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Food31 December, 2025
Fight against food waste draws a thousand people to Flanders field
In Lier, in Belgium, around a thousand people worked together to save 50 tons of sweet potatoes that would otherwise have been destroyed. The organization Waste Warriors organized the campaign because the tubers did not meet supermarket size standards. Previous actions have also been very well received.
Fashion31 December, 2025
Inditex sets its sights on America: Bershka to open first US stores in 2026
Bershka is set to open its first physical stores in the United States in 2026. Following Zara and Massimo Dutti, it will become the third Inditex brand to have a presence in the US. However, the Spanish fashion group intends to grow its footprint in the country rapidly.
Electronics31 December, 2025
Zara’s sister Lefties launches its own line of household appliances
Lefties is expanding its Home range with household appliances through a partnership with Spanish brand Create. The budget chain is following the example of Zara Home, which has been collaborating with Smeg for some time.
Fashion31 December, 2025
New Look up for sale after year of losses
New Look closes the financial year with lower turnover and a loss. The British fashion chain underwent a major reorganization this year and withdrew from Ireland. The clothing label hopes to find buyers in 2026.
General30 December, 2025
Wijnegem Shopping lets customers buy their own merchandise with likes
Wijnegem Shopping Center is opening a ‘Like Shop’ with its own merchandise this weekend (the first weekend of the sales). Visitors don’t pay with money, but with thumbs.
General30 December, 2025
“Online stores cannot enforce account creation”
Online stores are not allowed to require customers to create an account when making an online purchase: new guidelines from the European Data Protection Board limit this requirement to exceptional situations. Guest checkout is the preferred option.
Food30 December, 2025
Edeka rejects Red Bull’s price demand for 2026
Edeka is engaged in difficult negotiations with Red Bull regarding prices and conditions for 2026. The German supermarket group calls the Austrian beverage manufacturer’s demands “inappropriate” and refers to announced price increases in an “unacceptably high double-digit range.”
Food30 December, 2025
Erik Hemmes: “In 2026, the pressure will only increase; there is no margin for error”
The supermarket sector ended 2025 with an unprecedented level of competition. According to food specialist Erik Hemmes, who visits dozens of stores in the Netherlands every week, professionalization continues to increase, as does ruthlessness: “There are no more weak formats left.”
Food30 December, 2025
Share sale causes feud within McCain
At McCain Foods, the world’s largest producer of frozen French fries, a family feud threatens to erupt again now that Eleanor McCain wants to sell her stake in the Canadian family business.
Mode30 December, 2025
“Gap makes a triumphant return”
Gap ends 2025 with momentum: collaborations with Sandy Liang and Summer Fridays and a campaign with girl group Katseye gave the brand extra visibility. In November, Gap recorded 5% growth in comparable sales, the seventh consecutive quarter of growth.
Food30 December, 2025
Mercadona expands lead in Spanish supermarket market
Mercadona increased its lead in the Spanish supermarket market in November with a market share of 27.3%, 0.6 percentage points more than a year earlier. Lidl made gains, while Carrefour lost ground. Meanwhile, the market is optimistic about the end of the year.
General29 December, 2025
These were the most read articles on retaildetail.eu in 2025
Anti-American sentiment, bankruptcies, Chinese takeovers and growing non-food discounters were some of the topics that attracted attention in 2025, if we are to judge by this chart of the twenty most popular articles.