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Japan's Seven & i Posts 20% Drop In First-Quarter Profit

Japan's Seven & i Holdings, the world's largest convenience store operator, has reported a nearly 20% fall in first-quarter operating profit.

Ocado Launches First Robotic Warehouse In Asia With Aeon

British online supermarket and technology group Ocado said its first robotic warehouse in Asia, built for Japanese partner Aeon, has gone live.

Brazil's Coffee Industry Seen Boosting Arabica Use, Cut Robusta

The Brazilian coffee industry is likely to change blends in the 2023/24 season to increase use of mild arabica beans and reduce more stringent robusta, due...

Could Label-Free PET Packaging Usher In A Recycling Revolution?

Amidst an increasing backlash against flexible plastics, due the challenges involved in recycling these materials, some manufacturers are looking to labell...

The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit – Day Two Review

The importance of efforts under way to drive positive change was underlined by 16-year-old Midori Watabe, chief future officer at Euglena Co, on the second...

The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit – Day One Review

The impact of generative AI, the challenge of balancing the needs of shoppers in multiple geographies, and the healing power of a good cup of tea were amon...

Kyoto Calling – Countdown To The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit 2023

There's not long to go until the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit, which this year takes place in Kyoto, Japan. ESM chats to CGF managing director Wai-Ch...

Japan Emerges From Recession On Post-COVID Consumer Rebound

Japan's economy emerged from recession and grew faster than expected in the first quarter as a post-COVID consumption rebound offset global headwinds, shor...