Coronavirus

Bakkavor Sees ‘Strong’ And ‘Resilient’ Performance In 2020

Prepared foods manufacturer Bakkavor has reported ‘strong’ and ‘resilient’ performance in 2020 amid the pandemic, the company said...

Unilever Says Global Consumption Will Remain Depressed In First Half Of Year

Consumer goods maker Unilever Plc expects global consumption patterns to be suppressed in the first half of this year, even as business returns to normal i...

South Africa's Drinks Industry Seeks Tax Relief After New Sales Ban

South Africa's alcohol industry, reeling under a renewed liquor sales ban since end December, has called for a deferment of excise duty to stave off a wave...

Couche-Tard Says In Initial Talks With France's Carrefour About Combination

Canadian convenience-store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc said it has initiated exploratory discussions with Europe's biggest retailer, Carrefo...

Grocer Albertsons Posts Quarterly Sales Above Estimates

Albertsons Cos Inc raised its annual forecast for earnings and beat quarterly estimates for sales, as rising number of coronavirus cases push more consumer...

US Convenience Stores Witness Strong Sales In 2020: NACS

Convenience retailers in the US said in-store sales grew in 2020, with almost twice (59%) as many reporting an increase in in-store sales than a decrease (...

UK Retailers Call For Police Help To Enforce Mask Rules

British retailers called on the police to help enforce the wearing of masks to limit the spread of COVID-19, with one of the biggest supermarkets saying it...

UK Shopper Confidence Remains Stable In December: IGD

Shopper confidence remained stable in the UK in December despite increased lockdown measures and uncertainty over Brexit, according to the latest report fr...