North American News
MOM's Organic Grocer to open stores
The six-store chain has locations mostly outside of the Washington area. The closest store to Baltimore is in Columbia. The Timonium store is part of an expansion plan by the company to open five to six new stores by the end of 2012.
Small Town Grocery Stores Closing at Rapid Rate
According to K-State University, eighty-two locally-owned grocery stores, in Kansas have closed since 2007. A small town store is usually is just a one store entity and can't compete with the buying power of a mega chain.
GERS considers plan to build and operate grocery stores
The Virgin Islands Government Employees Retirement System is considering building its own supermarkets on St. Thomas, St. Croix and — eventually — St. John. The idea is to build grocery stores that are open to everyone but offer discounts to government retirees and workers with a GERS retirement plan.
European News
Jumbo Speeds Up Plans for New Stores in Bulgaria
Jumbo, the Greek chain of toy hypermarkets, announced plans to open six more stores, including two in Bulgaria, by the end of 2010, six months earlier than initial plans.
U.K. and Ireland News
SPAR Announces £150m Deal With Bourne Leisure Group
SPAR UK has announced a five year contract worth £150m at retail level, with Bourne Leisure Group, the UK owner of Haven Holiday Parks, Butlins and Warner Hotels. The contract will see 42 SPAR branded stores at all 36 Haven Holiday Parks across England, Scotland and Wales and the three Butlins Family Entertainment Resorts in Bognor Regis, Skegness and Minehead.
Australian and Asian News
DoP opened only 55 Jan Aushadhi stores till March 2010, target set was 276
The Union minister of state for chemicals Shrikant Jena's ambitious target to open 276 Jan Aushadhi (generic drug) stores by March 31, 2010 in different parts of the country remained on paper only as the department of pharmaceuticals (DoP) could open only 55 stores so far, not even 25 per cent of the target.
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