General
Dutch chain Hema still struggles in Belgium: over the past quarter, turnover in Belgium (and Luxembourg) dropped 4.5 %, after it had already dropped 0.4 % last year. However, overall, the company performed very well.
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Hema plans to trial its Spanish store formula in the Netherlands, as Spanish consumers buy more than their Dutch counterparts. At first, the formula will be tested in six stores.
m-Tail
Dutch chain Hema is to launch a new international mobile website and means to speed up the delivery chain to same-day delivery and 24h pick-up in stores.
Dutch store chain Hema managed a 5.8 % turnover increase in its broken fiscal year 2015, compared to the year before. Hema's like-for-like turnover also grew in 2015, by 3.2 %.
Dutch store chain Hema wants to invest quite a lot into its Spanish expansion over the next few years. It has plans to open 40 stores in the next three years, way up from its current total, namely 3.
