COVID-19

Irish Retail Sales Up 3.5% Year-On-Year In June

Irish retail sales rose 3.5% year-on-year in June, the first annual increase since the coronavirus lockdown, as pent-up demand led to large increases in ma...

UK Retail Sales Survey Highest Since April 2019, CBI Says

A gauge of British retail sales surged in July to its highest level in over a year as more of the economy reopened following the coronavirus lockdown, driv...

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...

Asda Tests ‘Trolley Wash’ Machine To Prevent The Spread Of Coronavirus

UK retailer Asda has announced that it is testing a ‘trolley wash’ machine that sterilises all parts of shopping trolleys to ensure a safe shop...

France's Tereos Secures €230m State-Guaranteed Loan

French sugar and ethanol group Tereos said it had secured a state-guaranteed loan of €230 million ($269 million), which should help it meet heavy chal...

Direct-To-Consumer Set To Continue To Grow Post COVID-19: Study

The direct-to-consumer (D2C) market has expanded into almost every retail sector and is set to be a lasting winner from the COVID-19 crisis, a study by Glo...

S.Africa's Pepkor Q3 Sales Drop 17% On Lockdown Hit

South African clothing and furniture retailer Pepkor Holdings said on Friday sales for its fiscal third quarter ended 30 June slumped 17.2% after its store...