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Shoptalk Secures $2m Investment To Launch Shoptalk Europe

Shoptalk, which organises the most important US event for innovation in retail and e-commerce, announced $2 million in venture-capital funding to support t...

Euro Area Heads For Stronger Growth As Labour Market Recovers

In the euro area, the course seems to be set for a pick-up in economic momentum. Unemployment in the 19-nation region remained at the lowest level in mo...

Organic Market To Grow Up To 7.6% Yearly

The market for organic products in Europe and the US is expected to grow until 2025 at a compound annual growth rate of between 6.7% and 7.6%. This perc...

Euro-Area Economy Ended Year With Fastest Growth Since 2011

The euro-area economy finished 2016 with the strongest momentum in more than 5 1/2 years, bolstering the region as it heads into a year of political uncert...

Moody's Labels European Retail Market 'Stable' For 2017

Credit rating agency Moody's 2017 Outlook for the European retail sector has labelled it 'stable' in the new year, with expected moderate sales and earning...

Ardagh Group Gets 'Emotional' With Coca-Cola Campaign

Global packaging company Ardagh Group is featuring 100 different, high resolution photographs on its 25cl shaped aluminium bottles as part of Coca-Col...

Italian Olive-Oil Production Halved In 2016

Italy has further downgraded the forecast of olive-oil production for 2016, to 243,000 tonnes, representing a 49% drop compared to last year (474,620 tonne...

Euro-Area Economic Growth Gathers Pace

Euro-area economic growth accelerated to its fastest pace this year as growing order books prompted companies to add more workers and raise prices. A Pu...