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Otto Group acquires Neckermann.de. brand name
Otto Group has acquired the brand name and private labels of insolvent pure-play retailer Neckermann.de.The purchase includes the right to use the Neckermann trademarks, logos and internet domains in Germany. Otto Group also has the right to use Neckermann’s mailing list in Germany, although that is still subject to certain ...
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C&A rolls out click-and-collect services
Clothing retailer C&A has rolled out click-and-collect services across its operations in Germany.The service will allow customers to pick up items ordered online from any C&A store, at no extra charge. It came a week after rival retailer Karstadt unveiled a similar service.“With click-and-collect, we come one step closer to ...
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Amazon introduces Black Friday and Cyber Monday to France and Germany
Amazon has introduced Black Friday and Cyber Monday to its customers in France and Germany, with lightning deals and special offers to drive Christmas sales.As the promotion ran for its third year in the UK, ‘Le Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday Woche’ entered the vocabulary of customers in Europe.Apple, Rakuten’s ...
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Aldi Nord to close smaller shops in Germany
Aldi Nord aims to close smaller shops in Germany of less than 6,500 sq ft.Trade publication Lebensmittel Zeitung reported Aldi Nord has raised its new store specification to 12,900 sq ft from 10,800 sq ft to house branded goods, bakeries and plastic bottle recycling. It has so far revamped 75% ...
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AnalysisAnalysis: International markets
Despite global economic problems, there are still opportunities for retailers to expand internationally. Rebecca Thomson reports on three markets that look likely to bear fruit.
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Sales increase at German drugstore group DM
German drugstore group DM’s corporate sales increased 11.3% to E6.87bn (£5.59bn) in its financial year ended September 30. Compared with the previous year, DM’s German turnover increased 14% to E5.11bn (£4.16bn).In its home country, the retailer was operating 1,345 drugstores, which is an increase of 89 stores on last year.Overseas, ...
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GalleryStore of the week: K-Town, Cologne
How do you take a 19,000 sq ft space with a 10 ft high ceiling in a German department store and make something of it?
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Netto Marken-Discount considers credit card payment trial
Edeka-owned discounter Netto Marken-Discount could launch a trial to accept credit card payments at a number of stores later this year.If successful, the pilot will be rolled out to about 200 stops in the mid-term and eventually all 4,000 stores nationwide, and Netto would be the first German grocer to ...
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Otto Group to restructure Otto, Baur and Schwab banners
Otto will increase its offering for young women, stocking a wider range of brands and Otto Group private-label products. Baur will focus on customers with more conservative values, while Schwab’s plus-size Sheego banner will be developed further. Otto Group also wants to increase synergies between its banners, and back-office functions ...
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Redcoon considers first bricks-and-mortar store
Online electronics retailer Redcoon, owned by Metro controlled Media-Saturn, is considering opening its first bricks-and-mortar store early next year, according to founder Reiner Heckel.Heckel said that consumer electronics and white goods suppliers treat physical store operators as preferred customers when selling products, including newly launched lines, at the expense of ...
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Bookseller Weltbild introduces new ereader
Bookseller Weltbild has introduced a new ereader to its Weltbild and Hugendubel bookstores and ecommerce sites.The ebook Reader 4 Digital Ink is manufactured by TrekStor and supports ebooks in multiple formats.Weltbild is offering 280,000 downloadable ebooks on its site in support of the new device.
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Media-Saturn plans private labels extension
Media-Saturn plans to extend its private labels Isy, Peaq, Koenic and Ok. The Isy line will be supplemented by products such as headphones, smartphone bags and cartridges, while the Peaq range will incorporate televisions and sound systems. Koenic and Ok will feature additional large and small household appliances.In 2010, Media-Saturn ...
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ProMarkt to scale down store network
Rewe’s domestic electronics superstore business ProMarkt is scaling down its store network.The retailer plans to cut store numbers from 68 to 55. ProMarkt is struggling to keep up with independent specialist competitors. It is widely believed the business, which has focused on secondary locations with sales areas of about 16,150 ...
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Rossmann to introduce Rossmann Express banner
Watson-affiliated drugstore group Rossmann is introducing the Rossmann Express banner to the 20 railway station stores it recently bought from insolvent competitor Schlecker’s Ihr Platz in Germany.The concept will follow the former Ihr Platz Express model, comprising a range of ambient, chilled and frozen foods in addition to the drugstore ...
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Douglas installs multimedia terminals in its perfumeries
Shoppers at perfumery retailer Douglas can test make-up in stores and share photos with friends on Facebook, according to trade magazine Lebensmittel Zeitung.Douglas has installed multimedia terminals in 15 of its perfumeries, which it has called ‘Girlfriends Tables’. Each has a webcam allowing customers to take photos and share them ...
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Real appoints chief executive for domestic and international business
Metro Group-owned hypermarket chain Real has appointed Didier Fleury as its new chief executive for domestic and international business, Lebensmittel Zeitung has reported.Fleury was previously chief operating officer at the company. The former banner director for Real Germany, Roland Neuwald, remains with the company as sales director, replacing Bernd Mediger ...
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Tap 09 to acquire Austrian Schlecker stores
Drugstore operator Schlecker has found a buyer for its stores in Austria and markets affiliated to the Austrian business. Private equity company Tap 09 is to acquire 1,350 drugstores in Austria, Italy, Poland, Belgium and Luxembourg.Tap 09 intends to convert the shops to a neighbourhood store concept called ‘daily’. Sale ...
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Grocer Edeka updates marketing campaign
Grocer Edeka is changing its marketing strategy. With new advertising partner Jung von Matt, Edeka has changed its year-old campaign ‘Wir lieben Lebensmittel’ (‘We just love food’) to a more emotional approach.The strapline now includes a heart symbol in its corporate colour yellow. The co-operative grocer said it “wants to ...
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NewsBike specialist Hein Gericke crashes into administration
The British division of German motorbike specialist Hein Gericke has fallen into administration.
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Drugstore group Schlecker begins clearance Sales
Insolvent drugstore group Schlecker has begun clearance Sales in the remaining 358 Schlecker XL and 367 Ihr Platz shops. Products have been discounted by between 30% and 50%, according to administrator Werner Schneider.The Schlecker XL shops will be closed in August. Schneider is still searching for buyers of the remaining ...