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  PUERTO RICO HERALD: One-Stop Shopping   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
In Supermercados Grande, meal-replacement sales have increased from zero to between 3% and 5% of its revenue.
Supermercados Grande is also investing $30 million as it adds seven stores.
Supermercados Econo, which has been very successful organizing independent owners into buying groups, is also opening four to six stores during the next 18 months, noted Barreto, who says "good personalized service, variety, and good prices are its winning strategy.
www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/vol4n17/CBOneStop-en.shtml   (1795 words)

  
 Hallan mas mercurio del permitido en pescado vendido en tiendas | terra
El pez espada de venta en supermercados mostró niveles de mercurio superiores al límite legal en un estudio difundido el jueves por grupos ecologistas.
Los patrocinadores del análisis quieren que los supermercados coloquen señales que alerten a los consumidores sobre los riesgos sanitarios del mercurio y que el gobierno aumente sus pruebas.
Un grupo de la industria de los supermercados dijo que no estaba sorprendido por el hallazgo, porque es sabido que el pez espada y el atún tienen niveles más altos de mercurio.
www.terra.com /noticias/articulo/html/act226523.htm   (487 words)

  
 La Opinión Digital   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Cingular abrirá los kioscos en los supermercados Gigante en el centro de Los Ángeles, Pico Rivera, Arleta, Covina, Compton, Inglewood, Santa Fe Springs, Anaheim y Chino.
Gigante USA, Inc. es la cadena de supermercados dirigidos al mercado hispano, propiedad de Grupo Gigante México, el tercer minorista más grande de ese país (después de Wal-Mart de México y Comerci), con aproximadamente 260 tiendas donde se vende comida, ropa y mercancía en general.
El tener los kioscos de Cingular en nuestras tiendas, Gigante está proveyendo a nuestros clientes con acceso fácil y conveniente a sus productos y servicios”.
www.laopinion.com /print.html?rkey=00060125150002183348   (299 words)

  
 PUERTO RICO HERALD: Behind The Scenes: Technology Makes It Happen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Supermercados Grande has invested about $6 million in updating and implementing advanced technology to the operation, including fiber optic lines.
As for supermarket dealings with suppliers, orders that before were made and verified by hand can now be conducted in minutes through computers.
But Supermercados Amigo is already taking the next step towards e-commerce.
www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/vol4n17/CBTechnology-en.shtml   (527 words)

  
 Lets Go Honduras
Supermercados Ceibeño # 4, ubicado en la salida hacia Tocoa, ofrece una variedad de productos a precios razonables.
Ofrece pantallas de T.V. gigantes y una buena selección de sus bebidas favoritas.
Un agradable ambiente frente a la playa, con una pantalla gigante para vídeo música, comida ligera y excelentes cócteles.
www.letsgohonduras.com /laceiba.html   (7342 words)

  
 Supermercados Gigante   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
It is expanding north of the as well as it also has locations predominantly working-class Mexican-American communities of the United States.
In addition the supermarket conglomerate operates US chains such as Radio Shack and Office Depot in Mexico.
But the most important is that the author does put history in an alternative perspective (in contrast with a lot of other history books).
www.freeglossary.com /Supermercados_Gigante   (340 words)

  
 La Opinión Digital
Por eso pasean con sus carteles enfrente del supermercado, explicando la causa de su protesta a los pocos clientes que se disponen a entrar.
Tampoco merman las de las compañías propietarias de los supermercados que tratan de pasar el costo del seguro a los empleados y eliminar sus fondos de jubilación.
Resulta escandaloso el mal ejemplo de esta corporación gigante —Wal-Mart— que ahorra un 40% en beneficios laborales y propone a los empleados que recurran a un programa gubernamental.
www.laopinion.com /print.html?rkey=00031016181216377199   (506 words)

