Coronavirus

Champagne Sales Sink In A World With Little To Celebrate

Global champagne sales are forecast to slump by a third, or 100 million bottles, this year as the coronavirus crisis shuts bars and restaurants worldwide a...

Retail And Wholesale To Drive Post-COVID-19 Economic Revival: EuroCommerce

EuroCommerce has said that the retail and wholesale sectors will play an important role in reviving the European economy after the COVID-19 pandemic as the...

Hershey Says Mint, Gum Sales Hit As Lockdowns Restrict Social Gatherings

Hershey Co has said that sales of gums and mints have taken a hit as social distancing protocols spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic discouraged people from p...

Lasting Effects – How COVID-19 Is Set To Boost Private-Label Sales

The coronavirus crisis is likely to have a positive impact on private label sales in the long run, says Koen de Jong, managing partner at IPLC Europe and t...

ESM COVID-19 Update – Wednesday 27 May

COVID-19 Update, from ESM: European Supermarket Magazine, is a series that examines how retailers and consumer goods firms across Europe and further afield...

South Africa's Pepkor May Scrap Dividend As Pandemic Squeezes Retail Spending

Pepkor Holdings has said it does not expect to declare a dividend for financial year 2020, as it looks to preserve cash to tide over the coronavirus c...

Dollar Chains Report Surge In Sales On Coronavirus-Driven Demand

The top two US dollar store chains reported better-than-expected quarterly sales and profit, benefiting from a surge in demand for affordable gro...

Study Finds Leading Hygiene Brands 99.9% Effective Against COVID-19

A new study, published in the American Journal of Infection Control, has found that the active ingredients in many leading hygiene brands are 99.9% effecti...