Today, 40 years after taking the plunge, Sun-BasorunвЂ™s venture, FoodCo, has grown to become one of the largest supermarket brands in south-west Nigeria, outside of Lagos, and is ranked among the top five supermarket chains in the country.

With the humble proceeds from her wedding and the support of her husband, Adegbenga Sun-Basorun, she quit her job as a university librarian and expanded her fresh fruits and vegetable side- business into a proper supermarket, albeit a small one. In 1982, newlywed Sola Sun-Basorun decided to chase her lifelong dream of setting up a supermarket. Nigeria: From a corner shop to a fast-growing retail chain to build two stand-alone, full-sized, eco-friendly supermarkets in two Ayala residential developments, namely Nuvali in Santa Rosa, Laguna and Cresendo in Tarlac. Supermarket chain MerryMart has signed a 15-year long-term lease contract with real estate firm Ayala Land Inc. Philippines: MerryMart opens eco-friendly marts Irish grocery group Musgrave said consumers could soon run out of savings built up when they stayed at home during the pandemic and face a 'perfect storm' of surging energy bills and accelerating inflation driving up living costs. Irish grocery group Musgrave sees 'perfect storm' brewing for consumers The Confederation of British Industry said the balance of retailers reporting sales below normal, rather than above normal, fell to -19 in June from zero in May, and was expected to decline further to -25 in July. UK retailers report falling sales, more weakness ahead - CBIД«ritish retailers reported a year-on-year fall in sales in June and expect sales next month to be well below normal for the time of year as the surging cost of living erodes shoppers' disposable income, a survey showed. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said smaller grocery bills were the main factor behind a 0.5% drop in retail sales in Great Britain last month. UK: Retail sales fall as shoppers in Great Britain cut back on food spendingД«ritons are spending less on food as rising prices force them to cut back on their weekly supermarket shop, the latest official figures have shown. This new strategic partnership will give shoppers more choice and access to essential items from SPAR stores nationwide, delivered to their door by Deliveroo in as little as 20 minutes. SPAR UK has signed a new partnership deal with Deliveroo covering all 2,160 SPAR stores in England, Scotland, and Wales. UK: SPAR launches new partnership with Deliveroo online retailer Amazon plans to add 2,000 new jobs to its Spanish payroll in 2022, the company's local unit said, a move that will take the total number of employees in Spain to 20,000 by the end of the year. The store will bring the Lakeland, Florida-based grocer into its eighth state.ДЄmazon to add 2,000 jobs to its Spanish payroll in 2022 in the Terra Crossing Shopping Center in Louisville, Kentucky, is expected to be completed in the 2023 fourth quarter, Publix said. Announced last September, the 55,701-square-foot Publix supermarket at 2500 Terra Crossing Blvd. Publix Super Markets has broken ground on its first store in Kentucky and unveiled plans for a third location in the state. US: Publix breaks ground on first Kentucky location Walmart Canada is offering delivery in as fast as 30 minutes to its customers through this pilot, powered by Instacart and facilitated directly through existing Walmart stores. Walmart Canada customers in the Greater Toronto Area can receive their online orders in as fast as 30 minutes through Walmart Now, a new virtual convenience offering featuring WalmartвЂs quickest delivery speeds. GTA Walmart Canada customers can now receive online orders in as little as 30 minutes Customers will have access to buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum and more than 40 other digital currencies with cash. US: Cardenas Markets offers cryptocurrency capabilitiesД¬ardenas Markets, one of the largest Hispanic grocery chains in the country, has partnered with Coin CloudВ to offer digital currency machines in the retailerвЂ™s 59 stores.

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