European Press Roundup: Sainsbury to Stop Selling Fireworks, Spain's Bon Preu Closes Stores for Catalan Strike
October 18 2019 - 7:08AM
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In Europe today, French car maker Renault cut its full-year
revenue outlook and French food company Danone adjusted its
sales-growth expectations for the year. Read about the above topics
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Sainsbury's has become the first major supermarket to stop
selling fireworks at its 2,300 stores across the U.K. Last year, a
petition to ban the public sale of fireworks attracted more than
300,000 signatures. In response to Sainsbury's decision, the
government said it "takes the issue of safety of fireworks very
seriously" and that legislation is in place to regulate their sale
and use, but it has no plans to change legislation at the moment.
-BBC
The French market regulator has approved the registration
document of the country's national lottery Francaise des Jeux,
opening the path to its privatization. The FDJ could raise more
than EUR1 billion from the IPO. -Les Echos
Catalonia-based supermarket chain Bon Preu has closed all of its
stores on Friday in support of a pro-Catalan independence strike.
-La Vanguardia
Italian Industry Minister Stefano Patuanelli is set to meet with
the sector's associations and trade unions on Friday. National
federation Confindustria said it aims at EUR1.8 billion invested
more than eight years in the research and development of more
sustainable solutions, such as electric batteries and hydrogen, for
the automotive sector. -Corriere della Sera
Chinese battery heavyweight CATL started the construction of a
factory for battery cells for electric cars in the German state
Thuringia. The company plans to invest up to EUR1.8 billion over
the next five years, depending on the market development for
electric cars. -Handelsblatt
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