Coronavirus

German Consumer Morale Improves Further As Coronavirus Restrictions Fade

The lifting of restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus has made German consumers more eager to take out their wallets and more positive about their...

Why COVID-19 Can Run Rife In Meatpacking Plants

Meat-processing plants around the world are proving coronavirus infection hotspots, with an outbreak at a factory in Germany leading to Guetersloh becoming...

Online Seller Naked Wines' Sales Pop As Lockdown Boosts Orders

Online wine subscription company Naked Wines saw its revenue soar 81% during the first two months of fiscal year 2021, with people ordering more wine for d...

Premier Foods Expects Full-Year Boost Following Strong First Quarter

Premier Foods expects revenue and trading profit to exceed current estimates this year, encouraged by a 20% sales jump in the first-quarter due to stockpil...

Germany Imposes Local Lockdown After Virus Outbreak At Meat Plant

The premier of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia said he was putting the Guetersloh area back into lockdown until 30 June after a coronavi...

Poundland Owner Pepco Sees Profit Down 16% On COVID Impact

Pepco Group, the owner of British discount retailer Poundland, reported a 16.3% fall in first-half profit to €89 million, hurt by the dent to sales fr...

ESM COVID-19 Update – Wednesday 24 June

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

German Business Morale Posts Record Rise In June

German business morale posted its strongest rise in June since records began and Europe's largest economy should return to growth in the third quarter afte...