The Carrefour-Tesco alliance is just the latestpurchasing agreement struck by major European retailers in recent years.
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The latestpurchasing managers' reports for February reflect the uneven nature of the recovery on factory floors across Europe.
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The recovery in Irish manufacturing is gathering pace according to the latestpurchasing managers index published by NCB stockbrokers.
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Northern Ireland's economy is benefiting from a strong improvement in business conditions, Ulster Bank's latestpurchasing managers' index showed yesterday.
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One pointer to the overall lack of energy in the market was the release of the latestpurchasing managers' index.
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Ulster Bank's latestpurchasing managers' index (PMI) suggests activity in construction continues to bounce back from the crash .
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The services sector, a key growth driver last year, showed signs of flagging in April, according to the latestpurchasing managers' index.
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Construction activity increased sharply during November with the rate of growth accelerating, according to the latestpurchasing managers' index from Ulster Bank.
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Companies in the services sector reported a marked expansion in overall business activity in August, according to the latestpurchasing managers' services index.
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Fresh evidence of a recovery emerged yesterday as the latestpurchasing managers' index (PMI) showed the fastest monthly growth since July 2002.
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The ECB has so far the main buyer of illiquid debt issued by Ireland and Portugal and will release its latestpurchasing data on Monday.
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Irish manufacturing slipped deeper into recession in May, according to the latestpurchasing managers' index (PMI) which deteriorated for the eighth consecutive month.
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Irish manufacturing activity contracted for a fourth consecutive month in November, according to the latestpurchasing managers' index (PMI) published today by NCB Stockbrokers.
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Business activity in Northern Ireland hit a nine-month high in July as demand for products accelerated markedly, according to the latestpurchasing managers' index (PMI).
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Activity in the construction sector is continuing to bounce back from the crash, with Ulster Bank's latestpurchasing managers' index (PMI) signalling another monthly rise.
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Ulster Bank's latestpurchasing managers' index (PMI) shows that the reading for housing fell to 47.7 in November from 51.3 in October.