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German Abattoir Stops Work, Schools To Close After 400 Coronavirus Cases

Some 400 workers have tested positive for the new coronavirus at an abattoir in northern Germany, prompting the closure of local schools and an urgent...

Grocery Retail Showing Signs Of Stability, IRI COVID-19 Tracker Finds

The grocery industry is showing signs of stability, with sales averaging out at around 10% above normal, according to the latest edition of the IRI COVID-1...

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...

Coop Italia Invests €100m Towards Customer Support Measures

Coop Italia is allocating an additional €50 million towards customer support measures during the COVID-19 lockdown easing process. This amount is o...

Bunzl Sees 6% Revenue Jump As Customers Stockpile Amid Pandemic

British business supplies distributor Bunzl forecast a 6% rise in revenue for the first half of the year as customers stockpiled its face masks,...

Coronavirus Spreads Among Fruit And Vegetable Packers, Worrying US Officials

From apple packing houses in Washington state to farm workers in Florida and a California county known as 'the world's salad bowl,' outbreaks of the novel...

One Third Of UK Consumers Likely To Shop More Online Post COVID-19

One third of UK consumers say they will likely do more grocery shopping online once the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, a study by WPP agency Kinetic has f...

Starbucks Forecasts Over $2bn Drop In Quarterly Income As COVID-19 Hits

Starbucks Corp said it expects current-quarter operating income to plunge by up to $2.2 billion, and sales to decline for the rest of the year even as near...