A huge real estate deal in the Netherlands caught our eye this Friday, but there was more retail news from the Benelux. Sligro‘s net profit is down almost 10% as supermarket chain Emté is still problematic, smart phones break down way too soon and Charles Vögele disappears from the Netherlands.
Major Benelux news
- IEF Capital looks to sell 40+ Hema, Bijenkorf and V&D stores worth 1.5 billion euro (27 Jan) NL
- Sligro’s profit down 10% despite higher turnover (26 Jan) NL
- Smart phone users complain most about planned obsolescence (26 Jan) NL/FR
Takeovers
Bankruptcies
- Dutch Charles Vögele branch next one to go bankrupt (27 Jan) NL
And also
- Belgian government wants higher fines for stores advertising fake discounts (26 Jan) NL/FR
- Unilever owes turnover growth to higher prices (26 Jan) NL/FR
- Supermarket chain Cora cuts 120 jobs as part of new strategy(27 Jan) NL/FR
- Stores in Westland Shopping will not be compensated after ceiling collapse (26 Jan) NL
- Ahold Delhaize closes its store on Alibaba’s Tmall (27 Jan) NL
- Apple refuses to obey Dutch court order regarding refurbished devices (23 Jan) NL
- British matress web shop Simba expands to Netherlands (26 Jan) NL
- Dutch Auping looks to lease its beds to customers (23 Jan) NL
- Mechelen third Belgian city to welcome an Empty Shop (25 Jan) NL
- McDonald’s calls 2.0 concept key to Belgian success (24 Jan) NL/FR
- Media Markt closes two stores after Makro deal (22 Jan) NL/FR
