Coronavirus

China Orders Inspections To Prevent COVID Spread Via Cold Chain

China is carrying out sweeping inspections on food importers, supermarkets, e-commerce platforms and restaurants to prevent the spread of coronav...

Britain's Morrisons Follows Tesco In Paying Business Rates During Pandemic

British supermarket group Morrisons joined market leader Tesco in deciding to pay government business rates for the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. In...

Tesco To Repay £585m In Pandemic Business Rates Relief

Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, said it will repay £585 million (€650.5 million) of COVID-19 pandemic business rates relief it received from...

China's Largest Wholesale Market Suspends Sales, Storage Of Frozen Goods

China's biggest wholesale food market has suspended the sale and storage of chilled and frozen meat and seafood as the government ramps up i...

Stricter Restrictions On The Number Of Shoppers Could Trigger 'Hamster Purchases', HDE Says

The HDE (German Trade Association) has warned that imposing stricter restrictions on the maximum number of customers in shops could result in long queues a...

Dollar Tree Beats Estimates, Signals Strong Start To Holiday Quarter

Dollar Tree Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Tuesday, as the discount store operator benefited from robust demand for cheap...

Hindustan Unilever To Launch Mouthwash Effective In Reducing SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has announced plans to launch a mouthwash that it says is effective in reducing the viral load of SARS-CoV-2 by 99.9%....

UK Retail Sales Fall By Most Since June In November's Lockdown: CBI

British retail sales have fallen by the most since June during this month's lockdown across the bulk of the country, though the decline was less than most...