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Walmart's Long-Lasting Challenge: Luring Budget Shoppers Back To Its Stores

Walmart Inc could face an uphill battle to reclaim US shoppers who opted for the neighbourhood dollar store or Aldi.

Irish Drinks Exports To US Valued At €619m In 2021

New figures compiled by Drinks Ireland show that drinks exports from Ireland to the US were valued at around €619 million in 2021.

Kellogg To Focus On Snacks With Surprise Three-Way Split

Snack and cereal giant Kellogg said on Tuesday it would split into three independent companies, in the latest US corporate overhaul aimed at simplifying it...

Walmart Tops Estimates As Demand Holds Firm Among Price-Sensitive Consumers

Walmart Inc beat profit and sales expectations on Thursday and set a strong full-year earnings forecast, showing steady consumer demand...

Amazon Announces Plans To Compensate Customers Who Suffer Injuries

Amazon.com Inc has announced that it plans to compensate customers who suffer injuries or property damage from defective goods others on sale on its US pla...

North American Farmers Profit As Consumers Pressure Food Business To Go Green

Beer made from rice grown with less water, rye planted in the off-season and the sale of carbon credits to tech firms are just a few of the changes North A...

Biden Warns UK On Brexit: No Trade Deal Unless You Respect N.Irish Peace Pact

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden warned the United Kingdom that it must honour Northern Ireland's 1998 peace agreement as it withdraws from t...

Weekly Roundup.... 30 June, 2020

U.S. consumer spending rebounded sharply in May, but the gains are not likely to be sustainable, with income dropping and expected to decline further as mi...