Coronavirus

Bottler Coca-Cola HBC's April Sales Lose Fizz As Lockdowns Weigh

Soft drinks bottler Coca Cola HBC AG on Thursday said sales in April fell by more than a third as fast-food chains, theatres and other public arenas stayed...

Asda Slashes Prices Of Steaks To Support UK Farmers

UK retailer Asda has announced that it has launched a ‘lowest ever prices’ offer across its steak range to help British farmers during the COVI...

Italy's Conad Tests Disposable Handle Covers For Shopping Carts

Italian supermarket chain Conad has launched the trial of a disposable handle cover for shopping trolleys as part of its efforts to comply with COVID-19 hy...

ESM COVID-19 Update – Wednesday 6 May

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

John West Parent Reports ‘Best’ Q1 Sales In Three Years

Seafood producer Thai Union Group has reported a 5.9% year-on-year growth in sales to THB 31.1 billion (€888.28 million) in the first quarter of...

Booze Bonanza For Shops Masks Beer And Spirits Downturn

When Lionel Platteuw started planning how he would cope under Belgium's coronavirus lockdown, there was one item he wanted to make sure he had enough of -...

Ocado CEO's $73m Payout Opposed By 30% Of AGM Votes

Almost 30% of votes cast at Ocado's annual shareholder meeting opposed the online supermarket's 2019 pay report, including co-founder and CEO Tim Steiner's...