
Shares of Staples surged Tuesday following a report that the office supplies retailer was in talks with potential acquirers. Shares ...
Governments Must Take Bold Steps To Promote Trade
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA), Dr Kofi Mbiah, has asked governments of the West African ...