Retail News Flash

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The planned rescue of the well-known TV institution Mediashop has officially failed. Despite intensive efforts and a restructuring plan, the company must now file for bankruptcy.

Interio Insolvent Again

Lego's revenue rose by 12 percent to 11.2 billion euros, the company announced at its headquarters in Billund.

Breuninger has not found a buyer

There's something happening on Neubaugasse: A store for the Swiss sports brand “On” is set to open in the former location of the Maschu Maschu restaurant.

The Danish retail chain Søstrene Grene opened its first store in the Austrian state of Styria and established its headquarters at ShoppingCity Seiersberg.

Fischapark has three new stores: Skechers, Pandora, and an Asian supermarket. There’s also a Korean restaurant, and a Starbucks is set to open soon.

Ikea plans a new location (instead of an other former funiture store) in Vorarlberg

Inditey-Discount chain Lefties is coming to Germany

Golden Goose is opening its first café in Italy, named YOUNIQUE Caffe

For the first time in the UK, IKEA is opening its “Blue Box” to an external partner: a Decathlon store spanning approximately 1,200 square meters is being built inside an existing IKEA store in Croydon. The goal is a clear strategic shift—moving away from being purely a furniture store toward becoming a multifunctional retail hub.

A piece of Geneva's chocolate history now in Zurich - The story of Favarger

Fussl takes action against Temu

Hackers steal Westfield customer data

With ‘Size Advice,’ bonprix is introducing a new form of AI-based sizing guidance—without requiring any input from the customer.

Surprise Deal: Star Designer John Galliano Joins Zara

Wild boar wanders through Berlin shopping mall

Links:

https://site-999146.mozfiles.com/files/999146/20260322HandelsflachengehenzuruckInnenstadtewerdenvielfaltigerleadersnet_at.pdf

https://www.oe24.at/businesslive/sanierung-gescheitert-mediashop-muss-endgueltig-zusperren/672622645

https://medianet.at/news/retail/moebelhaus-interio-erneut-insolvent-73318.html

https://medianet.at/news/retail/lego-mit-rekordjahr-bei-umsatz-und-gewinn-73321.html

https://www.across-magazine.com/kik-discounter-retreats/

https://www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/handel/breuninger-der-verkauf-der-modehaus-kette-ist-vorerst-abgesagt-01/100206862.html

https://beautymatter.com/articles/estee-lauder-sues-jo-malone-over-zara-fragrance-partnership?token=nmL0kkLwxkfPkWyGlxtansexhWRaIYFxx1OSRGcP&utmsource=instagram&utmmedium=social&utmcampaign=likeshopme&utmcontent=www.instagram.com/p/DVy7nmYkja7&fbclid=PAVERFWAQhImhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAafugp9BSdTLLfPya3NuprnSfF6s3MDlp4kBtUgOV5PC9tb5kRprgsafr6IqAaemgK7Hp6KV0nsEfVg_AqawA

https://www.meinbezirk.at/neubau/c-wirtschaft/erster-on-store-oesterreichs-eroeffnet-in-der-neubaugasse_a8511067

https://www.across-magazine.com/sostrene-grene-opens-shoppingcity-seiersberg/

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gerald-zimmermann-05676529and-today-we-saw-the-third-of-our-skechers-activity-7437553539847041024-eQ-s?utmsou

English version:

EuroShop's success story began in 1966 with its premiere as a trade fair for “modern shops and shop windows. Six decades later, the 23rd EuroShop has come to a successful close after five intensive days in Düsseldorf. With over 81,000 trade visitors from 141 countries and 1,840 exhibitors from 61 nations, the world's leading trade fair for retail investment needs has underlined its claim to be the “Global Retail Festival.” Two-thirds of visitors came from abroad, with one in five from countries outside Europe.

Decathlon will come to Gerngross

Woolworth GmbH wants to open 250 branches in Austria

Media shop is insolvent

Aritzia has acquired the Fred Segal brand, including all trademark rights. The company also secured the lease for the iconic address at 8100 Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood.

