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Whole Foods Market

Autor Reviews | 19.07.2010 | Category Retail

Whole Foods Market, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and operation of natural and organic foods supermarkets primarily in the United States. It offers produce, seafood, grocery, meat and poultry, bakery, prepared foods and catering, coffee and tea, nutritional supplements, vitamins, and body care and educational products, such as books, floral, pet products, and household products, as well as specialty, including beer, wine, and cheese. As of September 28, 2008, the company operated 275 stores comprising 264 stores in 38 U.S. states and the District of Columbia; 6 stores in Canada; and 5 stores in the United Kingdom. Whole Foods Market was founded in 1978 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Whole Foods Market is a food retailer of “natural” and organic products, including produce, seafood, grocery, meat and poultry, bakery, prepared foods and catering, beer, wine, cheese, whole body, floral, pet products, and household products. The company also sells a selection of conventional national brands. The company is consistently ranked among the most socially responsible businesses and placed second on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s list of Top 25 Green Power Partners.

The products are unadulterated by artificial additives, sweeteners, colorings and preservatives. The stores are supported by regional distribution centers, bakehouse facilities, commissary kitchens, seafood-processing facilities, produce procurement centers, a national meat purchasing office and a specialty coffee procure. The trademarks of the Group include Whole Foods Market, 365 Everyday Value, 365 Organic Everyday Value, Allegro Coffee Company, Bread and Circus, Fresh Fields etc.

Nugget Market

Autor Reviews | 19.07.2010 | Category Retail

Nugget Market, Inc. engages in grocery business. Its kitchen and bakery items range from fine entrees, sandwiches, salads and authentic Chinese dishes, and sushi to scratch-made breads and desserts, as well as include gourmet coffee and tea beverages, fresh-squeezed juices, and natural smoothies. The company also offers conventional and organic produce; meat and sea foods; wine; and vitamins and herbs, athletic nutrition, bath, body, hair-care products, and homeopathic medicine and aromatherapy. In addition, it provides an array of house wares, including cookbooks, food processors, blenders, and cookware. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Woodland, California.

A full-line grocery store that offers high-quality perishables in a European-marketplace setting. The chef-led Kitchens offer the fullest array of prepared foods, and all departments offer conventional and specialty products at the lowest everyday prices.

In 1926, the father-son team of William and Mack Stille opens the first Nugget Market in Woodland, CA.

In the 1930s and 40s, Nugget Market expands into Knights Landing and Davis. With a passion for produce, Mack travels the western states seeking the freshest, highest-quality produce available. Nugget eventually partners with United Produce to expand its selection.

ITC Lifestyle Retailing India

Autor Reviews | 17.07.2010 | Category Retail

ITC Lifestyle Retailing Business Division entered the retail business through its exclusive specialty stores, Wills Lifestyle. It launched a men’s garment range John Players in 2002. The company partnered with Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week in 2006.

The ITC group also indulges in various businesses such as cigarettes, hotels, paperboards and specialty papers, packaging, agri-business, packaged foods & confectionery, information technology, personal care, greeting cards, safety matches and other FMCG products. ITC received the Retailer of the Year Award for Wills Lifestyle in Fashion & Lifestyle category at Asia Retail Congress 2008.

ITC believes in creating value and appreciates creativity and passion. It has a well defined performance management system and focuses on performance.

Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited

Autor Reviews | 12.07.2010 | Category Retail

Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited is India’s leading retailer that operates multiple retail formats in both the value and lifestyle segment. Pantaloon has ushered a retail revolution in India and its founder Kishore Biyani is known as India’s “King of Retail”. Pantaloon’s headquarter is in Mumbai. The company currently operates over 5 million square feet of retail space and has plans to increase it to 30 million sq. ft by 2011. Pantaloon has plans to open over 3000 new stores by 2010.

Pantaloon’s origin can be traced to 1987 when the company was incorporated as Manz Wear Private Limited. The company launched Pantaloons trouser, India’s first formal trouser brand. In 1992, Pantaloon launched its IPO. In 1994, The Pantaloon Shoppe – exclusive menswear store in franchisee format was launched across the country. Pantaloon started distribution of distribution of branded garments through multi-brand retail outlets across the nation. In 2001, Big Bazaar, India’s first hypermarket chain was launched. In 2002, Food Bazaar, the supermarket chain was launched. In 2006, Future Capital Holdings, the company’s financial arm launched real estate funds, “Kshitij” and “Horizon” and private equity fund “Indivision”. The company is also planning forays into insurance and consumer credit.

Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd. The Company’s principal activity is to operate chain retails stores in names of Big Bazaar, Food Bazaar, Central and Pantaloons. The Big Bazaar is the discount store which offers a wide range of products under one roof. The products include apparels and non-apparels such as utensils, sports goods and footwear. The Company also has its presence into gold retailing by launching Gold Bazaar. The Company’s Food Bazaar provides a range of food and grocery products ranging from fresh fruits and vegetables, staples, FMCG products and ready-to-cook products. The Central offers a chain of stores including books and music stores, global brands in fashion, sports and lifestyle accessories, grocery store and restaurants.

Future Group is one of the country’s leading business groups present in retail, asset management, consumer finance, insurance, retail media, retail spaces and logistics. The group’s flagship company, Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited operates over 7 million square feet of retail space, has over 1000 stores across 53 cities in India and employs over 25,000 people. Some of its leading retail formats include, Pantaloons, Big Bazaar, Central, Food Bazaar, Home Town, eZone, Depot, Future Money and online retail format, futurebazaar.com.

Future Group companies includes, Future Capital Holdings, Future Generali India Indus League Clothing and Galaxy Entertainment that manages Sports Bar, Brew Bar and Bowling Co. Future Capital Holdings, the group’s financial arm, focuses on asset management and consumer credit. It manages assets worth over $1 billion that are being invested in developing retail real estate and consumer-related brands and hotels.

The group’s joint venture partners include Italian insurance major, Generali, French retailer ETAM group, US-based stationary products retailer, Staples Inc and UK-based Lee Cooper and India-based Talwalkar’s, Blue Foods and Liberty Shoes.

Future Group’s vision is to, “deliver Everything, Everywhere, Everytime to Every Indian Consumer in the most profitable manner.” The group considers ‘Indian-ness’ as a core value and its corporate credo is – Rewrite rules, Retain values.