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Trade Union Ver.di Calls Amazon Strike At Seven German Distribution Centres

Trade union Ver.di has called on Amazon workers to strike at seven distribution centres over the online giant's reported refusal to enter into collective b...

Chinese E-Commerce Market To Be Worth $3trn By 2024

The Chinese e-commerce market will be worth CNY19.6 trillion ($3.0 trillion) by 2024, growing at a CAGR of 12.4% over the coming years, new data from Globa...

Maxima Latvia Announces Departure Of Chief Corporate Officer

Maxima Latvia has announced that its board member and chief corporate officer, Jānis Vanags, has resigned from the group. The retailer is one of the lar...

Eroski Increases Purchases From Basque Country By 8%

Spanish retailer Eroski increased its purchases of local products from agri-food producers in the Basque Country by 8% last year, purchasing more...

Spain's Ebro Foods Sees Profit Up 10.6% In First Quarter

Spain's Ebro Foods has reported a 10.6% growth in first-quarter net profit, to €52.8 million, as lockdowns and restrictions on restaurant opening hour...

Delhaize Changes Name To 'Belhaize' To Highlight Local Suppliers

Belgian retailer Delhaize has changed its name to 'Belhaize' for a period of a month, to pay tribute to the 1,600 Belgian suppliers that support its operat...

Drinks Group Kofola Achieves 'Better Than Expected' Results In 2020

Czech beverage producer Kofola Group ended 2020 with better than expected results, despite significant market limitations caused by COVID-19. Annual rev...

Mercadona Uses Recycled Plastic in Frozen Pizza Packaging

As part of its ongoing sustainability drive, Spanish retailer Mercadona has incorporated recycled plastic in the packaging of its Hacendado frozen pizzas....