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Maxima Latvija SIA names Tomas Rupšys as new CEO
Maxima Grupė has announced the appointment of Tomas Rupšys as the new chief executive officer of Maxima Latvija SIA. He has also joined the management board of Maxima Grupė UAB, the company added. CEO and chairman of the board of Maxima Grupė, Mantas Kuncaitis, said: “I am happy to welcome Tomas Rupšys to Maxima group of companies. He has broad experience in retail across multiple European markets”.
Indonesia s Matahari supermarket chains join Tokopedia, seeking better online sale
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Canada: Dollarama’s Q3 profit rises, employees to receive pay bonus
Dollarama Inc. said it would pay a bonus to its employees for their work during the pandemic as it raised its dividend and reported its third-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago. The discount chain had come under fire earlier this year from employees and their supporters, who demanded that Dollarama enact greater health precautions in its warehouses and extend the pay raise it offered to employees at the start of the pandemic. Sales totalled $1.06bln, up from $947.6mln in the same quarter last year, as shoppers reduced the frequency of store visits, but bought more when they did visit the stores.