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Home20 December, 2024
Ixina opens first Spanish stores
Belgian kitchen store chain Ixina has opened its first stores in Spain. After the expansion to Granada and Madrid, other stores will follow soon as the chain sees the potential in the Iberian country.
Food19 December, 2024
Perrier to stop production due to contaminated source?
Perrier is under pressure following a scathing report by the French health agency. The report states that production in the French town of Vergèze may have to be shut down due to serious health risks.
Beauty/Care19 December, 2024
Douglas quintuples profits in IPO year
Douglas has quintupled its net profit, while also adding 9 % to its sales thanks to both physical and online growth. For next year, the chain counts on further growth through new stores.
Food18 December, 2024
Mega milk merger: FrieslandCampina and Milcobel join forces
Dutch dairy giant FrieslandCampina has announced a merger with Belgium’s Milcobel. The acquisition is a strategic move that will reshape the European dairy sector.
Food18 December, 2024
Unilever sells iconic Dutch brands Unox and Zwan
Unilever is selling its Dutch brands Unox and Zwan to the Zwanenberg Food Group. The multinational wants to focus on its thirty strongest brands and had been looking to sell smaller, local icons like these two for a while.
Food18 December, 2024
IzyCoffee launches crowdfunding for 16 more coffee bars
IzyCoffee is looking to raise a million euros in a new capital round, aiming to open sixteen outlets by the end of 2025 – both in Belgium and abroad.
Algemeen17 December, 2024
Alibaba loses 1.2 billion with department store chain sale
Alibaba is selling its Chinese department store chain Intime to a consortium including the current management. The tech conglomerate wants to refocus on its core business, e-commerce, and is willing to take a loss of 1.2 billion euros to do so.
Food17 December, 2024
Mars Belgium introduces three new leads to replace parting General Manager
As An De Volder, General Manager Mars Belgium, takes up a global role at Mars, she will be succeeded by three managers who will each lead a division. This way, the multinational aims to better capitalise on its category expertise.
Food16 December, 2024
Ahold Delhaize to sell 87 Romanian stores to AuGust?
Ahold Delhaize has received a bid by Romanian convenience store chain AuGust to take over 87 Profi and Mega Image stores. The Romanian Competition Council had demanded that the Dutch retailer sold these stores as part of its acquisition of the Profi chain.
Fashion16 December, 2024
Managing Director Benelux C&A quits
Stefanie Schneider is leaving fashion chain C&A after ten years. A successor as Managing Director for the Benelux has not yet been appointed.
Fashion16 December, 2024
Mango founder dies after ravine fall
Isak Andic, founder of Spanish fashion group Mango, died last Saturday at the age of 71. The entrepreneur fell into a ravine in the Montserrat massif.
Fashion13 December, 2024
Kiabi seeks fortune in retail media
French fashion chain Kiabi is trying to spot new sources of revenue. It has sought media agency Valiuz Adz, a from the Mulliez group to which Kiabi also belongs, as a partner to enter the world of retail media.