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Mercadona Hires 9,000 Additional Staff For 2018 Summer Period

Spanish supermarket group Mercadona is to hire 9,000 new employees for the summer campaign of 2018, starting in May and ending in September. The company...

Hot Weather Maintains UK Supermarket Spending Spree: Nielsen

Research firm Nielsen has said that the continued hot weather in the UK, combined with a series of major sporting events such as Wimbeldon and the British...

Sunshine Boosts U.K. Consumption As Quarterly Retail Sales Rise

U.K. retail sales rebounded in the second quarter, climbing the most since 2013 as warm weather tempted shoppers, according to the British Retail Consortiu...

Pink Lady® Launches New Media Campaign Across Several Markets

Leading apple brand Pink Lady® is launching a new TV and digital media wave in Germany, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Ireland, and a po...

Waitrose Sales Up 1.2% Due To Bank Holiday Weather

UK retailer Waitrose has said that total sales increased by 1.2% last week compared to the same period in 2016, which it attributes to the good weather ove...

Mercadona Hires 7,000 New Employees For Summer 2017

Spanish retailer Mercadona has announced that it is hiring 7,000 additional employees for the summer period of June to September this year. This is...

M&S Boosts Wine Offering For Summer Months

British retailer Marks & Spencer has augmented its wine offering, bringing in both private label and branded SKUs for the summer period, TheDrinksB...

Spanish Retail Sales Grew By 3.1% This Summer Sale Season

Sales at small and medium retailers in Spain registered growth at an average of 3.1% (between 3% and 5% in different regions) this summer sale season,...

Summer Season Brings Growth To Spanish Retail

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