Golden Goose increased its net sales by 15 percent to €734 million in 2025. The main driver of growth was direct sales, which rose by 21 percent year-on-year, supported by 17 new stores that opened last year.

Pro in Linz has already leased all shops

The next discount store in Austria

Bösner will come to Innsbruck

At the end of March, Ralph Lauren will open a new store on Zurich's Paradeplatz – including Ralph's Coffee. The location is being created in a former Grieder boutique.

Luis Trenker opens Store in Düsseldorf

Flabelus opens first store in Germany, in Berlin Mitte.

Since mid-January, the digital center voucher “Wish Fulfiller” has been available in the first seven centers.

Iconic Lidl bag

Links:

https://www.euroshop.de/de/MediaNews/Presse/Pressematerial/EuroShop2026GlobalRetailFestivalsetztstarkeImpulsef%C3%BCrdenHandelvon_morgen

https://medianet.at/news/retail/siebter-standort-in-oesterreich-decathlon-kommt-auf-die-mariahilfer-strasse-72573.html

https://kurier.at/wirtschaft/handel-diskont-mode-billigkette-woolworth-action/403132655

https://www.oe24.at/businesslive/45-mio-euro-schulden-mediashop-mit-mega-pleite/670926412

https://www.instagram.com/p/DU82tulFMjO/?igsh=bmVud3pmZmJnaTVs

https://de.fashionnetwork.com/news/Golden-goose-steigert-nettoumsatz-um-15-auf-734-millionen-euro,1811984.html

https://www.krone.at/4043523

https://medianet.at/news/retail/daenische-handelskette-normal-startet-im-maerz-mit-zwei-standorten-in-oesterreich-72938.html

https://www.bilanz.ch/ralph-lauren-eroeffnet-neuen-shop-mit-cafe-in-zuerich/xz6r1fk

https://de.fashionnetwork.com/news/Luis-trenker-eroffnet-nachsten-store-in-deutschland,1811249.html

https://de.fashionnetwork.com/news/Flabelus-eroffnet-ersten-store-in-deutschland,1809696.html

https://www.avs.de/blog/details/ilg-gruppe-neues-centergutscheinsystem

https://www.oe24.at/madonna/fashion/discounter-dreht-durch-lidl-launcht-die-skurrilste-handtasche-des-jahres/669906873?utmcampaign=feed&utmmedium=referral&utm_source=later-linkinbio

Quester bankrupt, half of stores to close

Sven Voth takes over Hervis

Body Shop is bankrupt

BIPA opens its first store in the Mega Mall shopping center in the Romanian capital Bucharest.

Thomas Philipps and Ikea are now neighbors

First shop moves out of new Naschmarkt hall again

Saks Global has just secured access to an initial tranche of a $1.75 billion committed financing package as it undergoes restructuring. The financing is intended to keep operations stable at Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, and Saks OFF 5TH.

Macy's is preparing to close 14 additionalstores.The process began in mid-January 2026 and will continue until March 2026

Austrian confectionery manufacturer Manner is represented for the first time with a partner shop in a German shopping center: in the Altmarkt-Galerie Dresden.

Sephora has announced a new standalone store in Munich on Instagram, but an exact opening date has yet to be announced. So far, there is only a shop-in-shop in the Galeria Kaufhof department store on Marienplatz.

Normal new in Austria

Arc´terix opens first store in Vienna

Molteni&C opened a Flagship-Store at Schubertring 14 in the City of Vienna.

Herald Square Primark has about 5000m2 and is close to Penn station.

TJ Maxx is opening a 3,720 m² store—its first new location in NYC in over 10 years.

Nespresso opend a 1000sqm Flagship Boutique in Flatiron District in Manhattan, NYC.

Amazon like Walmart

Schiaparelli opens its first store in Asia – in Hong Kong.

Zalando cuts 2,700 jobs

Rossmann is entering the digital pharmaceutical market with its own online pharmacy, initially for prescription drugs and OTC products.

