Germany

Almost 60% Of German Inner-City Retail At Risk, HDE Survey Finds

Almost 60% of retailers in city centres in Germany believe that their businesses are at risk due to the pandemic and restrictions on public movement, a new...

Hapag-Lloyd Sees Higher Earnings On Cheaper Fuel, Stabilising Demand

German container liner Hapag-Lloyd AG is confident of achieving higher earnings in 2020 as lower fuel prices cut shipping costs, demand in Asia recovers an...

Kaufland To Add Nutri-Score Labels To More Private-Label Products

German retailer Kaufland has announced plans to add Nutri-Score labelling to more store-brand products including the 'K-to go' and 'K-free' brands. From...

German Retail Sales Seen Up 1.2% Year-On-Year In Nov-Dec Period: HDE

German retailers are expected to increase their revenues by 1.2% year-on-year in the Christmas season, industry association HDE said on Thursday, than...

German Coronavirus Cases Hit New Record As Shoppers Stockpile Again

Germany's daily new coronavirus infections hit a record high on Thursday as data showed shoppers had stocked up on toilet paper, hand sanitiser and baking...

German Consumer Sentiment Declines As Infections Surge: HDE

Consumer sentiment in Germany deteriorated in November after a period of recovery, the latest HDE (Handelsverband Deutschland) consumption barometer data h...

HelloFresh Sees Orders Double As Consumers Embrace Meal Kits During Lockdown

Meal-kit firm HelloFresh said that the number of orders (19.49 million) placed on its platform in the third quarter was up 114% on the same period the prev...

German Retail Sales Fall More Than Expected In September

German retail sales fell more than expected in September, data showed on Friday, dampening hopes that household spending helped to drive a powerful recover...