April 2020 | ESM Magazine

Euro Zone Retail Sales See Record Decline In April: Eurostat

Euro zone retail sales fell at a new record pace in April, but not as steeply as expected, as shopping declined for nearly all items, including food&n...

Sweden’s ICA Sees Sales Growth Of 5.9% In April

Swedish retail group ICA has reported a 5.9% year-on-year growth in sales to SEK 10.98 billion (€1.04 billion) in April. The company's like-for-lik...

Swiss Consumer Sentiment Plunges As Coronavirus Wreaks Havoc

Swiss consumer sentiment in April collapsed to a historic low, the government has said, with participants in the latest study expecting a severe recession...

Tesco Ireland Unable To Increase Limit For Contactless Transactions

Tesco Ireland has notified the BPFI (Banking & Payments Federation Ireland) that it will not be able to increase the upper limit for contactless tr...

Sainsbury's Commits To 100% Free-Range Eggs By April 2020

UK retailer Sainsbury's has announced that it will only sell eggs sourced from free-range farms, starting April 2020. The move to switch to 100% free-ra...