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Entries for tag: retail
How global is global?
Poland’s growing ability to attract global retailers to its shores has seen it become the second most penetrated retail market in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region (second to Russia) and ranked in the top 15 most international retail markets in the world, according to a new study by CB Richard Ellis.
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Thirty million cases of shoplifting go undiscovered
Inventory discrepancies in the retail sector as a whole add up to four billion euros annually, EHI observes in its current survey. Dishonest customers account for slightly less than 1.9 billion euros of the amount; retailers' employees are blamed for losses of around one billion euros. Statistically, each year each German household continues to steal goods valued at over 50 euros from retailers. To visualise, this means that about every 200th shopping trolley passes the checkout without being paid for. The state loses around 400 million euros in VAT revenues annually as a result.
Read ArticleGino Rossi expanding
The Polish shoe company Gino Rossi plans to expand its network by 12 shops according to Euromoney. Two of them are to be build abroad.
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Fish : deliver them fresh
Packforum®, the Sealed Air Cryovac European customer care center near Paris, hosted its second global fish and seafood event last month. The programme comprised a seminar session with a series of presentations from leading industry experts on all aspects of fish packaging, specific workshops and an optional tour of a flagship French supermarket store. The event welcomed 85 delegates from retail, industry and food sciences representing 64 companies and 21 countries in West and Eastern Europe as well as Saudi Arabia.
Read ArticlePackaging at the point of sale
At this year’s interpack, from 24 to 30 April in Duesseldorf EHI, ProCarton and the pan-European association of design agencies PDA organise a special exhibition, called INNOVATIONPARC PACKAGING, presenting modern retail packaging in all its complexity around five distinct themes. In so-called competence isles on a 2,000 sqm area in Hall 7a the exhibitors will present solutions on the themes of Sustainability (waste disposal, environment and durability), Convenience (functionality and design), Consumer Insights (effect of demographic change, emotionality and multiple sensory perception), Imagination (design aesthetics) and Point of Sale (efficient handling and customer-oriented presentation).
Read ArticleCaught between customers’ expectations, retailers’ requirements and manufacturers’ resources
At this year’s interpack, from 24 to 30 April in Duesseldorf EHI, ProCarton and the pan-European association of design agencies PDA organise a special exhibition, called INNOVATIONPARC PACKAGING, presenting modern retail packaging in all its complexity around five distinct themes. In so-called competence isles on a 2,000 sqm area in Hall 7a the exhibitors will present solutions on the themes of Sustainability (waste disposal, environment and durability), Convenience (functionality and design), Consumer Insights (effect of demographic change, emotionality and multiple sensory perception), Imagination (design aesthetics) and Point of Sale (efficient handling and customer-oriented presentation).
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Easy open film introduced
Innovia Films has introduced the latest addition to its Propaream™ portfolio: an Easy Open packaging film, Propaream™ T710EO, designed to address the need for increased consumer convenience in the fast moving cut-size paper market.
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Polish retail surges by 23%
Polish retail sales inched up by 0.3% in monthly terms in February and surged by 23.8% y/y, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) announced. In January, retail sales rose by 20.9% y/y.
Read ArticleStrong growth in Estonia
Estonia’s GDP grew 7.0% in 2007, following 11.8% in 2006 and 10.5% growth in 2005. Average GDP growth has been over 9% for the last eight years. Growth is projected to be 5% in 2008. The contribution of domestic demand to growth has increased markedly since 2005, as consumption has been fuelled by wages
Read ArticleNew range of biostarch bags to be launched at Easy Fairs
Dempson Crooke, one of the UK’s largest suppliers of printed carrier bags and merchandising packaging materials, will be launching a range of Biostarch® compostable bags for the grocery and retail sectors at the Easyfairs EcoPack Exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham from 12-13 March, on stand no 338.
Read ArticleOBI expands in CEE
OBI will aggressively push its international expansion focussing efforts on Russia, Poland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the Balkans. On top of these ambitious expansion targets OBI is about to enter three additional countries, namely Ukraine, Romania and Slovakia. Medium term targeting up to 20 stores both in Ukraine and Romania, OBI plans to open another 10-15 stores in Slovakia within short. First openings in these countries are scheduled for 2008.
Read ArticleAnother retailer opting for 'greener' packaging
Sears Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq: SHLD), today announced it will begin working to reduce and phase out the use of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) in its packaging and merchandise. The company adopted a policy aimed at identifying more sustainable choices, given the potential health and environmental risks tied to the manufacture, use and disposal of PVC.
Read ArticleTetra Pack to use forestry certificates
Tetra Pak and Sainsbury’s, the UK food retailer, today announced the launch of the world’s first Tetra Pak package with a label of certification by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), an international organisation which sets standards for responsible forest management.
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More seduction from Iggesund
Seduced by Invercote is the theme of Iggesund Paperboard’s participation in this year’s LuxePack, and it is a seduction with several dimensions. Primarily the theme refers to Invercote’s abilities to convey a message in a powerful and convincing way.
Read ArticleFEFCO appoints retail packaging director
FEFCO (the European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers) announced today a new position as Retail Packaging Director at their offices. This position has been appointed to Ms. Gudrun Klopfer (49) from Germany who will begin at FEFCO on 1st October 2007. Ms. Klopfer’s main responsibilities will include building solid relationships with retailers across Europe in order to enhance corrugated board’s role in the retail industry.
Read ArticleFilm cuts costs
Just about every grocery shopper has experienced the frustration of trying to see the contents of a fogged-up frozen food case. Stores have traditionally used door heaters to reduce the condensation that occurs when the freezer is opened, admitting warm air from the store. Farm Fresh, a high-end supermarket chain and division of SUPERVALU, found door heaters to be expensive in terms of energy costs, time-consuming to install and not particularly effective in preventing fogging. When GE Plastics approached Farm Fresh with a new anti-fog polycarbonate (PC) film for freezer doors, the company decided to test the technology at several of its 44 Virginia stores.
Read ArticlePackaging summit for Amsterdam
Packaging Summit Europe 2007, a leading event dedicated to bringing brand owners, packaging services and materials companies together, is taking place from 26-27 June in Amsterdam. The two-day conference and exhibition will welcome global consumer brands to speak as well as senior representatives from leading pan-European packaging and retail associations. The summit will focus on sustainability in packaging along with the ongoing challenges faced by brand owners to reduce costs, maintain product quality and create shelf impact.
Read ArticleTesco to label packaging
In 2008, Tesco, one of the largest retailers in Poland and Hungary, will start labelling its packaging according to whether it can be recycled, reused or composted, and clearly state packaging that did not fulfill any of the criteria.
Read ArticleConference for smart labels
Smart Label Summit Europe, is the only European conference this year to focus on the combined advances in Smart and RFID label technology and will be taking place 15-16 November at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam. The summit hosted by the organizers of Labelexpo Europe is designed to help label converters learn about the size of the market and growth forecasts as well as provides practical advice on how to adopt this technology. Leading experts from some of the world's top consumer brands will be taking center stage in Amsterdam later this month to share their vast expertise with the international delegation.
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