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Spar Group Says COVID-19 Will Impact Operations 'For The Foreseeable Future'

South Africa's Spar Group has said that both its domestic and Europe-based operations have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, saying that it expect...

Marks & Spencer To Accelerate Change As Annual Profit Falls 21%

British retailer Marks & Spencer has said it plans to accelerate its latest turnaround programme as it deals with the fallout from the coronav...

Greencore Sees Revenue Growth In H1, Updates On COVID-19 Response

Convenience foods operator Greencore has posted a 1.6% increase in group revenue in the first half of its financial year, to £712.7 million (€79...

BAT Says Potential COVID-19 Vaccine Using Tobacco Leaves Ready For Human Trials

World's No.2 cigarette company British American Tobacco said it was ready to test its potential COVID-19 vaccine using proteins from tobacco leaves on huma...

French Shoppers Embracing Convenience, E-Commerce, Kantar Says

French shoppers are embracing convenience shopping as well as e-commerce during the coronavirus crisis, new data from Kantar has showed. According to da...

Ahold Delhaize Beats Profit Forecasts On Food Stockpiling

Ahold Delhaize beat expectations with a 38% rise in first-quarter core earnings on Thursday as shoppers stockpiled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Unde...

Home Care, Frozen Food Sales Remain Elevated, IRI Consumer Tracker Finds

Sales of home care and frozen food products remain 'elevated' in most geographies, however other food and non-food categories have shown lower like-for-lik...

French Retailers Defend Themselves Over Protective Mask Accusations

The French retail sector has responded to claims by medical professionals that they are 'profiteering' through the sale of protective masks, while those in...