Germany

German Pre-Christmas Shopping Picks Up Over Black Friday Weekend

Germans snapped up smartphones, Christmas decorations, sweaters and other knitwear, jewellery and gift vouchers in a pick-up in shopping over the Black Fri...

Shell And REWE To Roll Out Fast Charging Stations In Berlin

REWE Group and Shell Deutschland GmbH will set up Shell Recharge fast charging stations at the REWE store on Konrad-Wolf Straße in Berlin.

German Economy Beats Expectations With 0.4% Growth In Q3

The German economy grew slightly more in the third quarter than preliminary figures suggested, bolstered by consumer spending, data showed on Friday.

What Role Will The Metaverse Play In The Retail Sector?

How well is the metaverse known in retail, and what potential benefits does it offer? Is it relevant enough to invest in? And if so, when? The EHI Retail I...

Smurfit Kappa Acquires Bag-In-Box Packaging Plant Pusa Pack

Packaging firm Smurfit Kappa has signed an agreement to acquire Pusa Pack S.L., a bag-in-box packaging plant in Onda, Spain.

Jan-Dirk Auris Steps Down As Head Of Henkel's Adhesive Business

Board member and head of Henkel's Adhesive Technologies business unit, Jan-Dirk Auris, will step down from the company at the end of January 2023, the comp...

Inflation Dampens Festive Spirit As German Retail Faces Slump

German shoppers are tightening their purse strings this festive season, the HDE retail association warned, forecasting the strongest slump in Chr...

Aldi Nord To Acquire Companies Of Altmühltaler Mineralbrunnen Group

Aldi Nord has agreed to acquire some companies of the Altmühltaler Mineralbrunnen Group including production sites in Treuchtlingen (Bavaria) and Breu...