Wesfarmers set to win Coles with sweeter bid: paper
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Wesfarmers Ltd.  is close to sealing its takeover of Australian retailer Coles Group Ltd.  after sweetening its bid in last-minute weekend negotiations, the Australian Financial Review said on Monday.
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Tesco has pledged to turn up the heat on rivals with the &quot;Wal-Martisation&quot; of its non-food and non-clothing lines as the supermarket group yesterday delivered a set of half-year results that beat most expectations.
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Barclays  is planning to  sweeten its offer for ABN AMRO  after a consortium of  rivals led by Royal Bank of Scotland  revised its bid  for the Dutch bank, the Financial Times said on Tuesday.
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Shares in Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality Group yesterday raced ahead of the latest takeover offer, gaining 23 Â¢ to $3.14 as investors speculated Coles Myer was building a strategic stake in the pub and poker machine operator.
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Australia's second-biggest retailer,   Coles Myer Ltd., on Wednesday rejected a A$17.3 billion ($13.3   billion) buyout bid by a private equity consortium, saying it   substantially undervalued the company.
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Organics help lead the way as the supermarket chain continues to ring up sales and profits.
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The Coles Group advised shareholders to accept a takeover bid from Wesfarmers after several private equity firms withdrew from what stands to be the biggest deal in the countryâs corporate history.
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SYDNEY: Coles Myer Ltd, Australiaâs biggest retailer, increased second-half profit by 26% after opening fuel and convenience stores, selling more-profitable groceries and cutting costs.
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Coles Myer, three years into a five-year turnaround journey, bettered its guidance with a record annual net profit of $576.5 million on Wednesday and said it was well on the way to meeting its target of $800 million in fiscal 2006.
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Coles Myer chief John Fletcher says the retail giant has only just begun to &quot;scratch the surface&quot; of the potential loyalty incentives it can offer its massive customer base, hinting that
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Australian retailer Coles Group Ltd. put itself up for sale on Friday after receiving a number of takeover approaches, saying it believed it was worth more than A$18.2 billion ($14.3 billion).
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COLES Myer chief executive John Fletcher wants to expand the retail giant&#39;s customer offering to include financial planning services.
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Global private equity group CVC  has pulled out of a consortium eyeing a bid for Australia's Coles Group Ltd.  after going through the retailers' books, the buyout group said Monday.
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Coles Myer, the countryâs second-largest retailer, put itself up for sale, four months after rejecting a buyout offer of 18.2 billion Australian dollars ($14.4 billion) led by the equity firm Kohlberg, Kravis Roberts & Company. The chief executive, John Fletcher, will oversee a review of the company after receiving a number of approaches, Coles said.
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INVESTORS stocked up on Woolworths shares today on renewed faith that the supermarket leader could withstand heavy competition from rival Coles Myer.
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Shares of Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality Group, the nation&#39;s biggest pubs owner, may rise after Coles Myer Ltd. increased its takeover offer to A$1.
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Woolworths Ltd. won aA$1.3 billion ($997 million) takeover battle against Coles Myer Ltd. for Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality Group, cementing its position as the nation&#39;s biggest liquor retailer.