COVID-19

Recovering Retail Sales Now Stores Are Reopening

Brian Hume, managing director at Martec International, examines how retailers are responding to the changing consumer landscape as COVID-19 lockdown measur...

Don't Panic Buy, Tesco Boss Tells British Shoppers After New COVID Curbs

There is no need for Britons to panic buy groceries after the government imposed new restrictions to stem a second wave of COVID-19, the boss of Tesco, the...

China Suspends Poultry Imports From Second US Plant Over COVID-19

China has suspended imports from an OK Foods poultry plant in Fort Smith, Arkansas, because of coronavirus cases among workers, the USA Poultry & E...

Beyond COVID, Russia's State Grain Trader UGC Eyes Algeria And Iraq

Russian state-controlled grain trader United Grain Company, which has transformed itself into a big exporter within a year, is eyeing trade with Algeria an...

Retailers May Be Two Years Away From Regaining 2019 Profitability Levels: Moody's

Retailers in Europe and the US could be at least two years away from returning to the sort of profit levels they enjoyed in 2019, a new report by Moody's h...

Greencore Resumes Production In Northampton Facility

Convenience foods firm Greencore has announced that it has resumed production on a limited basis in its Northampton facility after an outbreak of COVID-19....

Irish Consumer Sentiment Slips On Stricter COVID-19 Measures

Irish consumer sentiment slipped in August after local COVID-19 lockdowns and stricter nationwide restrictions that the survey's authors said may caus...

UK Retail Sales Surge Past Pre-COVID-19 Peak In July

British retail sales surged past their pre-coronavirus level in July, the first full month that shops selling non-essential goods were open since the count...