Creative smoking ban in Shenzen, China

Fingernails can change color via app

Links:

https://www.leadersnet.at/news/96131,quester-pleite-55-millionen-euro-an-forderungen-und-haelfte-der.html

https://regal.at/news/2026/01/spar-verkauft-hervis

https://wien.orf.at/stories/3337646/

https://rewe-group.at/de/newsroom/2026/01/bipa-eroeffnet-erste-filiale-in-bukarest

https://www.leadersnet.at/news/97072,erster-standler-zieht-aus-neuer-naschmarkt-halle-schon-wieder.html

https://www.instagram.com/p/DTtatUFgQ4x/?igsh=MXY2ZjF0YzBlc2N0NA==

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/macys-close-14-stores-part-turnaround-strategy-see-list

https://www.stores-shops.de/neueroeffnungen/manner-kommt-aus-oesterreich-nach-dresden/

https://www.in-muenchen.de/shopping/sephora-in-muenchen-der-beautygigant-plant-eine-eigene-filiale.html

https://retailreport.at/normal-retail-kommt-nach-wien

https://immomedien.at/de/nachrichten?immoflash_article=arcteryx-eroffnet-flagshipstore

https://www.molteni.it/de/news/vienna-flagship-store

https://secretnyc.co/primark-herald-square-manhattan-flagship

https://coffeegeography.com/2025/12/19/nespresso-unveils-flatiron-flagship-in-new-york-claiming-in-the-high-stakes/

https://www.businessinsider.de/wirtschaft/amazon-vs-walmart-neue-supercenter-sollen-lebensmittelhandel-veraendern/?xing_share=news

https://hypebeast.com/2026/1/schiaparelli-first-permanent-asian-store-landmark-princes-hong-kong-opening-info

https://www.textilzeitung.at/business/news/standort-schliesst-zalando-trennt-sich-von-2.700-beschaeftigten-17418?

Hi Heute Newsletter vom 08.01.2026

The insolvent Austrian subsidiary of US jewelry retailer Claire's still has a future: in bankruptcy proceedings on Monday, creditors accepted a restructuring plan after the company and its stores were already facing closure.

Tupperware's US parent company went bankrupt in 2023, followed by Austria in 2024 and Germany in 2025. A French investor is now relaunching the French branch. Logistics, distribution, and product range have been revamped.

The sports retail chain Hervis is divesting itself of its subsidiaries in Hungary and Romania.

Rewe acquires 21 Unimarkt locations, six in Styria

Investor Reinhold Frasl and the city of Zwettl have replaced the abandoned Kampcenter plan with a 9,000 m² local supply center project—including shops, a kindergarten, and possible medical, dining, entertainment, and assisted-living spaces—aiming for permits by 2026 and opening around 2029/2030.

The “Wild im West” initiative is relocating its flea market to Vienna-Heiligenstadt at the long-empty APA Tower site, where it will run outdoor markets and open its first indoor sustainable shopping mall in March 2026 on roughly 7,000 m², featuring handmade and secondhand vendors plus services, alongside a planned beer garden.

Messe München and the British Raccoon Media Group are establishing a joint venture that will strategically realign ISPO from 2026 onwards. This includes moving to Amsterdam, with the premiere taking place on November 4–5, 2026.

The Versace fashion house is now wholly owned by Prada.

Gant closes Shop in SCS Vösendorf

Chanel opens the first public Chanel library for contemporary art at the Shanghai Power Station of Art

Kith has opened the first store in London, in Regent street.

Puma has opened its largest European flagship store on Oxford Street in London.

Schiaparelli has opend a pop up store in Dubai Mall.

Celine´s first store in Austria has opend- at Kohlmarkt, Austrias most expenive shopping street, in Vienna.

Billa stopps delivery in Vienna.

Burberry has changed its logo for pet collection.

After Labubu - the new trend is Bratziez

Quelle:

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000295771/insolventer-schmuckh228ndler-claires-soll-in-214sterreich-saniert-werden

Quelle

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/chanel-and-power-station-of-art-open-mainland-chinas-first-public-library-dedicated-to-contemporary-art/ar-AA1R74dN

Immoflash, 17.11.2025

https://regal.at/news/2025/12/bipa-eroeffnet-erste-filiale-in-rumaenien

https://kith.com/blogs/discover/kith-london-flagship?srsltid=AfmBOop-jGVtvWxknoe281rkAtbExv1A4N0m-4LxNENJYrb9bDdrOgT_

https://footwearmagazine.com/puma-largest-european-flagship-store-london-oxford-street/

https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/hbanews/maison-schiaparelli-unveils-its-exquisite-pop-up-at-dubai-mall

https://www.textilzeitung.at/business/news/debuet-celine-eroeffnet-ersten-store-in-oesterreich-am-wiener-kohlmarkt-17362?

