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German Consumer Sentiment Drops Amid Current Infection Rates: HDE

German consumer sentiment dropped for the third month in a row in February due to current incidence of infection and ongoing COVID-19 measures, according t...

German Retail Slump Highlights COVID Roadblocks To Recovery

Seven Grocery Trends To Watch Out For In 2022

Retailers have faced a number of challenges over the past year. Emily Newton of Revolutionised examines the emerging trends that can help them get back on...

China Sees 5.4% Decline In Meat Imports In 2021

China's imports of meat fell 5.4% in 2021 from the year before, customs data showed, as a surge in domestic supply of pork cut demand for overseas supplies...

Walgreens Raises 2022 Profit Forecast As Q1 Earnings Exceed Estimates

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc raised its full-year adjusted profit growth forecast and beat first-quarter earnings estimates, as the US pharmacy major bets...

The Post-COVID Promotional Landscape

COVID-19 has accelerated a trend that has seen promotional intensity decline since 2015, when a third of the volume of groceries in Europe being sold on de...

Walmart Halves Paid Leave For COVID-Positive Workers

Walmart workers in the United States who must isolate or who have tested positive for COVID-19 will receive one week of paid leave instead of two under a n...

South African Breweries May Require Staff To Have COVID-19 Vaccines

South African Breweries (SAB) said it was looking at making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for staff across its operations, the latest company in South Af...