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WTO Seeks Deals In Early 2022 Despite Postponing Major Meeting

The World Trade Organisation should be able to wrap up negotiations on fishing subsidies and a response to the COVID-19 pandemic early in 2022 even after p...

Maxima XXX, Maxima XX Will Only Allow Vaccinated Shoppers

Maxima's large-format banners Maxima XX and Maxima XXX will only allow customers with COVID-19 vaccination or re-vaccination certificates, effective 15 Nov...

German Retailers Optimistic About Christmas Sales

German retailers are expecting Christmas sales to rise 2% to €111.7 billion ($129.06 billion) despite inflation, delivery problems and a new wave of c...

US FDA Removes Concessions On Hand Sanitiser Production

The US Food and Drug Administration said companies manufacturing certain alcohol-based hand sanitisers under its previous relaxed guidance must stop making...

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...

Kraft Heinz Says Office Workers Will Need To Be Fully Vaccinated

The Kraft Heinz Company has said that all its US employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to its offices, as the fast-s...

Britain To Increase Contactless Payment Limit To £100 In October

Banks will start rolling out the new £100 ($137) spending limit for contactless payments from 15 October, Britain's banking industry body UK Finance...

French Retailer Auchan Sees Profits Up In First Half, Despite Revenue Drop

Auchan Retail has said that it expects shopping activity in the second half of the year to depend on pandemic restrictions, although cost savings under its...