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Naked Wines Posts Stellar June Sales As Online Orders Surge

Online wine seller Naked Wines saw its sales surge 67% in June compared with last year as orders continued to rise even after the easing of the coronavirus...

UK Retail Sales Rebound In May, Debt Levels Up

British retail sales rebounded much more strongly than expected last month as the country gradually relaxed its coronavirus lockdown, but public borrowing...

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...

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...

UK Consumer Confidence Touches New Decade Low As COVID Hits Economy: GfK

British consumer confidence in late May fell to its lowest level since the global financial crisis over a decade ago as people worried about a rise in unem...

Surge In Demand For Online Grocery Likely To Continue, Study Finds

A surge in demand for online grocery services is likely to continue beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, a UK study has found. According to the HIM & M...

JD.com Beats Revenue Estimates On Lockdown Boost

China's JD.com Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly revenue and profit, as stay-at-home customers turned to its online platform for daily groceries a...

Britain's M&S To Reopen Cafes For Takeaway As Lockdown Eases

British retailer Marks & Spencer has said that it will begin to reopen its cafes to offer takeaway hot drinks, as the country tentatively began eas...