  
 Supermarket Online - The online home of Supermarket& Retailer and C-Store   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Lastly, Gigante plans to invest around USD95 million in Mexico this year in the opening of mainly non-food outlets.
Nevertheless, there are some positive factors in sight: the buying group Sinergia has finally received the go-ahead; the expanding economy is forecast to pick up this year and grow by 3.5%; and all three have aggressive expansion plans.
Ecuadorian Supermercados la Favorita also posted a remarkable 18% sales increase during 2003, thanks to the strong performance of a well-established and diversified retail offer, which ranges from hypermarkets to toy stores.
www.supermarket.co.za /news_detail.asp?ID=42   (2490 words)

  
 National Cattlemen's Beef Association
That same study found that 5% of interviewees reported that SAM's Club was their ``regular store'' for their ``large grocery shopping of the month.'' That is comparable to or greater than the numbers reported for Mr.
The Commission's evaluation process consisted of analyzing the financial condition of the proposed acquirer to determine that it is well qualified to operate the divested stores.
Proposed Respondents will sell the four Amigo stores to Supermercados Maximo, Inc. (``Purchaser''), which is headquartered in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.
www.beefusa.org /newsanalysistoaidpubliccommentwal-martstoresincandsupermercadosamigoincallegedviolationsoffederallawprohibitingunfairordeceptiveactsorpracticesorunfairmethodsofcompetition14876.aspx   (2050 words)

  
 Wal - Mart en problemas con pueblo de Estados Unidos
El gigante de la distribución Wal-Mart se enfrenta de nuevo en Estados Unidos a un referéndum local, en el que los habitantes de la localidad de Bennington (Vermont, noreste) decidirán sobre la ampliación de la superficie de uno de sus centros comerciales.
Según recoge la prensa de Vermont, esta es la última batalla legal que deberá librar la empresa para liderar definitivamente la zona comercial de la localidad, donde el pequeño comercio se ha movilizado a favor de la nueva normativa municipal que establecería un tope de superficie máxima autorizada para hipermercados.
Algunos recuerdan que Bennington cuenta con 400 parados en su censo, personas que podrían encontrar trabajo en un Wal-Mart ampliado, mientras que otros señalan que a la larga se perderían otros tantos puestos de trabajo al cerrar las tiendas del barrio.
www.financiero.com /internaCont.asp?id_cat=229&idc=28942   (484 words)

  
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In the same period the net sales growth for the four leading retailers was as follows: Wal-Mart, 9 percent; Comercial Mexicana, 4.9 percent; Gigante, 3.2 percent, and Soriana, 7 percent.
Comercial Mexicana reported that 7.7 percent of its goods are imported, while Soriana reported 8.4 percent, Wal-Mart 6.4 percent and Gigante 5.8 percent, respectively.
Wal-Mart, Gigante, Soriana, Comercial Mexicana, Carrefour and HEB are all capable of direct purchasing and may deal directly with foreign suppliers.
www.fas.usda.gov /gainfiles/200502/146118911.doc   (3649 words)

  
 Gale - Goliath Company Profiles - Super Daiei Company Ltd. - Unes Centro Scarl - Company Profiles - Contacts, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Supermercado Gigante S.A. International and Multinational Private company..
Supermercados Alonso Alarcon S.A. International and Multinational Private company..
Supermercados Disco del Uruguay S.A. International and Multinational Private company..
www.galegroup.com /company-profiles/4451-11.htm   (636 words)

  
 Nestle Gigante - Pakman - SIA Interactive
At an important promotional campaign organized by Nestlé, SIA Sistemas developed a Pakman for Supermercados Gigante.
In this case, Nestlé organized a promotion for consumers at supermarket chain Gigante during April and May 2002.
SIA Sistemas was in charge of the entire promo, including the game's development, logistics and supervision.
www.siainteractive.com /sitio2/eng-050108.htm   (137 words)