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000297478/ein-trauerspiel-hat-die-hauszustellung-von-lebensmitteln-in-oesterreich-noch-zukunft

https://www.instagram.com/p/DRmg_w3iDsQ/?igsh=ZXU4NTBvdW93aTVl

https://www.oe24.at/madonna/fashion/labubus-waren-gestern-jetzt-kommen-die-bratziez/659278609

English Version:

Beginning of Europark extension

400 jobs are being reduced in Wattens at Swarovski.

Renovation of Passage Linz completed

The end of the Libro brand is approaching

Further Shein openings in France delayed

Starbucks sells a majority stake in its China business to investment firm Boyu Capital for $4 billion.

JD.com sichert sich Mehrheit an MediaMarkt

Spar takes over 23 UniMärkte stores

Coty has filed a lawsuit against Gucci and Kering in London.

An era is coming to an end for Saks Off Fifth.The discount sister brand of Saks Fifth Avenue will close nine more stores in the US.

MILLENNIUM City in Vienna welcomes TK Maxx, another international retailer, to the center.

Douglas is opening a new premium store on Rotenturmstrasse in Vienna on November 20, 2025.

Arc'teryx is coming to Vienna in spring 2026

Bucherer jeweler opens in Vienna

Thalia instead of H&M in Graz

Next year, Manufaktum will open in the Art Nouveau building of Kastner & Öhler, occupying around 500m² of space in the Art Nouveau building on Murgasse in Graz.

City Outlet opens in Innsbruck

Build-A-Bear opens in Mall of Berlin, Berlin (November 14, 2025) and in Frankfurt My Zeil (November 15, 2025)

Loewe has been present on Avenue Montaigne in Paris since 1996 and is expanding, and the Spanish luxury house has finally developed into a fully-fledged Casa Loewe flagship store.

Saint Laurent's new Paris flagship store on Avenue Montaigne feels like a magnificent Parisian apartment, the TEFAF Maastricht art fair, and a luxury hotel all rolled into one.

Dior opend the House of Dior Beverly Hills, its new flagship store on the legendary Rodeo Drive.

H&M has opened a new three-story store in Seongsu, a creative and industrial district in Seoul. The location is considered one of H&M's most ambitious to date and is intended to be much more than a traditional store—it is a place for discovery, experience, and cultural exchange.

Rewe delivers with self-driving vehicles

"Kaufland is collaborating with Sana Kliniken to trial a telemedicine practice directly in-store for the first time. The Mosbach branch now has an “S | Medical Room” where patients can talk to a general practitioner via video. Medical assistants carry out basic checks and provide on-site support.

Bottega Veneta is teaming up with Hasbro to launch a Jenga set for $6,900.

SKIMS' new holiday advent calendar delivers 25 pairs of panties for an astonishing £476, or approximately $599 USD/$836 CAD, immediately grabbing attention as one of the most expensive fashion advent offerings of the year.

Links:

Pressemitteliung SES, 12.11.2025

https://www.krone.at/3947961

Trend.at, 24.10.2025

https://www.textilzeitung.at/business/news/nach-opening-in-paris-warum-sich-weitere-shein-eroeffnungen-in-frankreich-verzoegern-17321?utmsource=%2Fmeta%2Fnewsletter%2Foetz&utmmedium=newsletter&utmcampaign=nl1010&utmterm=67923553e45a7a4c68c10e57027cae32

