COVID-19

Smurfit Kappa Says Third Quarter Performance Ahead Of Expectations

Smurfit Kappa Group has said that its third quarter performance is ahead of its expectations in its latest trading update for the nine months to 30 Septemb...

M&S Slides To First Loss As Coronavirus Hammers Clothing Sales

Britain's Marks & Spencer reported the first loss in its 94 years as a publicly listed company after clothing sales were hammered by the COVID-19 p...

Tesco Ireland Outlines Further Customer Support During Level 5 Lockdown

Tesco Ireland has today moved to reassure customers that it continues to be well-placed to respond to the Level 5 COVID-19 restrictions. Since March, Te...

Pernod Ricard Says Virus Woes Will Continue To Weigh On Q2

French spirits maker Pernod Ricard said sales would return to growth in the second half of its 2020/2021 fiscal year, although the downturn in travel retai...

Boots UK Sales Slump 29% As Pandemic Keeps Shoppers Away

British health and beauty retailer Boots said comparable retail sales fell 29.2% in its latest quarter as shopper numbers in stores were significantly redu...

End Of An Era As Unilever UK Shareholders Back Unification Plan

Shareholders in Unilever Plc have approved the company's plan to end its 90-year-old dual-headed structure in favour of a single London-based ent...

Imperial Brands Sees Full-Year Revenue Flat, Earnings Down

British tobacco company Imperial Brands forecast full-year net revenue to be broadly flat and in line with market estimates, as it works through...

Aryzta Reports 13% Revenue Drop In Full Year 2020

Cuisine de France owner Aryzta has said that its revenue for the full year, 2020 was down 13.4%. All of the Irish-Swiss group's territories saw a declin...