Italy has tightened its nationwide lockdown further in response to the rising death toll from coronavirus, ordering all non-essential shops and services to close.more
Rice sales increased by as much as 95% and flour by 84 percent - according to the latest Nielsen data. Shops react calmly. The goods are there, and the deficiencies on the shelves are regularly replenished.more
More than one in four people in Britain put off going shopping or visiting other busy places last month because of the spread of coronavirus, but stormy weather had an even bigger impact, a survey showed on Tuesday.more
Boris Johnson must strike a deal to extend the EU transition period because of the coronavirus crisis, the Labour leadership contender Lisa Nandy has said.more
New York consumers and businesses alike are completely unprepared for the plastic bag ban launched on the 1st of March across the state. Residents are also divided in the assessment of the new solution.more
Polish women buy online much more often than Poles - 51.6 percent of responses compared to 36.3 percent of men - according to the report by Santander Consumer Bank. more
The Swedish furniture giant, Ikea, must withdraw Kullen dressers from sale in the United States. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has ruled that they are unstable, may tip over and cause serious injury to children.
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Retail giant John Lewis Partnership is planning store closures and will pay out its lowest staff bonus in almost 70 years after a 23 per cent profits plunge.more
Britain and the EU warned of 'serious' and 'significant' differences in the post-Brexit trade talks yesterday as the first round of negotiations concluded.more
Chief Sanitary Inspector in Poland announced the withdrawal from the sale of herbal tea Lord Nelson Chamomile with caramel flavor. The presence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids has been detected in the product sold by Lidl.more
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a series of "alarmist" and "scaremongering" ads for face masks that it said played on people's fears over the coronavirus outbreak.more
Some large UK drugstore and pharmacy chains have introduced limits on the sale of hand hygiene products, as concerns about the coronavirus outbreak have dramatically increased demand.more
Australia's largest supermarket chain - Woolworth - today introduced rationing of Tolet paper, after mass buying it out for fear of coronavirus, depleted its inventory.more
How is this possible? It's easy. Lovers of golden liquor are more and more often reaching for beers with low alcohol content and non-alcoholic. Such data is brought about by the analysis carried out by Nielsen, which monitors consumer behavior.
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British supermarkets are implementing contingency plans today to prepare for increased panic buying. Supermarkets will play an important role in feeding the nation in the event of an epidemic, the government said earlier.more
The French media today comment on the beginning of UK negotiations with the EU regarding their future relationship. According to most observers, these conversations will be stormy, but no deal is not in the interest of any party.more
The Poles, after buying surgical and anti-smog masks, which in themselves do not protect against coronavirus, now stormed the construction stores for dust masks.more
