Talks are underway between Moscow and New Delhi regarding the launch of Indian retail store chains in Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday while addressing a BRICS business forum. “Contacts between Russian business circles and the business community of the BRICS countries are being activated. For example, negotiations …
Read More »UK prepares to ‘temporarily’ nationalize Gazprom retail unit – report
The UK is preparing to temporarily nationalize Gazprom’s British retail supply arm, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The measure is taken to ensure distressed companies continue energy supplies to customers amid losses due to higher energy costs. Gazprom Marketing & Trading Retail Ltd is a prime candidate to be taken into …
Read More »US retail chain cancels health benefits for unvaccinated employees
From January 1, unvaccinated Kroger employees will no longer be eligible for two weeks of emergency paid leave if they are infected with Covid-19, while store managers and other employees who are unvaccinated and not part of a union will have to pay an extra $50 a month for company …
Read More »US retail giant given hell for banning BLM masks
According to Jill Coffman, the regional director of the San Francisco National Labor Relations Board, the grocery store chain laid down appearance rules at its US outlets to forbid employees from displaying Black Lives Matter mAessages by means of their clothes. “Issues of racial harassment and discrimination are central to …
Read More »Google DELETES 100,000-plus one-star ratings of Robinhood app after enraged retail traders pile negative reviews over GameStop ban
After Robinhood controversially stepped in and made the “risk management decision” to block the purchasing of stocks being made unusually popular thanks to the r/WallStreetBets subreddit, its app on Google Play was inundated with reviews from unsatisfied customers. The app’s near-perfect rating stumbled to just one star on Thursday after …
Read More »Chinese retail giant JD.com becomes first big online shop to accept digital yuan in $3mn ‘lottery’ trial
Some 100,000 lucky residents of Suzhou city in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu are set to receive digital red packets worth 200 yuan (over $30) next Friday. The lottery, which will distribute a total of 20 million yuan ($3 million), will be held on the eve of a year-end …
Read More »In Russia spoke about the “worst result” of retail trade
The dynamics of the organizations of retail trade in Russia in the III quarter of this year showed the worst result over the last two years of observations, follows from the review of the Higher school of Economics (HSE). As says the Director of the Center for market research HSE …
Read More »Trade fears wholesale and retail
What’s going on? It is a revision and audit of formal and informal Russian groups that provide at least a small influence on the politics and Economics of a number of States. The process launched in the USA in the middle of last year gave the first “fruits”. From Russian …
Read More »Retail prices for gasoline and diesel fuel grew
Increased retail prices for gasoline and diesel fuel. From 22 to 26 December, retail prices for gasoline and diesel fuel rose. Such data are a Consulting group A-95. As noted, the stations of the network Shell all fuels rose by 8-13 COP/l:-92 – to 28.57 UAH/liter, A-95 – to 29,57 …
Read More »The largest us retail chain declared bankruptcy
The largest chain of toy stores in the US declared bankruptcyThe largest American chain of toy stores Toys ‘R’ Us filed a petition in the court for voluntary bankruptcy to restructure debt. The bankruptcy procedure will affect only the division of the company in the United States and Canada. In …
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