On Wednesday Germany entered a tougher lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus. That means several shops and services are closing - while others remain open.
As coronavirus cases continue to go up in Germany, the demand for some hygiene products, including toilet roll, has shot up, according to official figures.
The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Thursday halted emergency payments for freelancers and small businesses hit by the coronavirus crisis after discovering fraudsters were using "fake websites" to trick applicants.
Broken English, a shop full of UK-sourced delicacies, has had a presence in the German capital for 24 years. Yet with the unknown effect of Brexit looming, the curtain is falling on this much-loved store that relies on imported goods.
Where do Germans most love to spend their cash? The results of a new survey show the hottest shopping miles in the Bundesrepublik - and Berlin barely features.
Germany's most famous department store will cover its windows with the jagged pattern of broken glass to mark the 75th anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom next week.
Hardware store chain Max Bahr declared insolvency on Thursday, just weeks after its huge parent firm Praktiker went under. The chain was, experts thought, going to be safe from the collapse.
Customers at German discount supermarket Netto will soon be able to pay for their shopping with a mobile phone app, the company said on Friday. Over 4,000 branches are expected to offer the technology.
Buying expensive bottled water rather than getting it out of a tap could not only be a waste of money, but have much fewer health benefits than advertisers would like consumers to believe, a German watchdog said on Thursday.
Tricks which make it difficult to compare food prices have been revealed by a German consumer watchdog, showing people can pay up to 50 percent more for the same product depending on which shop they use.
