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Euro Area, EU See Growth In Retail Trade Volume In August: Eurostat

The seasonally-adjusted volume of retail trade increased by 4.4% in the euro area and by 3.8% in the EU in August 2020, compared to the previous month, acc...

Swedish Trade Sector To Lose SEK70bn In Q2 2020: Report

The trade sector in Sweden is set to lose SEK70 billion (€6.73 billion) in the second quarter of 2020, according to the latest Merchant Economy report...

German Associations Call For ‘Creative Cooperation’ To Tackle Retail Trade Decline In City Centres: HDE

A group of German associations has called for 'creative cooperation' between players in inner-city trade to counter the slump in business due to the corona...

EU, Britain Trade Blame After Scant Progress Towards Post-Brexit Deal

Britain and the European Union made scant progress towards a deal on future ties in talks this week, and their chief negotiators blamed each other for the...

PepsiCo Hires WTO Chief Azevedo As Corporate Affairs Officer

Departing World Trade Organization Director General Roberto Azevedo will join PepsiCo Inc as chief corporate affairs officer, the soft drink and snack food...

Britain To Step Up Challenge Over U.S. Whisky Tariff

Britain said it would step up demands for the United States to drop tariffs on goods such as single malt Scotch whisky after the industry warned a decision...

US Food Exporters Sign Safety Declarations In Lieu Of Virus-Free Guarantees

US food and feed exporters are shipping goods to China with letters assuring the safety of their cargo in lieu of official declarations requested by Chines...

EU Imports From China Surge In April, Driven By Face Masks

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a surge in imports by the European Union from China in April, largely driven by demand for face masks and other protective hyg...