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Purchasing power in German-speaking countries remains strong
GfK has just published the latest data on purchasing power in German-speaking countries. According to the data analytics company, the Swiss will once again have significantly more money to spend and save in 2021 than neighboring Austrians and Germans with an average per capita spending power of €40,739. Austrians have ...
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News briefsDelays in Covid-19 vaccinations could cost EU €123 billion
According to credit insurance company Euler Hermes, the delay that the European Union is experiencing in its Covid-19 vaccination campaign may cost the bloc €123 billion in lost economic activity in 2021. According to the company, the EU is currently seven weeks behind its vaccination program, compared with a five-week ...
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ArticleEurope’s patchwork of Corona regulations
Daily changes to local Corona safety regulations for retail stores make it difficult to stay on top of things as the pandemic situation heats up again in most European countries. Here is an overview (as of March 25, subject to change and with regional variations) of the status of non-essential ...
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ArticleBSI calls on German government to revise Supply Chain Act
In a public statement, the German Sporting Goods Industry Association (BSI) criticizes the German government’s draft law on due diligence (we reported earlier), which has just cleared the first legislative hurdles. The bill aims to force companies to comply with human rights in their supply chain. It targets the textile, ...
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News briefsGroupe Rossignol with new mobile showroom marketing approach in Germany and Austria
Because of the many restrictions imposed by the corona pandemic, Groupe Rossignol has developed a new, flexible marketing tool for Germany and Austria: a trailer designed as a show or meeting room on wheels. Designed and converted on behalf of Groupe Rossignol, the trailer provides space for a service workshop ...
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News briefsAlpen Film Festival banks on the power of alpinism
The Alpen Film Festival, a newly created film tour out of Germany, seeks ”to show images of how people want to live in the future, using the culture of alpinism as a guide.” The festival includes five documentary films curated by author and filmmaker Tom Dauer with ...
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Swiss online retail grows almost 30%
According to a study conducted by Handelsverband.swiss in collaboration with GfK and Swiss Post, online retail in Switzerland grew extraordinarily due to the Corona regulations, making a three-year leap in 2020. Swiss consumers purchased goods and merchandise online for CHF 13.1 billion (€11.82bn-$14.17bn), an increase of CHF 2.8 billion (€2.52bn-$3.03bn) ...
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Canada Goose to open fifth EU brand store
Following its first German brand store in Berlin last year, Canada Goose is now ready to open its second store in the coming weeks, corona regulations permitting, in Frankfurt. The store will span two floors at Frankfurt’s downtown Rathenauplatz and will be the fifth Canada Goose store in Europe to ...
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ArticleGerman court stops regional privileges for individual retail sectors
The Higher Administrative Court has overturned the different opening rules for retailers during the Corona pandemic within the small state of Saarland in western Germany. According to the ruling, the same regulations will apply to all types of retail in the state. Since March 6, most retailers in Saarland have ...
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New Edelrid sales manager for GAS
Source: Edelrid Thomas Schmidt has taken over the position of sales manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GAS) for the sports division at Edelrid as of March 1, 2021. This also includes the Red Chili brand. Schmidt has been with the company since 2006. Most recently, he ...
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ArticleZIV publishes data on German bicycle market 2020
The German Bicycle Industry Association (ZIV) released some key figures on the prospering German bicycle and e-bike market 2020 on March 10. According to managing director Ernst Brust, the past year was an unprecedented one for the German and international bicycle sector and for the bicycle industry as a whole: ...
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ArticleGermany plans to protect human rights with Supply Chain Act
On March 3, the German federal government approved a bill that aims to force local companies to respect human rights in their global supply chain. Parliament is expected to pass the draft legislation, commonly referred to as the Supply Chain Act, by the middle of the year. The legislation is ...
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ArticleGermany extends lockdown; England eases the rules
On March 3, the federal-state conference in Germany decided on how to further extend its present lockdown for non-essential retailer operations until March 28 to help fend off the Covid-19 virus. Like in the U.K., it will be phased out in stages, but retailers are furious, partly ...
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ArticleNiche e-bike brand Nox Cycles launches crowdfunding campaign
German-Austrian bike brand Nox Cycles, which set its course towards e-bikes in 2015 and founded Nox Cycles Austria GmbH based in Zillertal two years later, is currently attracting attention. Last year saw the launch of the construction of “Fort Nox”, a state-of-the-art, sustainable and resource-saving administration and production building with ...
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Schöffel Foundation plants 30,000 trees
Peter Schöffel, CEO Schöffel The reduction of the VAT in Germany in the second half of 2020 was intended to support the economy during the Covid-19 pandemic. But it also made possible a sustainability project by the Schöffel Foundation, which was established in 2011 to promote and ...
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Payment service Klarna launches bank account in Germany
Klarna is launching consumer bank accounts in Germany, with the aim to provide them with further control of their finances. The launch marks a first for the company and will allow customers to easily track, categorize and analyze all of their everyday spending using the Klarna app. A Klarna bank ...
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News briefsNew area manager Germany & Austria for Montane
Source: Montane Bernd Wodarz The outdoor brand Montane from Ashington in Northern England has hired Bernd Wodarz as area manager for Germany & Austria to strengthen its team in the DACH market. Wodarz’s career in sales started at Mammut in Germany in 1989. From 2000 to 2017, ...
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News briefsLowa launches German outdoor podcast
Source: Andi Christl Host Andi Christl Outdoor footwear specialist Lowa is launching a German-language outdoor podcast called ”Bergmomente” (mountain moments) with host Andi Christl, who will interview adventurers and mountain enthusiasts and track down unique stories. In the first episode, Christl speaks with Alix von Melle and ...
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ArticleGermany extends lockdown, France to impose curfew
With the number of corona cases still rising in the country, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of the 16 German states agreed on Jan. 19 to maintain the lockdown and introduce tougher measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The lockdown, which was originally set to expire ...
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Wildberries launches German online store
Wildberries, Russia’s biggest online retailer, has just rolled out its online store in Germany. Germany brings the number of markets in which the company operates up to ten. Wildberries began its expansion in Europe in 2020, starting with an online store in Poland. Most recently, it also entered the Israeli ...
