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French December Inflation Confirmed At 4.1%, Consumers Spend More Than Expected

Inflation in France was confirmed at 4.1% year-on-year in December, while November consumer spending unexpectedly rose, France's statistics agency INSEE sa...

Czech Prices Drop In December On Cheaper Food, Reinforce Outlook For Rate Cuts

Czech consumer prices unexpectedly dropped by 0.4% in December on a fall in food costs, easing year-on-year inflation to 6.9%.

M&S Claims Christmas Trading Crown As Food And Clothing Beat Forecasts

British retailer Marks & Spencer has reported a better-than-expected 8.1% rise in sales over the Christmas trading period.

Sainsbury's Keeps Profit Outlook After Christmas Sales Rise

Sainsbury's, Britain's second biggest supermarket group, kept its profit guidance for the full year after reporting a 7.4% rise in underlying sales for the...

Carrefour Drops PepsiCo For Now But Will It Make A Difference?

Carrefour says it has ditched PepsiCo products in four European countries for taking price hikes too far, but the negotiation tactic may have little impact...

Asda To Price Match Discounters Aldi And Lidl On Hundreds Of Products

Asda said it would price match discounters Aldi and Lidl on hundreds of comparable grocery products, following bigger rivals Tesco and Sainsbury's.

UK'S Sainsbury's To Spend £200m On 9% Rise In Workers' Pay

British supermarket group Sainsbury's said it would invest £200 million ($254 million) on raising the pay of 120,000 workers by more than 9% to a lev...