Consumer Demand

Hershey Raises Sales Outlook Ahead Of Holiday Season

Confectionery firm Hershey Co raised its full-year net sales and profit forecasts on Friday, signalling strong Halloween candy sales that it expects to con...

Euro Zone Retail Sales Fall As Expected In August

Euro zone retail sales fell in August pointing to a weakness in consumer demand and underlining expectations of an approaching recession.

Russian Consumer Prices Drop For Ninth Week Ahead Of Rate-Setting Meeting

Russian consumer prices fell for a ninth straight week, data showed, thanks to a seasonal drop in fruit and vegetable prices, sluggish consumer demand and...

Euro Zone Retail Sales Weaker Than Expected In July: Eurostat

Euro zone retail sales, a proxy for consumer demand, were much weaker than expected in July, pulled down mainly by a sharp fall in the number of goods boug...

Japan's Retail Sales Rise In July Despite COVID-19 Challenges

Japan's retail sales rose for a fifth straight month in July, beating expectations as the consumer sector continued its recovery, although a coro...

Cheaper Cocoa May Not Be A Recipe For Lower Chocolate Prices

Chocolate fans will not necessarily benefit from predictions of a fall in cocoa prices this year. A Reuters poll of London cocoa future...

Consumer Demand On The Increase In UK, Netherlands, Germany: IRI

Consumer demand for grocery products continues to be high in the UK, Netherlands and Germany, but has dropped back in France, as coronavirus restrictions e...

Alcohol Sales At A High In UK Due To Hot Summer

UK grocery retailers have experienced a high volume of alcohol sales over the past four weeks, according to retail-performance data recorded by the latest...

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