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Brazilian Supermarket Sales See Highest Growth Since 2014

Brazilian supermarket sales in November 2016 registered the highest growth rate since the start of the consumer crisis in the second half of 2014. Accor...

Coop Switzerland Sees 5.1% Rise In Turnover

Swiss supermarket chain Coop has recorded a 5.1 % growth in turnover, with the company generating CHF 28.3 billion (€26.4 billion) in 2015. Ov...

Bernstein: Sainsbury's, Ahold Delhaize And Tesco Likely To Perform Strongly In 2017

Analysts Bernstein Research have identified three retail stocks for investors to focus on in the coming year; citing Sainsbury's, Ahold Delhaize and Tesco...

Sligro Food Group Sees Decline In Food Retail Sales

The Sligro Food Group, based in The Netherlands, has recorded a revenue of €2,813 million for 2016, representing an increase of 5.4% compared to the s...

Waitrose Sees Sales Rise Close To A Third In Week Leading Up To Christmas

Upmarket UK retailer Waitrose has said that its total sales for the week leading up to 24 December were up 31.1% on the same period last year. However,...

Dutch Retailer Jumbo Reports Strong Growth In 2016

Dutch retailer Jumbo has reported a 7% increase in revenue during 2016, to €6.68 billion, mainly due to sales growth in existing stores. The company a...

Turkey Inflation Accelerates In December On Food, Alcohol, Tobacco

Turkey’s consumer price inflation climbed more than estimated in December, led by a surge in food, alcohol and tobacco prices. The annual inflatio...

China’s Xi Vows To Defend Maritime Interests, Sovereignty in ’17

Chinese President Xi Jinping said the country will deepen reforms as he vowed to safeguard its sovereignty and maritime interests in 2017, a year that will...