Mexican Coca Cola bottler FEMSA, which owns the OXXO convenience chain, recently announced the chain had seen a 24.1% decrease in store traffic during the early of the phases of the pandemic. This led to a decline in sales, which was accentuated by a reduction in the average customer ticket as well. For Q2, FEMSA reported an 8% decline in revenue for its proximity stores, with same-store-sal...

Grupo Nós, a joint venture between Raízen (one of Brazil’s largest energy companies) and FEMSA Commercial (owner of the OXXO convenience chain), has announced plans to open 500 OXXO stores in Brazil over the next three years. This will create a more competitive landscape in the market, particularly in the south east region.   FEMSA joint venture with Raízen Raízen, a Shell brand licensee, i...

We review Walmart's second quarter results and its outlook as the business adapts to the new trading environment. Walmart's key numbers Walmart's total revenue in Q2 increased by 5.6% to $137.7bn Operating income increased 8.5% to $6.1bn Sales in its US stores increased by 9.5% to $93.3bn and by 8.8% to $16.4bn at Sam’s Club US comp store sales increased by 9.3%, with average ti...