Merchandising
Non-food retailers in commercial centers threaten a boycott on opening stores
The companies in non-food retail request that the owners of commercial centers agree to new deals by which there would be zero rent during the coronavirus pandemic, threatening that, if otherwise, they will boycott the reopening of stores. "It's a desperate plea, because we are in a desperate situation.
Retail stores reopen with queues outside
The reopening of most retail stores on Monday after around 50 days of forced closure met with great interest on the part of the public, with many people window shopping while queues were a common sight outside the branches of major retail chains.
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Greece enters second phase in lifting lockdown
Greece has entered the second phase in lifting its lockdown, with all remaining retail stores that had been shut down in March allowed to reopen and the final grade of high school resuming classes.
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Stores selling clothes, cosmetics, home appliances reopening on May 11
Deputy Development and Investments Minister Nikos Papathanassis on Friday announced a second wave of loosened restrictions in business activity as of May 11, that includes stores selling clothing, home appliances and cosmetics.
Turnover of retail trade up 9.4pct in Q1
The volume of turnover for retail trade (excluding trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) increased in the first three months of this year, compared to the same period last year, both as gross series and as series adjusted to the number of working days and seasonality by 9.4pct and 7.5pct, respectively, informs the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
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As easing of restrictions begins, gov’t mulls speeding up process in other sectors
As the easing of the lockdown measures begins on Monday with the opening of small retail stores and hairdressers and the free movement of people within the prefecture of their permanent residence, the government is now examining whether to speed up the process for others sectors.
Romanian managers expect all-out sharp business decline for next three months
Romanian managers are expecting a sharp decline in business in all sectors of the economy for the next three months, a dip in the number of employees in all sectors of the economy and an increase in retail prices, according to a survey released by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) on Tuesday.
Global e-commerce hit $25.6T in 2018: UN trade agency
E-commerce sales hit $25.6 trillion globally in 2018, up 8% from 2017, according to the U.N.'s trade and development body on April 27.
The estimated 2018 e-commerce sales value, which includes business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) sales, was equivalent to 30% of global GDP that year, according to U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Eurostat: Only 22% of the Bulgarians Shop Online
Online shopping is continuing to increase in the European Union (EU). Together with increasing use of the internet and improving security standards, consumers appreciate the possibilities of being able to shop anytime, anywhere, with access to a wide range of products and easy price comparisons.
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Stores to start reopening gradually from mid-May, says minister
Restrictions on the operation of retail stores will gradually start to ease in mid-May, Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Thursday, adding that the lifting of the measures will take place in reverse order to that in which they were introduced.
This means that the first businesses to be allowed to reopen will be the retail stores that were shuttered on March 18.