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Nobody Will Starve In Coronavirus Crisis, Says Chairman Of Britain's Ocado

There is no shortage of food in Britain and nobody will starve during the coronavirus emergency, said the chairman of online supermarket Ocado who believes...

Probiotic Sales Likely To See A Boost Due To COVID-19

Probiotic products are likely to see a boost from the growing coronavirus epidemic in Europe, if trends observed in Asia are anything to go by, according t...

Target Withdraws Forecasts, Curbs Spending To Meet Virus-Related Demand

Target Corp has withdrawn its financial outlook and said it would scale back on planned investments to focus on meeting surging demand as Americans stock u...

Denmark’s Salling Group To Pay DKK500m To Local Suppliers

Denmark's Salling Group has announced plans to pay DKK500 million (€66.92 million) to small and medium-sized local suppliers this week. The initiat...

McDonald's Germany And Aldi Sign Personnel Partnership

Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd have signed a personnel partnership with McDonald's Germany, which will allow employees of the burger chain to take up tem...

Louis Dreyfus Posts 2019 Profit Slide, Says No Virus Hit So Far

Commodity trader Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) reported a sharp drop in 2019 profits, confirming tough conditions on agricultural markets last year while say...

COVID-19: Learnings From The Italian Grocery Supply Chain

Malachy O'Connor, retail consultant with International Private Label Consult (IPLC), looks at what European operators can learn from how Italian retailers...

Walmart Ups Minimum Wage In E-Commerce Warehouses As Orders Surge

Walmart Inc said on Monday it has temporarily raised entry wages for workers in its e-commerce warehouses by $2, following similar moves by rivals, as...