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Fashion28 November, 2025
Will 2026 be a year without growth for the fashion industry?
The French fashion retail sector is preparing for yet another year without growth. This year, the market contracted by 1.3 %, mainly due to declining footfall. This comes largely at the expense of independent stores. Customers do not grasp the difference between price and value, warns the Institut Français de…
General28 November, 2025
EU turns every store into a cash machine
The European Union wants consumers to be able to withdraw cash from retailers, even if they are not buying anything. According to a new agreement on safer and more transparent payment transactions, retailers will have to allow cash withdrawals of up to 150 euros.
Fashion28 November, 2025
Hollister overtakes Abercrombie to reach record sales
Abercrombie & Fitch has achieved record sales of 1.3 billion dollars (1.2 billion euros) in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025. This is 7 % more than a year earlier, despite a sharp decline in the Far East.
General27 November, 2025
European Parliament wants tougher penalties for ‘naughty’ online stores
The European Parliament wants — very fittingly during this holiday season — to crack down on online stores that sell prohibited products, punishing them quickly and severely. First and foremost, MEPs seem to be targeting Shein.
Fashion27 November, 2025
Will Puma be acquired by Chinese Fila owner?
Chinese sportswear group Anta (Wolfskin, Fila) is exploring a possible bid for Puma. However, Asics and competitor Li Ning are also sniffing around, now that the French billionaire Pinault family (Kering) is preparing to exit.
Food27 November, 2025
Edeka introduces AI robot kitchen
Following its competitor Rewe, German supermarket chain Edeka is now also experimenting with an AI-powered robot that can cook. The retailer has opened a fully automated cooking station that can prepare hot meals without human intervention.
Fashion27 November, 2025
Superdry ready for comeback: set on new store openings
Superdry is aiming for renewed expansion in the United Kingdom and mainland Europe. The fashion brand has a wish list of fifteen specific British locations, but the retailer also wants to open new stores in Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands.
General27 November, 2025
Belgian retailers angry with bpost over collaboration with Temu
The fact that bpost is entering into a partnership with the Chinese web platform Temu has rubbed many Belgian retailers up the wrong way: “A slap in the face for thousands of Belgian traders who do respect the rules.”
Beauty/Care27 November, 2025
Wondr opens eleven pop-up stores in Benelux
In addition to its two existing flagship stores in Antwerp and Ghent, healthy self-care brand Wondr opened ten additional pop-up stores in Belgium and one in the Netherlands in just three weeks.
Food27 November, 2025
Unrest at Intermarché in Belgium: former Mestdagh franchisees complain
Three years after the takeover of supermarket group Mestdagh, unrest is growing within Intermarché’s Belgian franchise network. Franchisees speak of structural logistical problems and plummeting profitability.
Home27 November, 2025
Jysk further increases turnover and profit
Danish home furnishings chain Jysk managed to raise its global turnover by 11.8 % to 46.3 billion Danish kroner in its financial year 2024/25. Operating profit went up 26.9 % to 5.6 billion kroner (750 million euros), as the chain grew to reach fifty countries.
DIY/Garden27 November, 2025
Kingfisher raises profit forecast after “high-quality quarter”
Kingfisher raises its profit forecast for fiscal year 2025/26 thanks to cost savings, despite declining sales outside the United Kingdom.