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Tesco Rebuked As Shareholders Vote Down Directors' Pay Report

Shareholders decisively voted down Tesco's remuneration report, as Britain's largest retailer joined a growing list of big companies to be rebuked over exe...

Credit Quality For Benelux Retailers Set To Erode, However Food Outlook Positive: Moody's

Moody's has sad that the overall credit quality for retailers operating in the Benelux region could erode over the next 12 to 18 months, as slowing growth...

European Retail Sector Revenues To Remain 'Anaemic' Into 2020: Moody's

Moody's Investors Service has said that European retail sector revenues are likely to remain 'anaemic' over the next 12 to 18 months, driven by a number of...

From Africa To The World – ESM Meets Spar Group's Graham O’Connor

Following its takeover of the Spar business in Ireland a few years back, South Africa’s Spar Group hasn’t shied away from international expansi...

Ocado Half-Year Results: What The Analysts Said

Online grocer and technology firm Ocado has posted a 9.7% increase in retail revenue in the first half of its financial year, despite a major fire at its A...

US Retail Likely To Outperform European Retail This Year: Moody’s

Ratings agency Moody’s has reported that US retail is likely to outperform that of Europe this year, reporting that the ‘performance gap betwee...

Marks & Spencer Full-Year Results: What The Analysts Said

Marks & Spencer has posted full-year revenue of £10.38 billion (€11.79 billion) in its full year to 30 March – a decline of 3...

Traditional Retailers Facing 'Hostile' Operating Conditions, Says Moody's

Traditional retailers are facing increasingly hostile operating conditions, ratings agency Moody’s has announced, with profitability likely to be und...