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Kroger To Pay $100 To Workers Who Get COVID-19 Vaccination

Supermarket chain Kroger Co is to give $100 to workers who get a COVID-19 vaccination, joining a growing list of U.S. retailers incentivising employees to...

US Retail Sales Fall Again In December

US retail sales declined further in December as renewed measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 undercut spending at restaurants and reduced traffic to sho...

Discount Retailer B&M's Holiday Sales Soar, To Pay Special Dividend

British discount retailer B&M reported on Thursday a 22.5% jump in holiday quarter sales and announced a special dividend, as it benefited from low...

Irish Consumer Sentiment Falls Sharply On COVID-19 Fears

Irish consumer sentiment dropped in October to its lowest level in five months, amid growing concern about the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on hous...

Germans Start 'Hamstering' Toilet Paper Again As COVID-19 Cases Surge

Sales of toilet paper and disinfectants are on the rise again in Germany, the country's statistics office said on Thursday, as Europe's largest economy str...

UK Shopper Numbers Fall Again As COVID-19 Restrictions Tighten

Shopper numbers at British retail destinations have fallen for a fourth straight week following tougher government measures to stem a second wave of COVID-...

Grocers Likely To Face Challenges In Maintaining Margin In A 'New Normal', Says Moody's

A new report from Moody's Investors Service has said that grocery operators will face challenges in maintaining margins in the future, as customers embrace...

Irish Retailers Nervous Over Potential Ramp-Up In COVID-19 Restrictions

A representative group for the Irish retail sector has said that the imposition of new 'lockdown' measures would have a 'devastating impact' on businesses...