  
 MVI News 9/6/2005 - Court Rules in Favor of Disco/Ahold
The Court of First Instance in the Netherlands Antilles (Gerecht in eerste aanleg van de Nederlandse Antillen) has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Disco Ahold International Holdings N.V. by Chilean supermarket chain Distribucion y Servicio (D&S) SAO.
The original lawsuit pertained to the sale of Supermercados Ekono SA to Ahold for USD150 million in 2000.
After the devaluation of the Argentinean peso in 2002, Ahold paid the USD90 million it still owed to D&S for the takeover in pesos.
www.mventures.com /news/newslinkdetail.asp?NewsID=35224&EmailEdition=3&EmailDate=9/15/2005   (139 words)

  
 FOUR GOOD REASONS TO VISIT A BORDER TOWN - los dos Laredos/the two Laredos! BY RENE LaPIERRE IN MEXICO CONNECT
Although prices may be a little higher in the main tourist district than in other parts of town, most items are generally less than they would be for the same item if purchased in the US.
Surprisingly, even the local supermercados [supermarkets]--Soriana and Gigante--carry barro dishes (the popular brown pottery) and some Mexican glassware.
And if you're planning to travel to points within Mexico, oftentimes it is less expensive to get to the US border town, cross the border, and then use Mexican transportation departing from that particular town.
www.mexconnect.com /mex_/travel/rlapierre/rlfrontera.html   (1720 words)

  
 eG Forums -> Wal-Mart at Teotihuacan
Commercial Mexicana, Gigante) in the area, and they WANT the Walmart! I'm afraid to tell you, folks, that it is already there, on the edge of the ruins, although, apparently not within sight of them, and, I think, open for business.
I only saw Carrefour stores from the outside in D.F., and they were not ugly, but I did see some less attractive Walmart stores on the trip from the airport.
I never really liked the Commercial Mexicana or Gigante supermercados in D.F., but my friend Michelle goes to one in Condesa for certain items.
forums.egullet.org /index.php?showtopic=50994   (2913 words)

  
 Mercado5   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Unlike the other supermarkets in Toluca, Gigante is "home-grown." Being a local chain, it is very conscious of the need to please its customers.
Supermarkets in Mexico retain small shop touches when possible.
There are also large numbers of small specialty shops (often only stalls measuring two or three meters wide by four to five meters deep) that sell nothing but freshly made tortillas.
www.hfac.uh.edu /mcl/MISTERIO/ROUND/supmer5.htm   (109 words)

  
 Seven & I absorbera Millennium para crear quinto minorista mundo | terra
Pero si se incluyen los ingresos de sus respectivas franquicias el nuevo gigante comercial alcanza los 7,4 billones de yenes (63.248 millones de dólares).
Al grupo Seven & I pertenecen la cadena de tiendas 24 horas Seven Eleven Japan, los supermercados Ito-Yokado y los restaurantes Denny's, dentro de un conglomerado en el que figuran 70 empresas.
El anuncio de esta absorción se produce cuatro días después de que el número uno mundial del sector Wal-Mart Stores se hiciera con el control de la cadena de supermercados japonesa Seiyu al aumentar su participación de un 42 por ciento a un 54 por ciento.EFE jv/cg
www.terra.com /noticias/articulo/html/act303930.htm   (231 words)

  
 MMI Consulting
También está implantado en Alemania -donde tiene 95 supermercados- China, Corea del Sur, Brasil y Argentina.
El gigante de la distribución supera en Estados Unidos al grupo petrolero Exxon Mobil, que registró un volumen de negocios de 263.000 millones de euros y quedó en segundo puesto en la lista de Fortune.
El grupo financiero bancario Citicorp ocupa el octavo puesto de la clasificación, seguido por el gigante informático IBM y la aseguradora AIG.
www.mmiconsultant.com /noticia.php?ref2=1543   (389 words)

