Alibaba boom, Wal-Mart double speed

The Chinese giant of online sales recorded record accounts in the second quarter, while the US Wal-Mart, the world's leading chain of stores by turnover, is struggling, recording slightly increased revenues but a negative profit.

Setback for car registrations in Europe (-6,8%). The main markets down, only Spain showing slight growth. In contrast to the general trend, FCA maintains the best profile on the market: sales up 10,8% and market share…
Retail sales PMI down

The retail sales index in Italy fell to 45,6 points in January - In France the figure processed by Markit rises to 53,1 points - In Germany, the first drop since October 2014.
BMW, record sales in 2014

In detail, global demand for BMW brand models grew by 9,5% to 1,81 million units, for the luxury brand Rolls-Royce instead by 11,9% to 4.063 units - In total sold 2,12, XNUMX million group vehicles.
Istat: sales down, salaries unchanged

In July, the seasonally adjusted index of retail sales showed a slight contraction (-0,1%) compared to the previous month - As for hourly contractual wages, they remained unchanged in August compared to the previous month, registering a +1,1% compared to the same month as…
Eurostat: retail sales down in July

Retail sales fell by 0,4% in July compared to June in both the Eurozone and the European Union at 28 - In the year-on-year comparison, on the other hand, there was an increase of 0,8% in the Eurozone and 1% in the 'EU.
Germany: retail sales down, but jobs up

In March in Germany, retail trade fell, marking a decrease of 0,7% in real terms and 0,6% in nominal terms compared to the previous month - Employed people, on the other hand, continue to grow, increasing by 376 thousand compared to…
Istat: retail sales -0,5% in June

On average for the April-June 2012 quarter, the index decreased by 1,7% compared to the previous three months - In the first six months of 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, the raw index decreased by 1,4% .