Indian’s Future Retail employees ask highest court to allow asset sale in Amazon dispute
Employees at Indian’s Future Retail have asked the Supreme Court to allow the company to sell its retail assets and rule against Amazon.com Inc in an ongoing dispute, citing risks to 27,000 jobs, according to a legal file consulted by Reuters.
Source: reuters.com

Yababa from Berlin Raises $ 15.5 Million to Grow Multicultural Grocery Delivery Business Across Europe
Berlin-based Yababa only started its same-day grocery delivery business this summer, selling products tailored to the tastes of the capital’s large Turkish and Arab communities soon after, but within months, she closed initial funding of $ 15.5 million to fuel planned rapid expansion – both in Germany and across Europe. “Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, London,” says co-founder Ralph Hage, listing the first likely candidate cities for his service outside of Germany.
Source: techcrunch.com

United Arab Emirates: Silal launches its own brand of fresh products: ‘Silal Fresh’
In line with its continued efforts to drive the UAE’s long-term sustainability agenda and as part of its mandate to empower local farmers, Silal, Abu Dhabi’s new fresh produce and agricultural technology company, officially launched the “Silal Fresh” brand. The new consumer-focused brand Silal Fresh debuted in November, offering consumers in the UAE more than 60 varieties of carefully selected local produce.
Source: zawya.com

UK M&S Shares Rise After Investment Firm Apollo Examines Offer
Marks & Spencer shares rose 3.8% early in trading after a Sunday Times report said US investment firm Apollo Global Management had “executed the rule” on the UK clothing retailer and power supply.
Source: Reuters.com

UK consumers become more confident despite inflation fears
Britons have grown more confident this month despite concerns about inflation and were more willing to buy big-ticket items, according to a poll that will be good news for retailers gearing up for the Christmas season. The GfK consumer confidence index rose for the first time in 4 months to -14 in November from -17 in October, which was its lowest level since a coronavirus lockdown in early 2021. A Reuters poll of economists had indicated a further deterioration this month to -18.
Source: Reuters.com

Japanese court suspends H2O Retailing merger in Kansai
A Japanese district court has granted an injunction against the proposed merger of Kansai Super Market Ltd with H2O Retailing Corp. Supermarket operator OK Corp, which was also interested in buying Kansai Super Market, had sought the injunction for alleged irregularities in the Kansai Super Market’s vote counting process at the shareholders meeting that approved the transaction.
Source: Reuters.com

Singapore: It’s an e-commerce boom, but the RedMart online supermarket is not standing still
The pandemic has increased the fortunes of all supermarkets, especially those that sell online. 15% of all supermarket and hypermarket sales took place online in September 2021, up from 7.5% in March 2020. To find out what that means, TODAY speaks with Mr. Richard Ruddy of Lazada, owner by RedMart. RedMart celebrates 10 years of its foundation in 2011.
Source: todayonline.com

New Zealand: Countdown DC employees take action amid rising cost of living in Auckland unhappy
Around 700 essential workers at the 2 Countdown distribution center in Auckland have gone on strike after the supermarket chain rejected pay increases in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) when negotiating a new agreement collective, said FIRST Union.
Source: scoop.co.nz

Belgium: Delhaize is piloting hot take-out dishes
Delhaize and meal supplier Tastyoo extend their existing cooperation. In the Delhaize agency in Roodebeek, the two partners are launching their very first hot take-out service.
Source: retaildetail.eu

United Kingdom: The John Lewis Partnership launches The Circular Future Fund: The Million Pound Challenge
The John Lewis partnership has launched The Circular Future Fund, an initiative that will award a total of £ 1million, over 1 year, to projects that demonstrate pioneering and scalable innovations that can accelerate the transition to a more circular economy.
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United States: iFresh announces delisting from NASDAQ
iFresh, Inc. (the “Company”), a leading Asian American online supermarket and grocery chain, announced that on November 19, 2021, the Company had received a notice from staff at the Nasdaq Stock Market ( the “Staff”) that the Nasdaq Hearing Panel (the “Panel”) dismissed the Company’s appeal against the Staff decision of September 22, 2021 to delist the Company’s common shares. As a result, the ordinary shares of the Company will be delisted from the opening of the markets on 23 November 2021. The ordinary shares of the Company are expected to continue to be traded on the OTC Expert market, and the Company will seek to establish relationships with market makers to provide additional trading opportunities in the shares of the Company. However, there can be no assurance that a market for the shares of the Company will develop.
Source: globenewswire.com

United States: Groundbreaking for a new large grocery warehouse in St. Cloud
Associated Wholesale Grocers officially opened its new fresh and frozen warehouse in St. Cloud. This is part of the launch of their new Upper Midwest division. The 330,000 square foot warehouse is slated to open in fall 2022 near Interstate 94. New Upper Midwest division will serve grocery stores in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin .
Source: wjon.com

United States: Walmart launches drone deliveries with DroneUp
Walmart launched its first commercial delivery of drones to online customers with its technology partner DroneUp in northwest Arkansas, starting with a Walmart neighborhood market in Farmington. The drone delivery service will operate from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., 7 days a week, delivering items by air to eligible Walmart customers in as little as 30 minutes.
Source: supermarchénews.com

United States: Natural Grocers® Evolves Sourcing of High Quality Products with RangeMe
Natural Grocers® is partnering with RangeMe, the industry-standard online product sourcing platform for retailers and suppliers, to streamline the search for innovative products that meet their high-quality standards for retailers and suppliers. clients.
Source: prnewswire.com

United States: Save A Lot opens largest store in Metro Philly
One of the nation’s largest discount grocery chains has opened its largest store in the Philadelphia metro area. Save A Lot celebrated the move and grand reopening of its Camden, New Jersey store on November 18. Save Philly, led by local owner / operator Shawn and Susan Rinnier, acquired the Camden store from Save A Lot in May as part of the grocer’s handover efforts to convert corporate stores into local operations.
Source: progressgrocer.com