  
 Motorhome Magazine Open Roads Forum: American Express in Mexico
You were thinking of Sam.s in USA.I know there are other large supermercados that take Visa and M card, but I dont know all their names.
Here in Monterrey my Amex is accepted at Gigante, Soriana and HEB stores as well as Sams and Costco.
Debit cards are accepted at most businesses, it is worth using instead of carrying cash.
www.motorhomemagazine.com /forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/13081718.cfm   (394 words)

  
 Mercados2
Such markets still do exist, however, and are still the rule in the country.
But in the cities there are now several supermarket chains: Comercial Mexicana (above), Gigante, Super Kompras, and others including Sam's Club.
Do you think it possible that the notion of a "supermercado" came from the United States?
www.davidson.edu /academic/spanish/misterio/round/supmer2.htm   (124 words)

  
 NOGOME
Vimos os documentários da PBS, Dot Con, a internet bubble da segunda metade dos anos noventa que colapsa nos primeiros dois anos do novo século, e o papel preponderante de Wall Street no desenlace trágico para a maior parte das empresas e investidores do "aftermarket".
Visualizámos ainda o início do documentário sobre o nascimento e colapso do gigante das telecomunicações: Worldcom, e mais uma vez o papel dos analistas e bancos de investimento de Wall Street.
Na direcção de um novo layout para supermercados: from industrial categories to one stop shopping organization through a data mining approach.
www.nogome.com /nogome/archives/cat_historia.php   (5966 words)

  
 The Color of the Market
La operación permitiría a Chedraui convertirse en un jugador nacional y enfrentar la agresiva competencia en el fragmentado mercado mexicano, liderado por el gigante Wal-Mart de México (Walmex).
Directivos de la cadena mexicana no estuvieron inmediatamente disponibles para comentar sobre los términos de la operación, pero analistas indicaron que la compañía podría haber pagado un precio demasiado alto para quedarse con los activos de la compañía francesa, que tiene una importante presencia en la poblada zona central de México.
Chedraui opera 61 supermercados con el mismo nombre, 17 panaderías, 6 tiendas de venta al mayoreo denominadas CHeSuma y nueve tiendas de conveniencia "Supercito."
www.bradynet.com /bbs/em/100040-4881.html   (4486 words)

  
 SCTDec05
It intends to open about 90 new retail units in the current year, says Brocado.
In Mexico’s fragmented retail market, smaller retailers, such as Comerci, Gigante and Soriana, are trying to keep up with Wal-Mex’s low-price campaign.
Carrefour leads with about one-third of the market, followed by CencoSud’s Disco and Jumbo supermarkets (about 22 percent) and Supermercados Coto (14.2 percent).
www.icsc.org /srch/sct/sct1205/Latin_walmart.php   (2236 words)

  
 Food Retail Industry-Mexico
Grandes Superficies de México, SA de CV Company Profile
Supermercados Internacionales HEB, SA de CV Company Profile
Wal-Mart de México, SA de CV Company Profile
www.researchconnect.com /downloadreport.asp?RepID=832&AffID=113   (215 words)

  
 Service Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
It is always best to check and telephone for a reservation.
There are many large supermarkets in Guadalajara such as Wal-Mart, Costco, Gigante, Aurrera.
All have staples, meat, bakeries, and general merchandise.
www.canadianclubmx.com /service_directory.htm   (523 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
A gigante americana entrou no México há doze anos.
Hoje tem mais de 600 pontos de vendas e emprega 101 mil pessoas, mais do que qualquer outra empresa no país.
Suas vendas representam 2% do PIB mexicano, 30% das vendas de todos os supermercados e 6% das vendas no varejo.
www.weboughtthefarm.com /se-blog-index.html   (18674 words)

  
 Mac Hall Travels in Mexico: From Puerto Vallarta
Well, forget it because they wanted 250 pesos to buy anything.
I backtracked to the Gigante Supermercado instead and bought Diet Squirts, not available everywhere.
That's my non-alcoholic drink here and as a mix with tequila not bad.
users.adelphia.net /~jdesigner/macirons/vallarta.html   (2204 words)

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