Packaging sector grows and moves more than R$ 80 billion in 2019
3/27/2020 -
Physical packaging production grew 3% in 2019, after advancing 1.9% and 2.6% in 2017 and 2018, respectively. The data are from the ABRE Macroeconomic Study of Packaging and Consumption Chain in Brazil, under the seal of the Brazilian Institute of Economics of the Foundation
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Food Sales and Cleaning Skyrockets, Nielsen Says
3/27/2020 -
Due to The Covid-19, sales of food, health items and cleanliness skyrocketed in Latin America, according to Nielsen, a market intelligence firm. In the health segment, Brazil recorded a 972% increase in sales on March 2 and 8, compared to the previous year. In Chile, growth was
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Network Reduces Electricity Consumption
3/27/2020 -
The Leroy Merlin network identified the opportunity to lower energy consumption expenses with the adoption of the energy efficiency solution of GreenYellow, a company specialized in this service. In 2017, the two companies signed an agreement that, in principle, would include only three units of the network, but over time, with the achievement of positive results, the contract was expanded to 17 more stores allowing a reduction of 0.5 GWh in energy consumption , which represents savings of R$ 28
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Before the pandemic, trade movement was already falling in February
3/27/2020 -
Even before the coronavirus pandemic was enacted, the trade movement was already weaker in February. The Trade Movement Indicator, which tracks retail sales performance throughout Brazil, fell 1.5% last month in the deseasonalized monthly comparison,
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Hi tries to surf the wave of home office with launch of digital tool
3/27/2020 -
Oi is releasing Smart Office 4.0, a new version of the collaboration, connectivity, and digital computing application suite for employees of companies working in remote mode. The idea, of course, is to seize the moment when the home office gained popularity in the country due to the
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Owners of machinery reinforce online operation in the middle of Covid-19
3/27/2020 -
Isolation measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus are driving demand for online payments also among card machine owners. One of the modalities that has grown the most is that it allows sending links through messaging applications, social networks or SMS. They guarantee the closing of sales, even with the establishments behind closed doors.
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Each month of confinement costs 2 percentage points of GDP, OECD calculates
3/27/2020 -
Each month that major economies spend in lockdown will decrease annual growth by 2 percentage points, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on Friday.
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