The Smallest Walmart in the World Opened Friday

A one-of-a-kind Walmart opened on Friday in Fayetteville - a 3,500-square-foot store located in the Garland Center on the campus of the University of Arkansas.  A pharmacy is in the store as well as general retail items.

First Arkansas News

Men Gain Control of the Grocery Cart

More than half of men now control the shopping cart as women have lost ground in the grocery store. The current recession has pushed many men who've worked in construction, manufacturing and traditionally male occupations out of work. As such, they've been forced to take on more domestic duties. Couple that with the fact that gender roles are already shifting, and you've got more men doing the grocery shopping. It's now at 51% of males aged 18 to 64 doing the shopping.

Cleveland Leader

Stores that Dwell in Stores

Retailers invite other retailers to set up shop within their walls in an attempt to set them apart from their competitors. Retailers increasingly are rolling out store-within-a-store concepts.

The Chronicle

Pao de Acucar Q4 Same-Store Sales Falter on Foods

Grupo  Pao de Acucar, Brazil's largest diversified retailer, said growth of same-store sales slowed in the fourth quarter as sales of foodstuffs and fuels lost momentum. New stores opened fell short of the 100-store goal announced last year by "around some 40-something stores," partly because of a plan to transform some store formats into the fast-growing Extra Super neighborhood supermarket store.

Reuters

German Minister Urges Supermarkets to Start Selling Gasoline

German motorists may soon be able to fill up their cars with cheap gas while doing the grocery shopping. Economy Minister Rainer Brüderle is encouraging the country's biggest discount supermarket chains to start selling gasoline in a bid to cut prices through increased competition.

Spiegal

Sainsbury Opens First Fresh Kitchen

Sainsbury's is expanding into the takeaway cafe market by opening its first Fresh Kitchen in Central London. The outlet could be the first of hundreds to begin springing up across the UK and will sell a range of convenience food such as sandwiches, soups, curries and bacon rolls.

Discount Vouchers