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1342689554536326&set=a.686619373476684&type=3

https://orf.at/stories/3411495/

https://ooe.orf.at/stories/3330760/

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/kering-beauty-deal-prompts-lawsuit-from-gucci-licensee-coty/?fbclid=PARlRTSAOBfvNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacF5HL5IzvJ8sCgz3e9605wU-OQakdYOZK9B-Ql8nWNSrhXA-0RH5J3OLVVzAaemK1BmOuCMeWb2CH7f9TJ58Q

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ2pH2FDwGh/?img_index=1&igsh=MTlzdW51Y3lvOWduNQ==

https://immofokus.at/a/tk-maxx-eroeffnet-in-der-millennium-city

https://www.textilzeitung.at/business/news/erster-brand-store-arcteryx-kommt-im-fruehjahr-2026-nach-wien-17322?utmsource=%2Fmeta%2Fnewsletter%2Foetz&utmmedium=newsletter&utmcampaign=nl1010&utmterm=67923553e45a7a4c68c10e57027cae32

LinkedIn Eintrag Tanja Tanczer, am 17.11.2025

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/?highlightedUpdateUrn=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7396857624039751680&highlightedUpdateType=REACTIONSBYYOUR_NETWORK&showCommentBox=false

https://www.textilzeitung.at/business/news/einkaufszentrum-west-city-outlet-startet-neu-in-innsbruck-17325?utmsource=%2Fmeta%2Fnewsletter%2Foetz&utmmedium=newsletter&utmcampaign=nl1011&utmterm=67923553e45a7a4c68c10e57027cae32

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRCxCJkCk6U/?igsh=MTdobjFuZjJ5ODA1Ng==

https://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/loewe-casa-paris-boutique-avenue-montaigne-1238343422/?utmcampaign=feed&utmmedium=referral&utmsource=later-linkinbio&fbclid=PAVERFWAOBf51leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAafc8hjF9tUhFuj5v2mB0lOA6ZFSbiVGu9G9zk-BSaGw0lHH0H-XL664xB0kgaemRIcaaGDbxbsy9LjXlWHAgg

https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/gallery/ysl-flagship-opening-avenue-montaigne-photos-1238350462/ysl-flagship-opening-on-avenue-montaigne-18/

https://www.lvmh.com/en/news-lvmh/dior-opens-house-of-dior-beverly-hills-flagship-in-los-angeles?fbclid=IwdGRleAOH7TpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5CGNhbGxzaXRlAjI1AAEeQmgAgVgxXFWN1UH3m5t8aUGLHYHixWKQlpMOrKEjlt0SGhdU87l9kcfzuoaemrjYhDDOpHMXMbIi4ufTeQ

https://d5mag.com/hm-seongsu-inside-the-new-three-story-seoul-store-with-industrial-design-and-runway-fitting-rooms/

HI Newsletter, vom 18.11.2025

HI-Newsletter, von 11.11.2025

https://www.instagram.com/p/DRCPTlWCHuZ/?img_index=2&igsh=ZTJtZ2c1eGI1OWgz

https://www.instagram.com/p/DRIJBdagUHG/?img_index=2&igsh=MXR3ZjN5a3k1d2tmMQ==

English version:

Amazon plans to replace more than half a million jobs with robots

Slovenian retailer Mass and financial investor Advance Capital Partners are acquiring Humanic's parent company

Leder & Schuh, based in Graz.

Closed opens again

Lidl - 300 new Shops

The US coffeehouse chain Starbucks has closed several locations in Austria. Stores in Salzburg, Linz, and Innsbruck have been permanently shut down.

Quester is insolvent

Unibail-Rodamco-Wesfield (URW) has acquired a 25% stake in St James Quarter in Edinburgh from Nuveen.

"The winners of the Mapic Awards 2025:

Balls & Clubs is bringing its innovative indoor mini golf concept from Munich to Austria for the first time!

The Shopping Süd retail park is being built right next to the Seiersberg shopping center.

Shein opens store in Paris

Inditex has opened its new Zara flagship store in Las Vegas—in the shopping center “The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace.”

The AI-cook

The second collection from the adidas Pet Collection features a mix of zip-up training jackets and down vests designed specifically for dogs and cats.

