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Leisure14 January, 2026
Lego appears in Coolblue’s webshop
As of this week, Coolblue has expanded its product range with a brand that differs somewhat from the Dutch electronics retailer’s usual offerings: shoppers can now also find Lego building sets there.
Food14 January, 2026
Haacht Brewery to focus more strongly on retail and internationalization
A focus on five key international brands, innovation in non-alcoholic beverages, growth in retail, and expansion in France and the Netherlands are some of the key elements of the plan with which Belgian brewery Haacht aims to achieve volume growth again.
Food14 January, 2026
Coca-Cola decides not to sell Costa Coffee
Coca-Cola has reportedly abandoned its plans to sell coffee chain Costa Coffee after bids from investors fell short of expectations.
General14 January, 2026
Once again, more than 13 million visitors for Brussels shopping center City2
City2, the indoor shopping center in Brussels’ Nieuwstraat, welcomed more than 13.3 million visitors last year. The shopping center boasts an occupancy rate that now stands at 100%.
General14 January, 2026
The Netherlands will not impose a tax on parcels from China for the time being
After Belgium and France scrapped plans to introduce a tax on e-commerce parcels from outside the EU, the Netherlands has also postponed the introduction of such a parcel tax. After all, a European tax will be introduced in July.
General13 January, 2026
Amazon challenges Walmart and Target with “big box” store
Amazon has big ambitions in physical retail, with plans to open its first big box store near Chicago. This move sees the tech giant venturing into territory dominated by players such as Walmart and Target.
Food13 January, 2026
Hawaiian aims to double its business in the Netherlands after record sales
Hawaiian, market leader in healthy fast food in Belgium and the Netherlands, closed 2025 with consolidated sales of €67 million, an increase of almost 22%. This year, the fast casual pioneer aims to double the number of Dutch locations.
Fashion13 January, 2026
Mango launches in Iceland with its first store in Reykjavík
Mango enters the Icelandic market with its first store in Reykjavik. The Barcelona-based fashion group is opening in the Smáralind shopping center as a new step in its international expansion.
Food13 January, 2026
Lidl scraps television budget in France
Following a conviction for misleading advertising, Lidl has decided to stop advertising on French television. The retailer was one of the biggest advertisers there.
Food13 January, 2026
Lidl switches to fair trade roses in Belgium
Anyone who buys roses at Lidl automatically chooses fair trade: from now on, roses in all Belgian stores of the discounter will carry the Fairtrade label. In this way, the retailer contributes to structural improvements on the plantations.
Food13 January, 2026
Picnic collected half a million returns in the Netherlands last year
More and more customers of online supermarket Picnic are taking advantage of the option to have the delivery driver take back returns from other retailers. Last year, this amounted to half a million packages.
Fashion13 January, 2026
Despite strong Christmas sales, Abercrombie & Fitch tempers expectations
Abercrombie & Fitch may have had decent Christmas sales, but that does not seem to be enough to save the entire financial year for the American fashion retailer, which is revising its outlook downward.