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Majid Al Futtaim Replaces Carrefour In Jordan With New Arab Grocery Chain

Carrefour's Middle East franchisee Majid Al Futtaim has suspended Carrefour Jordan and is replacing it with a new brand, Hypermax, it announced on Tuesday,...

Coke And Pepsi Boycott Over Gaza Lifts Local Sodas In MENA, South Asia

Coca-Cola and rival PepsiCo spent hundreds of millions of dollars over decades building demand for their soft drinks in the MENA region and some South Asia...

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One Fifth Of Consumers 'Strongly Agrees' With Boycotting Brands Due To Geopolitical Tensions

One fifth of global consumers 'strongly agree' with boycotting brands due to geopolitical tensions, such as the current Israel-Hamas war, according to Glob...

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Cross-Border E-Commerce Highest In Austria, Israel And Belgium

More than eight in ten Austrian shoppers purchased goods via cross-border e-commerce platforms last year, with Israel and Belgium displaying similarly high...

Ben & Jerry's Board Says Pro-Palestinian Campus Protests Are 'Essential' To Democracy

The board of Ben & Jerry's ice cream said that the pro-Palestinian protests sweeping US college campuses and graduation ceremonies are 'essential'...

Shipping Industry Urges UN To Protect Vessels After Iran Seizure

Merchant ships and seafarers are increasingly in peril at sea as attacks escalate in the Middle East, the industry said in a letter.

Brands Ignoring Ethical Consumerism Face Sales Risk, Says GlobalData

With firms being held to an ever-high level of accountability when it comes to positions on social issues such as human and animal welfare, fair trade, and...

Aleph Farms Gets Approval To Sell Cultivated Steaks In Israel

Israeli food-tech start-up Aleph Farms said it received regulatory approval in Israel to sell steak grown from cow cells in a process that effectively take...