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Food16 December, 2025
Carrefour opens its 100th Spanish store of the year (just in time)
Carrefour Spain has achieved its 100th store opening of 2025. With a Carrefour Express on Calle General Perón in Madrid, the retailer is fulfilling its previously announced ambition to open 100 new stores across Spain by the end of the year.
General16 December, 2025
Retail seeking balance: five paradoxes that will continue to shape 2026
For retail expert Els Breugelmans (professor at KU Leuven), 2025 was above all a year of paradoxes. “I see contradictions everywhere that continue to coexist,” she says. “And when I look ahead, 2026 will be a further search for balance.”
Food16 December, 2025
Siberian discounter Mere is trying once more
Russian ultra-discounter Mere is trying again, this time as Basket Plus: the fourth name — if we counted correctly — with which the Siberians are attempting to conquer Europe. This time, Budapest’s 18th district is the place to be.
Food16 December, 2025
Magnum ousts Ben & Jerry’s chairman
The Magnum Ice Cream Company dismisses Anuradha Mittal, the chair of Ben & Jerry’s board of directors. With this move, the publicly traded company hopes to regain control of the activist ice cream brand in a long-running conflict.
Fashion16 December, 2025
Omoda acquires Mijn Modewereld
On 1 January, Omoda will take over fashion store Mijn Modewereld in De Wolden (Drenthe, Netherlands). This 8,000 sqm fashion store is one of the largest of its kind in the Netherlands and offers more than 300 brands. CEO Jan Baan calls it “a fantastic step.”
Home16 December, 2025
Dille & Kamille accelerates its expansion pace
In the first half of 2026, Dille & Kamille will open at least five new stores, says director Hans Geels: two in the Netherlands, two in Germany, and one in Belgium. This will bring the chain to a total of 61 locations.
Food16 December, 2025
How retail media backed Martini’s iconic comeback
[Advertorial] How to reposition Martini as a timeless Italian aperitif? The iconic bottle was given a makeover, and together with MMD, Delhaize’s retail media platform, the brand built an integrated campaign that conclusively demonstrated how above-the-line and retail media reinforce each other.
Fashion16 December, 2025
Kiabi celebrates ten years in Belgium with six new stores
Kiabi will have been in Belgium for ten years in 2026 and wants to celebrate this with expansion: the French fashion label wants to open five new stores on the former Cora sites, is renovating its first flagship store in Docks, and is going for a new logo. The investments…
Electronics16 December, 2025
Coolblue enters the Berlin market
Dutch electronics giant Coolblue has opened a new logistics centre in Berlin. The Rotterdam-based company is also preparing to open a store near the Kurfürstendamm, which is set to open in a few months’ time.
General16 December, 2025
Shein opens huge European distribution center
Shein has opened a 740,000 m² logistics center near Wrocław, Poland. It will be the Chinese marketplace’s main operational hub in Europe, accounting for 5,000 local jobs.
Fashion16 December, 2025
Xandres returns to profit and focuses on international growth
Belgian fashion brand Xandres is back on track: in the 2024-2025 financial year, it achieved a 5.7 % increase in turnover to 36.1 million euros. For the first time since its acquisition by Damartex in 2017, Xandres managed to turn a profit. This gives the company the confidence to aim…
Food15 December, 2025
Coca-Cola holds “last-chance talks” on Costa Coffee sale
Coca-Cola is making a final attempt to reach an agreement with investor TDR on the sale of coffee chain Costa Coffee. Negotiations have stalled over the price, but that would be bad for both parties.