The GfK Consumer Climate Europe study for the third quarter of 2014 paints a gloomy outlook for the European economy, noting in particular that while there is a backdrop of growth in the UK, the Scottish referendum harmed consumer ...
The mood of German consumers was notably buoyant at the start of 2014. Both economic and income expectations as well as willingness to buy improved, in part quite considerably. Following a revised value of 7.7 points in January, the overall ...
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The mood among consumers in Germany is again remarkably good as 2013 draws to a close. Further increases were recorded in economic expectations and willingness to buy. Income expectations declined slightly from a high level. Following a ...
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High unemployment and the continued slowdown in economic growth in the Southern European crisis countries in particular is still hampering economic development in the European Union (EU). While the countries moving towards recovery are ...
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Sainsbury's was the only retailer to increase its market share in the last three months, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel. The retailer increased its share from 16.9% to 17% in the 12 weeks ended 17 February, beating ...
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US retail giant Supervalu has clawed itself out of the red for its fiscal third-quarter, but sales dropped 5% due to a "distressed" consumer climate. Net sales for the 12 weeks to 1 December fell by 5% on the same period of last year, ...
Shares in Belgian retailer Colruyt fell today (3 December) after the company's half-year core profits missed analyst forecasts. Colruyt booked EBITDA of EUR322.2m (US$420.9m) for the six months to the end of September on Friday, up 1.6% ...
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