Retail News – Week 29

US: Amazon.com offers free international shipping at Endless.com

CN: McDonald’s China increases prices

TH: Tesco Thailand launches price cut campaign

AT: Rewe Group reduces plastic packaging on organic lines

UK: Tesco launches premium beauty site Nutribeautyproducts.com

RU: Online retailer Utinet.ru raises 390 mln rbls in IPO

DE: Lekkerland renews contract with Total

AT: Spar pilots neighbourhood store format

ES: Inditex to launch all brands online

TH: Tesco introduces Extra format to Thai market

BA: McDonald’s opens first restaurant in Bosnia

NL: Sligro posts 20.3% net profit increase in H1

CZ: Rossmann in Czechia saw its 2010 sales rise 4.2% to USD121 million

DE: Praktiker’s CEO Wolfgang Werner is to step down

RO: Flanco will invest EUR5 million (USD7 million) in opening 2 new stores

RU: Auchan plans to more than triple its store count (now 50) in Russia within 5 years

TH: Central Retail plans to triple its Tops Daily convenience stores to 150-160 stores

CH: Migros LeShop receives 10% of online orders via mobiles

IN: Tata Trent to open Inditex Massimo Dutti in India

JP: McDonald’s opens flagship outlet in Japan

RO: Auchan wants to double the number of stores in Romania by 2014

IT: Carrefour inaugurates first Carrefour planet store in Italy

DE: Aldi Süd appoints new Heads of Buying

NL: Sligro will supply the Texaco-branded forecourt stores in the Netherlands