Sales

South Africa's Woolworths Sees Annual Sales Dip As COVID-19 Hits

South African retailer Woolworths Holdings flagged a small fall in annual sales after its non-food stores were shut in the second-half of its financial yea...

German Food Industry Sees Sales Growth Of 3.2% In 2019: BVE

The food industry in Germany reported a 3.2% year-on-year growth in sales to €185.3 billion in 2019, according to data from BVE - the federation of Ge...

UK's 'Big Four' Supermarkets All Maintain Double-Digit Growth: Kantar

The UK's 'Big Four' supermarkets all maintained double-digit sales growth in the 12 weeks to 12 July, compared to the same period last year, according to t...

Spain's Eroski Posts Strongest Operating Profit In Its History

Eroski has said that the continued rollout of its 'Contigo' store format has helped the Spain-based retailer achieve the best operating profit in its histo...

SPAR International Sees Revenue Up 4.35% In Full-Year 2019

SPAR International has posted a 4.35% increase in reported sales for full-year 2019, to €37.1 billion. The performance means that the world's large...

Discount Retailer B&M Posts Strong Start To The Year

Discount retailer B&M European Value Retail has posted a 22.7% increase in like-for-like revenues in the first eight weeks of its financial year, a...

Costco Profit Falls On Coronavirus-Related Costs

Costco Wholesale Corp has reported a 7.5% fall in quarterly profit, as it spent more on wages and sanitising its warehouse clubs and halted sales of some h...