Sentences with phrase «big supermarket rival»

Others that have exited e-books and outsourced to Kobo include book retailer Waterstones in the UK, Flipkart in India, and Sainsbury's big supermarket rival Tesco.

Not exact matches

As competition heats up in the grocery aisle, big data is gaining traction as the tool supermarkets need to counter rivals and remain profitable.

Sainsbury's, Britain's second largest supermarket, and Walmart, the world's biggest retailer, are in advanced talks about a tie - up that would create a more powerful rival to UK market leader Tesco.

Supplier dealings with the big supermarkets have been under the spotlight as supplier margins decline due to the intense battle between rivals Woolworths and Coles.

The decline in Woolworths dragged the broader sharemarket lower, as the nation's biggest supermarket chain also missed an opportunity to beat rival Coles for the first time in five years in terms of quarterly sales growth in their food and liquor arms.