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UK Supermarket Sales Growth Slows After Summer Holidays
Date: September 18, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) – British supermarket sales growth slowed over the last month as consumers trimmed spending after their summer holidays, industry data showed on Wednesday. Market researcher NIQ said UK supermarket sales rose 4% in the four weeks to Sept. 7, after rising by 5.5% in last month’s report. “This slowdown in growth is likely...
Frozen Potato Products Market to Reach Usd 98.01 Billion by 2031, Driven by Growing Demand for Convenience Foods
Date: September 6, 2024
The frozen potato products market is projected to experience significant growth between 2024 and 2031. Driven by increasing demand for convenient and ready-to-eat meals, the market is expected to expand at a CAGR of 4.8%, reaching a valuation of USD 98.01 billion by 2031 from USD 69.28 billion in 2024. The global frozen potato products market...
A Financial Solution for the American Worker You Can Bank On
Date: September 5, 2024
By Rob Nardelli, Director of Commercial Banking, DailyPay According to the Federal Reserve, about 19% Americans are considered to be ‘unbanked’ or underbanked (defined as those who use alternative financial services such as payday loans, money orders, or check cashing). For those who fall into this category, they are often the targets of predatory lending...
Lego Outperforms Toy Market With Robust Sales in Europe and North America
Date: August 28, 2024
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Lego’s sales of its colorful plastic bricks outpaced the overall toy market in the first half of the year, driven by strong demand in Europe and North America, the Denmark-based toymaker said on Wednesday. The surge in Lego’s sales contrasts with a stagnating global toy market and tepid...
Job Concerns Weigh on German Consumer Sentiment in September, Finds GfK
Date: August 27, 2024
BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer sentiment is set to tumble going into September as slightly rising unemployment, job cuts and insolvency’s drive down income expectations, pushing back hopes of a stable economic recovery, a survey showed on Tuesday. The consumer sentiment index, published by GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM), fell...
Analysis-Korea’s Birth Rate Drive Struggles to Sway ‘yolo’ Generation
Date: August 27, 2024
By Jihoon Lee, Cynthia Kim and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – As South Korea scrambles to halt the sharp decline in its birth rate, policymakers are having a hard time convincing many in their 20s and 30s that parenthood is a better investment than stylish clothes or fancy restaurants. Asia’s fourth-largest economy plans to...