Coronavirus

Norway's Consumer Confidence Hits Four-Year Low, But Better Than Feared

Norway's consumer confidence fell to a four-year low in the second quarter as the coronavirus outbreak caused a surge in unemployment and a sharp decline i...

ESM COVID-19 Update – Monday 25 May

COVID-19 Update, from ESM: European Supermarket Magazine, is a series that examines how retailers and consumer goods firms across Europe and further afield...

Coronavirus – Retail & FMCG Updates From Central & Eastern Europe

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...

Brazilian Retail Tycoon Diniz Praises Local Supermarkets' Response

Brazilian retail veteran and Carrefour SA board member Abílio Diniz has said that retailers in Brazil were faster than those in some European countr...

How Retail Is Planning For A Future After COVID-19: Analysis

Livio Martucci, Solutions Vice President, IRI Italy examines the impact of COVID-19 on the Italian retail and consumer landscape, as well as revealing the...

ESM COVID-19 Update – Monday 18 May

COVID-19 Update, from ESM: European Supermarket Magazine, is a series that examines how retailers and consumer goods firms across Europe and further afield...

ESM COVID-19 Update – Friday 15 May

COVID-19 Update, from ESM: European Supermarket Magazine, is a new series that examines how retailers and consumer goods firms across Europe and further af...

Brazil's GPA Posts Q1 Loss As Overhaul Costs Outweigh Better Sales

Brazilian food retailer GPA SA has reported a quarterly net loss of 130 million reais (€20.4 million), as costs related to the acquisition of Colombia...