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Dries Van Noten opens its first store in China at the end of August. The Belgian fashion designer moves into a building of no less than 1,800 square metres in Shanghai.

Two milestones in one for Dutch electronics retailer Coolblue: its new store in Brussels is its largest so far, and the first in (partly) French-speaking territory.

Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo has opened its fourth Belgian store in Antwerp. The product range has been adapted to the more varied, urban neighbourhood: compared to the first three stores, there is a larger offer in halal products, Eastern European brands and a sushi bar. However, one thing is strangely lacking...

Three years after leaving the Belgian market, the interior chain Habitat is back in the country. At first only with an online shop, it is also expected to reopen physical stores there soon.

Belgium's biggest supermarket chain, Colruyt, is launching a test store in Brussels to see if it can expand into the professional market. This would be another blow to the ailing Metro branch in the country.

French eyewear brand IZIPIZI has chosen Brussels as the location for its third flagship store worldwide, after Paris and London. The brand found a spot near Brussels' iconic Grand Place.

Stores in various European countries (like Austria, Czechia and Germany) are gradually allowed to reopen. Where are shops resuming their activities and in which countries do they remain closed? An overview of the measures taken throughout Europe.