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German Social Media Star Launches New Energy Drink, GÖNRGY

MontanaBlack, a popular social media star in German-speaking countries, is launching a new calorie-free energy drink GÖNRGY, in cooperation with REWE...

Edeka Nord Launches 'Genial Regional' Campaign To Highlight Regional Products

Edeka Nord has launched a new campaign Genial Regional to highlight products from regional companies.

HDE’s Patrick Schütz On How German Retailers Are Ramping Up Sustainability

ESM sat down with Patrick Schütz, public relations manager for the HDE's Klimaschutzoffensive, to talk about the successes achieved to date.

Lidl Switzerland Announces Management Changes

Lidl Switzerland has announced that its chief operating officer Christian Steimle is to step down from his role, succeeded by Benny Klein as of 1 August 20...

Metro AG’s Lena vom Stein Discusses The ‘My Sustainable Restaurant’ Initiative

ESM caught up with Lena vom Stein, head of corporate responsibility at Metro AG, to learn more about the group's My Sustainable Restaurant initiative, and...

German Retailers Face Slump In Sales In Real Terms In 2023: HDE

German retailers expect to bring in 4% less sales income this year than last in real terms as inflation remains stubborn, the HDE retail association said,...

Lidl Reorganises Management Structure In Germany

Discounter Lidl is undertaking a reorganisation of its management structure in Germany, as it seeks to speed-up decision making and streamline operations,...

Are Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd Set To Merge? Analysis

Rumours are once again circulating that German retailing giants Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd could be about to merge, to create a retail behemoth with total...