Links:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/technology/inside-amazons-plans-to-replace-workers-with-robots.html

https://steiermark.orf.at/stories/3327489/?xing_share=news

https://www.textilzeitung.at/business/news/neues-kapitel-closed-startet-mit-neuen-eigentuemern-in-die-zukunft-17290?utmsource=%2Fmeta%2Fnewsletter%2Foetz&utmmedium=newsletter&utmcampaign=nl1003&utmterm=67923553e45a7a4c68c10e57027cae32

https://medianet.at/news/retail/lidl-schweiz-plant-ueber-100-neue-filialen-71308.html

https://www.kosmo.at/starbucks-schliesst-filialen-in-oesterreich/

https://wien.orf.at/stories/3328399/

https://news.completelyretail.co.uk/unibail-rodamco-westfield-buys-25-stake-in-edinburghs-st-james-quarter/

https://www.across-magazine.com/mapic-awards-2025/

https://www.textilzeitung.at/business/news/oetz-interview-direkt-neben-der-shoppingcity-shopping-sued-startet-2026-17242

https://www.across-magazine.com/cc-real-opens-austrias-largest-indoor-fun-and-leisure-park-woop-at-center-west-graz/

https://orf.at/stories/3410393/

https://fashionunited.ch/nachrichten/einzelhandel/einblicke-in-zaras-neuen-store-im-caesars-palace-in-las-vegas/2025101446761

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQFes-GjLwk/?igsh=NHNscG1md2l3dmxi

HI-Newsletter, 30.10.25

English Version:

All 90 branches of Uni Markt will be sold.

Closed will be overtaken by Marc O `Polo.

Bugatti starts with Travel Retail on Cruise Ships, Duty Free Shops ,,.

Claire´s Austria is insolvent. Some of the 14 branches are already closed.

Adidas and Audi are starting a cooperation in F1.

Shoppingcenter constructions in Vienna at the Kärntnerring Hof and the Mariahilfer Straße 10-18.

IKEA Buys Nike Flagship in SoHo for $213 Million

Geox cancelled 130 jobs in its HQ close to Treviso.

A new luxury label,"The Honourable Merchants Group", THMG, is founded by Ex- Audemars Piguet CEO François-Henri Bennahmias.

P & C opened a new Branch in Auhof Center in Vienna.

First Intimissimi mens store, IUMAN, in Viennas Kärntnerstrasse has opend.

C&A opend in Q19 Shopping Center in Vienna and has launched the new shop concept.

Swiss premium chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli opened ist new Flagship Store in Viennas Kärntnerstrasse 1.

Uniqlo will open first Store in CZ in Prague in 2026/27.

At the Beginning of November Uniqlo will open a store in Leopoldstrasse 35.

Kika Stockerau turns into a shopping center by spring 2026.

Grand opening of Palazzo Fendi in Milano.

Manos opend its second store in the US. More to come.

Ansons opening in URW Überseequartier.

Ansons also opend in Augsburg in City Galerie: 1800 sqm on 2 floors.

DM is testing health treatments in Germany.

Diesel opening Kurfürstendamm 195.

Gentle Monster opend a store in Paris.

Spending the night in a bookstore as a new experience.

Links:

https://www.textilzeitung.at/business/news/neuzugang-im-1.-bezirk-intimissimi-uomo-eroeffnet-ersten-store-in-wiener-innenstadt-17193?utmsource=%2Fmeta%2Fnewsletter%2Foetz&utmmedium=newsletter&utmcampaign=nl985&utmterm=67923553e45a7a4c68c10e57027cae32

https://www.textilzeitung.at/business/news/expansion-in-wien-ca-eroeffnet-mit-neuem-ladenkonzept-im-einkaufszentrum-q19-17227

https://www.oe24.at/cooking/gourmet-news/lindt-eroeffnet-schoko-tempel-in-wiener-city/650993642

https://www.instagram.com/p/DO-YDvQjOPI/?igsh=aHpzZzI1NThjcjJi

https://faq-be.uniqlo.com/articles/nl_NL/Knowledge/UNIQLO-Meir-winkel-heropent-op-25-september-2025-Klik-hier-voor-meer-informatie

