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Union Demands Seven Percent Pay Hike in Retail Negotiations
Verdi has demanded a 7% pay raise, effective over a twelve-month period, just before the beginning of wage…
Germany’s Retail Sales Slip 0,6% in February
Retail sales in Germany fell by 0.6 % in real terms and 0.7 % nominally in February 2026 compared with January,…
German Retail Sentiment Dips in February as Business Climate Worsens
The business climate for German retail firms fell sharply in February, according to the Ifo Institute in Munich.…
German Retail Sales Dip 0.9% in January 2026
Retail sales in Germany fell 0.9 % in real terms after calendar‑ and seasonally adjusting, from December to January 2026.…
Retail Rents in City Centers Rise 6% Across 16 Major German Cities
The study from the Institute of German Economics (IW), still unpublished but reported in the Saturday edition of…
German Retail Sales Surge 2.7% Real in 2025
In 2025, German retail generated a real sales increase of 2.7 % and a nominal rise of 3.8 % compared…
Retail Crime Surge Alarms Owners
The German Council of Shopping Places (GCSP) has released a concerning internal report detailing a significant surge in…
Retail Woes Deepen
Germany’s retail sector is facing a deepening crisis, threatening the vibrancy of town centers and raising concerns about…
Retail Sentiment Remains Cautious
German Retail Sector Grapples with Persistent Weakness, Casting Shadow on Economic Outlook The German retail sector continues to…
Retail Sales Tick Up
Preliminary data from Destatis, the Federal Statistical Office, reveals a complex picture of German retail performance in September…
Retail Sales Edge Down Slightly
Preliminary data released by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reveals nuanced shifts in retail sales during August…
German Retail Sales Dip 15 Percent in July
German retail turnover experienced a decline in July 2025, according to data released Friday by the Federal Statistical…
German Retail Sentiment Continues to Decline
Business confidence within Germany’s retail sector experienced a slight decline in August, falling to -24.0 points according to…
Retail Sales Rise in Germany
German retail sales experienced a positive shift in June 2025, according to preliminary data released by the Federal…
Stocks Surge on US Retail Data
The German DAX index experienced a significant increase on Thursday, closing at 24,371 points – a gain of…
Retail Sales Growth Remains Modest
The German retail federation, the Handelsverband Deutschland (HDE), is maintaining its forecast of a slight increase in retail…
EU Retail Sales Decline
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, reported a decline in retail sales volume for May 2025…
Retail Group Condemns Energy Tax Stance
The German Retail Federation (HDE) has formally urged Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) to reduce the electricity tax for…
German Retail Sales PLUMMET Shockwaves Hit Economy
German retail sales experienced a decline in May 2025, according to preliminary data released by the Federal Statistical…
Retail Apocalypse: April Sales Plummet 1.1%!
According to the Federal Statistical Office, the turnover of single-store retail businesses in Germany decreased by 1.1% in…
Hope Flourishes Amid Tariff Euphoria and Retail Data Boosts
US stock markets closed higher on Thursday. At the end of trading in New York, the Dow was…
US Retail Sales Surge Despite Tariff Uncertainty, Boosting Dax and Interest Rate Expectations.
Despite concerns over new tariffs, retail sales in the United States have once again increased slightly, exceeding the…
Dax Loses Ground Amid Trade Tensions and Retail Data Hopes
The Dax started Thursday’s trading session with losses. At around 9:30 am in Frankfurt’s stock exchange, the index…
Highest Proportion in Hospitality, Arts and Retail
In Germany, more than a quarter (27 percent) of the self-employed worked at least occasionally on weekends in…
Germany’s Retail Sales See Tiny Bump, But Online Shopping Still on the Rise!
German Single-Store Retailers in January 2025 Report a 0.2% Real Sales Increase Compared to the Previous Month (0.1%…
WALMART CRASH: US Markets Plunge as Retail Giant’s Cautious Outlook Sparks Panic
US stock markets declined significantly on Thursday. The Dow was calculated at 44,177 points, a 1.0 percent decline…
German Retail Sales Soar in 2024!
Sales Increase by 1.3% in Real Terms and 2.7% in Nominal Terms Compared to 2023 The German Federal…
The Shocking Truth Behind Germany’s Holiday Retail Nightmare!
German Retail Trade in Germany not Satisfied with the Pre-Christmas Sales so Far German retailers are not satisfied…