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Help for hospital staff

Aldi Süd has opened a mini-branch on the grounds of the Frankfurt University Clinic, which is intended to cater exclusively for employees of the hospital. The discounter offers a lot...

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Britain’s Tesco says coronavirus costs could reach $1.1 billion

Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco expects to take a hit of up to 925 million pounds ($1.1 billion) from the costs of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and warned it was unable to...

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Lemon Prices In Europe Double Due To Increased Demand

The coronavirus crisis has led to a boom in demand for lemons in Europe and the rest of the world, with prices almost doubling due to insufficient production. In Spain,...

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Henkel Withdraws 2020 Outlook As Coronavirus Uncertainty Hits

Germany’s Henkel has withdrawn its financial forecast for 2020 citing economic uncertainty due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The consumer goods giant said that at present it is not possible...

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Online conference on the present and future of promotions

Who and how promotion affect people? What were your most successful promotions in 2019 and why? What could be the key to the secret to enticing promotions? How do customers...

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Mondi Produces Face Mask Components In German Plant

Packaging group Mondi has announced that it is manufacturing face mask components in one of its production lines in Germany. The company has converted its production line in Gronau, Germany...

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Campari And Intercos Produce Alcohol-Based Sanitiser For Hospitals

Drinks group Campari and cosmetic products maker Intercos Group have joined forces to produce hydro-alcoholic gel hand cleaners to be donated to healthcare workers in Italy’s region of Lombardy, the two...

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Spar Croatia Increases Cooperation With Small-Scale Producers

Spar Croatia has expanded its cooperation agreements with an additional 60 small-scale agricultural producers across the country, which are facing supply chain challenges due to the coronavirus. The retailer is...

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(HU) POPAI hírek: Zöld és újrahasznosítás az új hívószavak a POP-ban is

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EBay pledges $100M to help small businesses move online

On Thursday, eBay announced the launch of “Up & Running,” an accelerator program aimed at helping retailers without an e-commerce presence transition to selling online. The e-commerce platform is pledging...

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H-E-B sells meals from local restaurants amid COVID-19 pandemic

With the foodservice sector hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, Texas grocer H-E-B is helping out local restaurants by selling their meals in its stores. Under a pilot program, H-E-B...

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Carrefour Italia Rolls Out Pre-Packaged Kits With Essential Goods

Carrefour Italia has introduced a new service that provides free home delivery of pre-packaged kits containing essential food and non-food products. The service, dubbed as ‘Gli Essenziali‘, is available throughout Italy...

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Greencore Reports ‘Marked Reduction’ In Food-To-Go Business In UK

Convenience foods firm Greencore has reported a ‘marked reduction’ in demand for its food to go categories in the UK, since the British government escalated measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak...

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Three ways social-distancing could change the future store experience

Over the last few weeks we have seen retailers implement a range of social-distancing initiatives, including floor stickers, plexiglass guards and limiting the number of shoppers in store at any...

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(HU) FIGYELEM, Trade Marketing Klub ONLINE!

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Finnish E-Commerce On The Rise, Driven By Coronavirus

Finland is adopting e-commerce at a rapid pace, which is likely to be exacerbated by the current coronavirus epidemic, according to Kaupan Liitto, the Finnish Commerce Federation. However, the group...

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Polish Competition Authority Chief Seeks To Tackle Coronavirus-Related Price Increases

The president of UOKiK, the Polish competition authority, Tomasz Chróstny, has said that his office is doing what it can to combat “unjustified” food price increases relating to the coronavirus...

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Pasta Express from Italy

In addition to toilet paper, pasta has become a new currency in the Corona crisis. To prevent empty supermarket shelves, German discounter Aldi Süd has used special trains to import...

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(HU) Kína után Moszkvában is bevezették a QR-kódos karantént. Itthon is kísérleteznek

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Healthy people and healthy planet. Our future depends on sustainable food production

While the survival of supply chains is now the key issue, we need to address the challenge of developing a sustainable food system that is essential to maintaining human and...

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MENY Supports Local Food Suppliers In Norway

Norwegian supermarket chain MENY has announced plans to help local food suppliers during the coronavirus  crisis, amid fears that many could go bankrupt. The grocery industry normally accounts for just...

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German Vegetable Prices May Rise As Virus Disrupts Farms

German fruit and vegetable prices may increase following coronavirus-related travel bans that are preventing east Europeans from gathering harvests at domestic farms, the head of the country’s farming association DBV...

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Central Food Hall employs robot in coronavirus fight

Thai supermarket Central Food Hall has begun using UV-C Disinfection Robots to sterilise stores in a move to combat coronavirus transmission. The firm is the first supermarket in the region...

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Furniture giant IKEA making masks to help fight coronavirus

Furniture giant IKEA is producing face masks and other protective gear for hospitals, joining a growing list of companies branching out of their normal business areas to help meet equipment...

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Lidl donates fruit and veg bags to thousands of NHS staff to keep them healthy

The budget supermarket chain has partnered with Royal Voluntary Service charity to donate bags of fresh produce to hospitals across the UK The supermarket chain has teamed up with Royal...

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Ocado buys 100,000 Covid-19 test kits to ensure ‘safety for all’

Food delivery company Ocado has said its decision to order 100,000 Covid-19 testing kits for staff would help keep grocery supplies flowing and protect both staff and the public –...

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Johnson & Johnson: human testing of its coronavirus vaccine to begin by September

Johnson & Johnson announced  human testing of its experimental vaccine for the coronavirus will begin by September and it could be available for emergency use authorization in early 2021. J&J also...

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Amazon warehouse workers are walking out and Whole Food workers are striking

Amazon, the e-commerce giant that has fared well financially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, is facing a bevy of worker strikes. Today, warehouse workers on Staten Island in New York walked...

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As population works from home, Walmart reports increased sales for tops but not pants

In the age of social distancing, working from home has become the new normal. But coronavirus quarantine has led to an interesting trend in fashion: sales for tops are up,...

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China – 2 months ahead of us

POPAI and Shop!* chapters keep in touch and the member organizations are constantly informing each other about the consequences of the virus situation, with particular regard to the development of...

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