Wal-Mart’s British team to lead European buying plan_2
19 July 2012
Retail giant Wal-Mart is to use its UK purchasing team and British practices to spearhead a pan-Europe buying operation.
The company will target its German stores first and expects to reduce spend on store equipment and non-resale goods by up to 40 per cent, according to Nick Burr, Asda Wal-Mart’s new head of commercial operations in Europe.
Two German managers will join Asda Wal-Mart’s four British purchasing staff. Procurement areas have been prioritised and given a ranking of...