Sales

Sweden's ICA Sees Sales Rise By 2.6% In February

Swedish retailer ICA has said that sales across its store network rose by 2.6% in February, compared to the same period last year. Like-for-like sales r...

Waitrose Posts 1.5% Increase In Like-For-Like Sales Over Christmas Period

Waitrose has posted a 1.5% increase in like-for-like sales over the six weeks to 30 December 2017, parent company John Lewis Partnership has revealed. T...

Canada Retail Sales Remain Sluggish As Growth Slows In 2nd Half

Sales for Canadian retailers continued to disappoint in September, adding to evidence consumers are paring back in the second half of this year. Retail...

Wal-Mart Growth Hits Post-Recession High As It Chases Amazon

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. delivered its strongest U.S. sales gain in more than eight years, helping it keep pace with rival Amazon.com Inc. as the crucial holid...

Launch Of Waitrose Christmas Ad Boosts Sales At Retailer

UK retailer Waitrose said that the launch of its Christmas TV commercial on Sunday has helped boost festive sales at the retailer, with just over five week...

Nestle Says $1 Billion Restructuring Plan To Weigh On Profit

Nestle SA, the world’s biggest food company, almost doubled its forecast for restructuring costs as Chief Executive Officer Mark Schneider (pictured)...

Unilever’s Third Quarter Sales Fall Short Of Estimates

Unilever reported third-quarter sales growth that fell well short of estimates as poor weather in Europe and hurricanes in the Americas cut demand for ice...

U.S. Retail Sales Fall After Weaker Results In Prior Months

An unexpected decline in August retail sales and downward revisions to the prior two months mainly reflected weaker results at auto dealerships, Commerce D...