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Finland's S Group Sees 'Unprecedented' Growth In Fresh Fish Sales

Finnish retailer S Group has announced that the sales of fresh fish increased by a fifth in S-food outlets in the past year. Antti Oksa, selection direc...

France Sees Surge In Maize Plantings As Farmers Shift To Spring Crops

World news Maize plantings in France are expected to jump by nearly 11% this year as farmers switch to spring crops after adverse weather hit sowing o...

South Africa's Shoprite Sees Surging Demand For DIY Hair And Beauty Products

South Africa's Shoprite Holdings said sales of beauty products, such as hair colouring kits and conditioners, have soared at its supermarkets as...

Retail Sales Surge At Poland's Eurocash Group In First Quarter

Retail sales were up by double digits at Polish retailer Eurocash in the first quarter of its financial year, as the group posted total sales of PLN 5.92 b...

Ontex To Produce 80 Million Protective Face Masks Per Year

Personal care firm Ontex has announced that it has built the capacity to produce 80 million surgical face masks per year, at its facility in Eeklo, Belgium...

Czech Republic Sees Service Industry Sales Decline Due To COVID-19

Sales in the service industry in the Czech Republic saw a 4.3% year-on-year decline in the first quarter of 2020, according to data from SOCR ČR, the...

Spar Expands Presence In China With Six New Stores

Spar China has announced that it opened six new stores in the provinces of Guangdong, Beijing and Shandong between 13 March and 1 May. The retailer open...

Coop Italia Introduces Solutions For Socially Distanced Shopping

Coop Italia has introduced two new technological solutions to maintain physically distanced shopping in its stores during the coronavirus crisis. Kiosk...