https://faq-de.uniqlo.com/articles/en_US/Knowledge/New-UNIQLO-Biebergrasse-store-opening-16th-October-2025

https://www.noen.at/korneuburg/kika-gebaeude-neues-einkaufszentrum-in-stockerau-startet-mit-smyths-toys-im-oktober-491928644

https://living.corriere.it/indirizzi/palazzo-fendi-milano/?utmcampaign=feed&utmmedium=referral&utm_source=later-linkinbio

https://fashionunited.com/news/retail/monos-opens-second-us-store-in-los-angeles/2025092968460

https://www.instagram.com/p/DPCLuWGjaj_/?igsh=N3ZrY3A5d2FrZ2Fr

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ansons-herrenhaus-kggrand-opening-in-hamburg-ugcPost-7378340218791211008-maah?utmsource=share&utmmedium=memberdesktop&rcm=ACoAAAFHCJsBKm4yKVhrLbr3i7eLkkPFR6ppmR4

https://www.stores-shops.de/konzept/store-konzepte/dm-testet-gesundheitsservices/

HI-Newsletter, 10.10.2025

English Version:

Spar switzerland has a new owner.

The future of Palmers stores in Austria.

Kik plans to close hundreds of stores in Germany.

Giorgio Armani left clear instructions for the future of his fashion empire in his will.

Frankonia opens its first Austrian store in Parndorf.

Amancio Ortega, the billionaire founder of Zara, purchased a luxury retail complex in the Miami Design District.

Homeland opens store in Vienna.

Billa is testing a Beautyzone of about 200 sqm in Amstetten.

Baumax building in Wals-Siezenheim filled again

The Kunj in Delhi has officially opened to the public, offering a curated space dedicated to India’s finest handicrafts and handlooms. Launched by Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh, the venue serves as a hub where artisans, designers, and cultural entrepreneurs converge to display their work and foster innovation.

Golden Goose opens HAUS Tokyo in Ginza.

New collaboration of Labubu founder Kasing Lung and french luxury label Moynat.

Uniqlo opens in Cologne.

Restoration Hardware opened their flagship on the Champs Elysées last week.

H&M is testing a new shop concept in Marais in Paris.

Songzio opens in Paris a womens flagship store.

First Arket Shop in Ireland, in Dublin.

First ever Moma Store in Seoul.

Erewhon frst New York Store is quite special.

Amazon launches shopping event for second-hand items

Artist wins plagiarism case against furniture retailer Kare

Links:

https://www.blick.ch/wirtschaft/zurueck-in-schweizer-haenden-dieser-basler-uni-professor-ist-jetzt-eigentuemer-der-360-schweizer-spar-filialen-id21214723.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR69iA9FVIwbYtheIblYF-6EWxnRRBFH7ter5IM0OYOTSwpi141TrrqomAsTQaem_KRxBSftLZVBMLAmk0qOboQ

https://www.trend.at/unternehmen/der-kutscher-im-massanzug

https://www.oe24.at/businesslive/textildiscounter-kik-will-hunderte-filialen-schliessen/648228571

https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/09/12/armanis-will-fashion-empire-to-be-sold-or-go-public-in-the-next-years?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMzQONleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpJ7YEOQZ2KSjSMc8rvfehKDulaNo2fCtvmzFCbTa1kyub1xycOKBsYh2jmaem_f3Wdzp8YQz9Te4Kyb2koRw

https://www.textilzeitung.at/business/news/neuzugang-in-den-pado-shopping-galerien-frankonia-mit-erstem-oesterreich-store-in-parndorf-17169?utmsource=%2Fmeta%2Fnewsletter%2Foetz&utmmedium=newsletter&utmcampaign=nl981&utmterm=67923553e45a7a4c68c10e57027cae32

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/billionaire-ortega-buy-miami-design-districts-atlas-plaza

https://www.wohninsider.at/top-news/artikel/homeland-eroeffnet-in-wien.html

https://www.stores-shops.de/konzept/store-konzepte/billa-testet-neue-beauty-zone/

https://www.krone.at/3880445

https://www.instagram.com/p/DOaR2qREiG9/?igsh=MWg3cGRtdDNrMWtkZQ==

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/golden-goose-deluxe-brandgoldengoose-hausofdreamers-activity-7371198947068985344-9L3V?utmmedium=iosapp&rcm=ACoAAAFHCJsBKm4yKVhrLbr3i7eLkkPFR6ppmR4&utmsource=socialsharesend&utmcampaign=copylink

