Coronavirus - Belgium

Coronavirus – Retail & FMCG Updates From Belgium

As part of our efforts to keep you, the ESM reader, notified on the latest coronavirus-related developments in the retail and consumer goods sect...

Colruyt Distributes Removable And Reusable Grips For Shopping Trolleys

Belgian retailer Colruyt Group has commenced the distribution of removable and reusable grips for shopping trolleys at Colruyt Lowest Prices stores and Col...

Delhaize, La Lorraine Bakery And AB InBev Team Up For Solidarity Project

Delhaize, La Lorraine Bakery Group and AB InBev have joined forces for a solidarity project to help vulnerable people in Belgium in wake of the COVID-19 pa...

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...

Carrefour Belgium Takes Steps To Strengthen Staff Safety

Carrefour Belgium has introduced new measures to ensure the safety of staff during the coronavirus epidemic, including the distribution of yellow vest...

Sligro Food Group Sees Marginal Growth In Q1 Sales

Dutch wholesaler Sligro Food Group has reported a 1% year-on-year growth in sales to €533 million in the first quarter of its financial year, from &eu...

Belgian Farmers Struggle With Absent Workers, Closed Markets

Farmer Luc Warnez is very clear on the two issues threatening his business since the coronavirus outbreak - who will pick the strawberries in his fiel...

Carrefour Belgium Opens Seventh Express Store In Liége Hospital

Carrefour Belgium has opened a new Carrefour Express outlet in the CHC MontLégia Clinic in Liége, which is its seventh store located at a hos...

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