Coronavirus

Dwindling Water Sales Shrink Danone Profits In First Half

Danone has reported weaker first-half results, as costs linked to the COVID-19 pandemic squeezed its profit margins and a decline in out-of-home consumptio...

Coronavirus – Retail & FMCG Updates From The UK

As part of our efforts to keep you, the ESM reader, notified on the latest coronavirus-related developments in the retail and consumer goods sect...

Coronavirus – Retail & FMCG Updates From Ireland

As part of our efforts to keep you, the ESM reader, notified on the latest coronavirus-related developments in the retail and consumer goods sectors, here...

A.G. Barr Expects Annual Revenue To Slip Up To 15%

A.G. Barr plc, best known for Scottish fizzy drink Irn-Bru, said that it expects revenue to fall by up to 15% this year, while reporting a recovery in its...

Demand For Household Products Boosts Reckitt Benckiser's Quarterly Sales

Household products maker Reckitt Benckiser has reported better-than-expected quarterly results, as cautious customers stocked up on Lysol and Dettol disinf...

Indian Rice Exports Slow As Coronavirus Disrupts Supply Chain

India's rice exporters are struggling to fulfil orders due to limited availability of containers and workers at mills and the biggest handling port on the...

Naked Wines Posts Stellar June Sales As Online Orders Surge

Online wine seller Naked Wines saw its sales surge 67% in June compared with last year as orders continued to rise even after the easing of the coronavirus...