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Chinese Food Delivery Leader Meituan Beats Estimates With Value Focus

China's leading food delivery group Meituan reported a bigger-than-expected 25% rise in quarterly revenue.

US Retail Sales Miss Expectations, But Core Sales Strong

US retail sales increased less than expected in April, but the underlying trend was solid, suggesting that consumer spending likely remained strong early i...

Ian Ellington, CMO At PepsiCo Europe, On His Consumer Predictions for 2023

ESM spoke to Ian Ellington, CMO at PepsiCo Europe, about his predictions for consumer behaviour in 2023.

Economic Impact Of Overweight And Obese People To Surpass $4 Trillion By 2035, Study Finds

The World Obesity Federation has published its World Obesity Atlas 2023, which predicts that the global economic impact of overweight and obese people will...

SPAR Spain Partners With Grupo Cuevas To Expand Retail Network

SPAR Spain partner Grupo Cuevas has unveiled a SPAR Express supermarket in the town of Miño in the province of La Coruña in Spain.

Starbucks Corp Says Sales Drop In China Impacted Profits

Starbucks' quarterly sales decline in China was four times worse than the coffee chain expected and it has no "line of sight" into when business...

5 Challenges For The Supply Chain Analytics Sector

Rebecca Leigh looks at five challenges facing businesses in 2023 when it comes to supply chain issues and analytics.

J&J Expects Inflation, China COVID-19 Hit To Carry Into 2023

Johnson & Johnson said it sees the impact from high inflation carrying into 2023 and expects China's major COVID-19 outbreak to dent sales at its medic...