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Casino Completes Sale Of Leader Price Assets To Aldi France

French retailer Casino has announced that it has completed the sale of 545 Leader Price stores in France, two Casino supermarkets, and three warehouses to...

Swiss Firms Narrowly Avoid 'Responsible Business' Liability As Vote Divides Nation

Swiss firms narrowly avoided facing greater liability for human rights and environmental abuses on Sunday after a national vote rejected the proposal due t...

More Than Half Of German Retailers Pessimistic About Christmas: HDE

More than half of German retailers expect fewer customers and falling sales over the crucial Christmas period, according to a survey of 550 companies by th...

Irish Retail Sales Rose 8.1% Year-On-Year In October Even As Shops Shut

Irish retail sales volumes in October fell month-on-month for the first time since April as COVID-19 curbs were tightened but a modest 0.7% drop meant sale...

Italy Business And Consumer Morale Drop In November

Morale amongst Italian businesses and consumers fell sharply in November, data showed on Friday, as the second wave of a coronavirus epidemic and governmen...

Europeans Spent €2.2bn On Treats During Lockdown: IRI

European consumers spent €2.2 billion more on treats during the first coronavirus lockdown, a new study from IRI has shown. This amount corresponds...

Notes From Africa: Haro Coffee, Glovo, Yebo Fresh, Nestlé Zimbabwe, Victoria Farms

ESM is proud to launch a new weekly series, Notes From Africa, which will bring you the latest retail, consumer goods and food and beverage stories from ac...

Britain's Marks & Spencer To Close Stores On Boxing Day

British clothing and food retailer Marks & Spencer has reversed a decision to open over 200 stores on 26 December, giving its workforce of more tha...