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Morrisons' Momentum Continues With Moody's Ratings Upgrade

UK retailer Morrisons has continued its promising start to 2018 with the news that ratings agency Moody's has upgraded the retailer to a Baa2 rating (from...

Steinhoff Downgraded Deeper Into Junk At Moody's As Risks Rise

Steinhoff International Holdings suffered another blow on Thursday when Moody’s Investor Services downgraded the company’s credit rating deeper...

Moody’s Downgrades Steinhoff Following ‘Accounting Irregularities’ Announcement

Moody’s Investors Service has announced that it has downgraded the issuer ratings of Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. (Steinhoff) and Steinhoff...

Groupe Casino Assigned First Time Rating By Moody's

French retailer Groupe Casino has mandated Moody's Investors Service to asses the credit worthiness of the group, and has received a rating of Ba1, with a...

Ocado Signs Partnership With Groupe Casino - What The Analysts Said…

Online retail specialist Ocado has signed an international partnership with Groupe Casino, which will see it develop a ‘scalable, modular end-to-end...

Brexit Uncertainty Curbs UK Retail Earnings Growth Potential: Moody’s

The earnings growth potential of UK retailers will be lower than those in continental Europe in 2018, following the uncertainty of Brexit, according to rat...

Amazon To Buy Whole Foods – What The Analysts Said

Last week saw two days that could alter the shape of the US retail sector for many years to come. Hot on the heels of Lidl opening its first stores in t...

Retailers Must Adapt As Consumers Move Online: Moody's

Profitability will decline for European retailers that fail to adapt their business models as consumers move online, according to a new report from Moody's...