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The European Union imposes conditions on EssilorLuxottica's acquisition of Grandvision (the parent company of Pearle and Eye Wish): the merged company will have to divest stores in Italy and in the Netherlands and/or France.

Fashion chains Saks Off 5th and Dress for Less are going to join forces. Both companies are part of the Austrian Signa Group.  

Meal delivery company Just Eat has rejected a hostile takeover bid from investor Prosus. The British company focuses on its merger discussions with Dutch competitor Takeaway.com.

Meal delivery company Takeaway.com reports that the number of orders has increased by no less than 87 % in the third quarter. Moreover, the company is now profitable for the first time.

A merger of Belgo-Dutch supermarket group Ahold Delhaize and its American competitor Kroger would make sense and allow for 1.2 billion euros in synergies. Together, they would be able to increase their value in the United States by 36 %.

Even though talks between the two retailers were dropped last year, according to analysts from Barclays, a tie-up between Carrefour and its French competitor Casino would not be unthinkable, especially because of the ongoing difficulties at Casino.

Galeria Kaufhof Karstadt, the company that resulted from the merger between German department store chains Karstadt and Galeria Kaufhof, should become profitable again by 2021. This could be achieved without closing any stores, CEO Stephan Fanderl hopes.