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E.Leclerc CEO shares thoughts on post-pandemic retail

E.Leclerc CEO shares thoughts on post-pandemic retail

Michel-Édouard Leclerc, chief executive of French retailer E. Leclerc, has shared his opinions as to how the post-lockdown retail scenario might look. According to a post on his personal blog, he believes: ...

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Waitrose says online deliveries rose 50%

Waitrose says online deliveries rose 50%

Waitrose has announced a surge in online delivery by 50% amid the current pandemic situation. The retailer had recently split with Ocado, the online retailer, which will be delivering Marks & Spencer...

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China online retail sales show a decline in Q1 2020

China online retail sales show a decline in Q1 2020

Data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics shows that online retail sales for the January-March 2020 period fell 0.8% year-on-year to CNY2.2 trillion (USD311 billion). This indicated an improving situat...

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Heineken names new presidents for Europe and Asia Pacific units

Heineken names new presidents for Europe and Asia Pacific units

Heineken has appointed Soren Hagh as president of its Europe region and Jacco van der Linden as president of its Asia Pacific region, effective as of 1 June 2020. Following the transition, both Hagh...

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Rewe Germany teams with logistics giants for Coronavirus service

Rewe Germany teams with logistics giants for Coronavirus service

In Germany’s Heinsberg region, which is particularly affected by the coronavirus, Deutsche Post and DHL Paket are testing a delivery service for senior and vulnerable shoppers in cooperation with Rewe. The s...

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Coronavirus outbreak to cost UK retail sector almost 13 billion pounds in 2020

Coronavirus outbreak to cost UK retail sector almost 13 billion pounds in 2020

The impact of coronavirus crisis will wipe 12.6 billion pounds from retail sales this year, according to preliminary forecasts by analysts at GlobalData. This is equivalent to more than Aldi’s total UK sales...

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European nations raise contactless payment limits

European nations raise contactless payment limits

With contactless payment seen as a preferable measure in limiting transmission of COVID-19, banks across Europe are taking steps to widen use of the method to restrict cash payments involving human contact. ...

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Beer and spirit makers join global efforts to make sanitisers

Beer and spirit makers join global efforts to make sanitisers

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s biggest beer maker, and Diageo, the world’s largest distiller, pledged to donate million litres of alcohol to make hand sanitisers and disinfectants to help fight the corona...

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EU Competition chiefs allow suppliers to coordinate to combat coronavirus

EU Competition chiefs allow suppliers to coordinate to combat coronavirus

EU antitrust regulators gave the green light for suppliers to coordinate distribution of scarce products to cope with the coronavirus outbreak without fear of breaching cartel rules, but warned against price...

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Lidl Ireland: Elderly Shopping Hours

Lidl Ireland: Elderly Shopping Hours

We’ve been listening to your feedback and we will be implementing priority shopping hours for the elderly across all 163 Lidl stores in Ireland until further notice. We ask that the public respect this time ...

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