Several of Germany’s largest retail chains started taken to the courts trying to force an end to the lockdown of high streets stores, as they say that mass layoffs are otherwise imminent.
The charming German city of Lübeck was lovingly done up for the holidays with fairy lights and garlands but the
usual festive bustle was eerily absent this pandemic-scarred winter.
In January it became law in Germany that retailers must print a receipt for every last transaction in a bid to fight tax evasion, but shopkeepers, customers and industry groups are already bucking against the scheme.
Grounded in history, German’s scepticism for card payments has meant cash has long been king in Deutschland. But a gradual increase in card payments – along with growing trust in the medium – has seen them eclipse cash payments in Germany for the first time.
Online retail giant Zalando plans to go public on the Frankfurt stock exchange, hoping to do so before 2014 is out. The exact date has not yet been set, nor has an initial share price been announced.
Starting on Monday, vacuum cleaners drawing more than 1600 watts can no longer be brought into Germany. The ban is part of a an EU-wide environmental protection measure.
To be rich in Germany you either need to inherit your wealth, start a discount supermarket chain or own a chunk of BMW, according to the Forbes Billionaires List published on Tuesday.
After months of waiting, the EU finally announced the date when mobile phone roaming charges will be scrapped. There should be no extra charge on calls, texts or internet by July 2016.
Shoppers will be spoiled for bargains over the coming few weeks, with the annual summer sales expected to see half of Germany's retailers slashing prices by up to 70 percent.
A German coffee retailer is selling false teeth and crowns alongside its fresh-roasted beans, in a move criticized by dentists as interference in the dentist-patient relationship.
Are Germans losing interest in tool belts and hammers? One of the country's biggest DIY supply chains Praktiker declared itself insolvent on Wednesday night, with nearly 20,000 jobs now at risk.
Happy holidays once again courtesy of the EU, as a new, lower cap on was slapped on the cost of Europe-wide roaming mobile calls and internet from Monday.
The mild winter and chilly spring have hit Germany's clothing industry hard, with some already slashing prices in a desperate attempt to generate sales, <i>Die Welt</i> newspaper reported on Friday.
A German amateur footballer who took part in a goal-shooting competition organized by an electronics retail chain, won thousands of euros worth of goods for himself, friends and even complete strangers - until the store banned him.
The German discount supermarket chain Lidl was under fire on Thursday for reportedly scattering rat poison on its produce shelves - without warning customers or reporting a rodent problem to the authorities.
German sportswear giant Puma said Wednesday it would sign a new safety pact for Bangladesh's disaster-hit garment factories amid calls for Western brands to help improve workers' conditions.
US retailer JC Penney has been raising eyebrows in America and online, after it released an advertising campaign for a €40 kettle that, whether on purpose or accidentally, looks like German dictator Adolf Hitler.
Ten years after Germany relaxed its laws on Saturday opening hours, supermarkets in the cities have cashed in on staying open longer, while in rural areas few remain open past 6.30 pm. Trade unions say workers are under too much pressure.
German discount supermarket chain Lidl has run out of a popular range of children's stickers meant to be as an incentive for families to buy at the store. Parents of devastated "Stikeez" fans have taken to the internet to voice their outrage.
Organic food and health stores are undergoing a hefty expansion in Germany, with the Vitalia chain taking over several locations from the bankrupt Schlecker drugstore chain in Munich alone.
