This week in Benelux retail: Wehkamp closes Belgian webshop

What happened this week in retail in the Benelux? Wehkamp closed its Belgian webshop, AB InBev is using Uber to deliver beer to customers, Jumbo achieves a 7 % turnover growth and Media Markt takes over Makro’s electronics department. And much more.

Major Benelux news

• Wehkamp closes Belgian web shop (6 Jan) NL
• Uber and AB InBev combine to deliver beer to customers (5 Jan) NL/FR
• “New Brussels shopping centre can’t keep up with city centre in sales period” (4 Jan) NL/FR 
• Supermarkets restart war for market share after holiday period (3 Jan) NL
• After stores’ bankruptcy, Neckermann.com returns to online only (3 Jan) NL/FR
• Media Markt takes over Makro‘s electronics department (2 Jan) NL/FR

Financial results

• Jumbo sees turnover grow 7%, aims for more with restaurants, city stores and food market (3 Jan) NL
• Wehkamp suffers heavy loss due to new logistic centre (6 Jan) NL
• Sligro Food Group raises turnover, despite disappointing supermarket sales (4 Jan) NL
• Dutch Coop sees turnover grow 3.3 % despite shorter financial year (3 Jan) NL
• Plus supermarkten achieves 3.7% turnover growth (2 Jan) NL

New concepts

• After success of first Antwerp food market, a second one is to follow soon (3 Jan) NL/FR
• Dutch bedroom web shop Lusanna launches two physical stores (4 Jan) NL
• Delhaize franchiser launches fitness concept next door (2 Jan) NL/FR

Takeovers

• Jumbo’s La Place aquires former Ahold chain AC Restaurants (2 Jan) NL

Changes at the top

• Dutch eCommerce organisation Thuiswinkel.org aims to appoint Paul Nijhof new president (3 Jan) NL

Bankruptcies

• None!

And also

• Hornbach expands Dutch web shop range (5 Jan) NL
• Investment bank Bryan, Garnier & Co lets Ahold Delhaize topple Carrefour from favourites’ list (5 Jan) NL/FR
• Dutch online supermarket Picnic expands to four new cities (5 Jan) NL
• Belgian ‘diaper king’ lands in US (5 Jan) NL/FR
• Delhaize opens new store in tent (6 Jan) NL
• Belgian vegetable producer fights pesticides with drones and robots (6 Jan) NL
• Dutch Willem en Drees stops deliveries to supermarkets (5 Jan) NL
• Bol.com needs to expand logistic centre, even before building is complete (3 Jan) NL
• Belgian bakery chain Lieven aims for quick expansion through franchising (5 Jan) NL
• Dutch car sales take a nose dive (4 Jan) NL
• Belgian supermarket chain Colruyt closes ties with Food banks (5 Jan) NL/FR
• Dochter van de Korenaar opens new brewery at Belgian-Dutch border (5 Jan) NL