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France protests trigger 1,800 arrests as Macron faces nationwide crisis
France faces widespread damage and political pressure after cost-of-living demonstrations turned violent in several cities, prompting mass…
Salad and Go is coming back after bankruptcy, but competitors bought most of its old drive-thru network
Salad and Go’s intellectual property has been acquired by a founder-linked group planning an Arizona comeback, even as competitors take…
Royal Mail wants 2,500 fewer support roles. Can it afford a frontline retention problem too?
Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union are heading into fresh talks as staff departures, delivery-model disputes and a separate…
Rath AG nearly erased its first-half loss. Why is it now closing two European factories?
Rath AG will reorganise its European refractory manufacturing network and close production in Meißen and Budapest after creditors extended…
Pernod Ricard India sales jump 19% as U.S. falls 10% and China drops 25%
Pernod Ricard’s first-quarter sales fell only 0.9% organically as 19% growth in India partly countered double-digit declines in the United…
Ahold Delhaize cyber outage keeps grocery e-commerce offline as AD shares recover
Ahold Delhaize kept physical supermarkets open during its cyber incident, but days of online disruption have exposed the operational…
