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London-based international marketing consultancy dunnhumby has acquired KSS Retail, a Florham Park, N.J.-based provider of price-modeling and optimization solutions for retailers, in a move that will enable dunnhumby to combine its loyalty solutions expertise with KSS’ solutions.

Smart & Final hits the mother lode with a new supply chain system.

Smart & Final hits the mother lode with a new supply chain system.

S-HERTOGENBOSCH, The Netherlands -- Following a successful year-long pilot, Dutch food retailer Laurus plans to roll out a new point of sale system across its 400 Super de Boer supermarkets.

S-HERTOGENBOSCH, The Netherlands -- Following a successful year-long pilot, Dutch food retailer Laurus plans to roll out a new point of sale system across its 400 Super de Boer supermarkets.

CHICAGO -- India heads the list as the best international investment opportunity for mass merchants and food retailers, according to management consulting firm A.T. Kearney's 2005 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), a yearly study of retail investment attractiveness among 30 emerging markets.

SAINT-ETIENNE, France -- Casino Guichard Perrachon & Cie SA, the second-biggest supermarket company in France after Carrefour, has increased its stake in Brazil-based Cia. Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar (CBD) to 34. 3 percent from 27.4 percent by paying approximately $587 million to share control of that country's top grocer, according to published reports. Casino's stake will eventually grow to 39 percent of CBD without any further payment by the French retailer.