Coronavirus

EU Commission Plans Emergency Powers To Avoid Crisis Bottlenecks: Report

The European Commission is seeking emergency powers to intervene in the production of certain goods in critical situations.

UK Supermarkets Ask Shoppers To Keep Wearing Masks

Britain's biggest supermarket groups will encourage staff and customers to keep wearing face coverings from Monday despite new rules making it a matter of...

Pret A Manger To Open In Tesco Stores In Post-Pandemic Shift

Britain's Pret A Manger plans to open its sandwich and coffee shops within Tesco stores as it re-invents its business model after the coronavirus...

Garden Party Plans Help Push Up UK Retail Sales

British retail sales rose in February, helped in part by consumers buying outdoor furniture ahead of a partial relaxing of coronavirus restrictions which w...

UK Shopper Numbers Rise For Fifth Straight Week Despite Lockdown: Springboard

The number of people heading out to shops across Britain increased by 6.8% last week versus the previous week, a fifth straight week of uplift despite the...

Campari Sees M&A Opportunities Arising From Coronavirus Crisis

The coronavirus crisis could create acquisition opportunities for Campari, including in the growing market for tequila, the chief executive of the Italian&...

Lockdown Decimates UK Retail, Borrowing Surge Slows

British retail sales tumbled in January as shops went back into lockdown, official data showed, but lower-than-expected public borrowing gave at...

Coty Sees Makeup Demand Slump Shave Millions Off Revenue

Coty Inc posted a 16% drop in quarterly revenue on Tuesday, as the Rimmel lipstick maker was hurt by weak demand for makeup products as shoppers stayed at...