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JD.com Beats Revenue Estimates On Lockdown Boost

China's JD.com Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly revenue and profit, as stay-at-home customers turned to its online platform for daily groceries a...

Amazon Expects To Extend France Warehouse Closures To 18 May

Amazon plans to extend until 18 May the closure of its six French warehouses, which have been closed since 16 April after court rulings ordering the U...

Pandemic Drives More Finnish Consumers To Buy Food Online: Study

The number of Finnish consumers engaging in online grocery shopping is on the rise with one-fifth saying they have used the medium, a study by Kaupan Liitt...

Ocado CEO's $73m Payout Opposed By 30% Of AGM Votes

Almost 30% of votes cast at Ocado's annual shareholder meeting opposed the online supermarket's 2019 pay report, including co-founder and CEO Tim Steiner's...

Online Supermarket Ocado's Sales Soar 40% In Lockdown Britain

British online supermarket and technology company Ocado has said that its retail revenue soared 40.4% year-on-year in its second quarter so far as shoppers...

Spar Slovenia Launches Online Shopping Service For Essential Items

Spar Slovenia has rolled out a new online shopping service that allows customers to choose from 250 essential food items. The Spar 'Online Basic’...

Aldi Süd Introduces Digital Access Control System In Stores

German discounter Aldi Süd has announced that it has introduced a digital system for access control in almost half of its 1,930 outlets to regulate th...

COVID-19: Arneg Gradually Resumes Production

Arneg, a leader in commercial refrigeration, is slowly resuming production in Italy while ensuring the health and safety of all stakeholders. The COVID-...