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOYnbOGDd-t/?igsh=b2d6cjgxYm51MDAz

https://www.textilzeitung.at/business/news/resale-statt-destroy-amazon-startet-erstmals-shopping-event-fuer-second-hand-artikel-17151?utmsource=%2Fmeta%2Fnewsletter%2Foetz&utmmedium=newsletter&utmcampaign=nl977&utmterm=67923553e45a7a4c68c10e57027cae32

wien.orf.at/stories/3321090/

English Version:

Claire's is insolvent

Castore has acquired heritage outerwear brand Belstaff

SES will built a retail park in Varazdin (Croatia)

Restart from Benetton

Brunello Cucinelli increases operating profit by 8.8 percent in the first half of 2025

Görtz also insolvent in Austria

Breitling has signed a multi-year global partnership with the NFL

Chloe Malle follows Anna Wintour at Vogue US.

Bon voyage Georgio Armani

Netflix House

Aldi goes Manhatten

PRO:DIRECT Soccer is set to open a first-of-its-kind PD:FC concept store at Manchester Arndale shopping centre.

Primark has opened its first standalone Home store in Great Britain at Manchester Palazzo.

Weekday new on Viennesa Mariahilfer Straße

CHANEL opened a new duplex flagship at Seoul’s Incheon Airport Terminal 2, featuring expanded space for fashion, bags, shoes, watches, and jewelry, designed by Peter Marino.

In September, Gentle Monster’s Hankook Kim opened Haus Nowhere in Seoul, a 14-story futuristic retail space where eyewear, fragrance, tea, fashion, and design merge into an immersive brand experience.

Amazon expands its “Haul” bargain shopping section

Inditex has built the Inditex Open Platform (IOP) to develop and scale digital products efficiently.

Labubu Docs in China.

Quellenangaben:

https://retailreport.at/das-glas-ist-halb-voll

https://www.ksv.at/insolvenzfaelle/claires-austria-gmbh-202463

https://cpp-luxury.com/belstaff-acquired-by-castore-group/

https://medianet.at/news/retail/ses-expandiert-in-kroatien-69719.html?utmmedium=email&utmsource=newsletter&utm_campaign=marketing-media-ESC-kommt-nach-Wien-PHD-gewinnt-Intersnack-Media-Etat-KI-Crawler-dominieren-Bot-Traffic

https://www.textilzeitung.at/business/news/10-jahre-mit-verlusten-benetton-vor-grossem-comeback-17094?utmsource=%2Fmeta%2Fnewsletter%2Foetz&utmmedium=newsletter&utmcampaign=nl969&utmterm=67923553e45a7a4c68c10e57027cae32

https://cpp-luxury.com/brunello-cucinelli-first-half-2025-operating-profit-up-8-8-percent/

https://www.hi-heute.de/kurznews-teaser/hamburger-schuhhaendler-goertz-muss-auch-in-oesterreich-insolvenz-anmelden

https://cpp-luxury.com/breitling-is-now-the-official-timepiece-partner-of-the-nfl/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DOGehL0jJdI/?igsh=aThvNG1yMTI4cmM2

HI-Newsletter, 29.8.2025

https://www.hi-heute.de/kurznews-teaser/aldi-plant-fuer-2026-erste-filiale-in-new-york

https://news.completelyretail.co.uk/football-retailer-to-debut-new-concept-at-manchester-arndale/

https://news.completelyretail.co.uk/primark-opens-first-standalone-home-store-in-britain-at-manchester-palazzo/

https://www.textilzeitung.at/business/news/mariahilfer-strasse-weekday-mit-multi-brand-format-neu-in-wien-17130utmsource=%2Fmeta%2Fnewsletter%2Foetz&utmmedium=newsletter&utmcampaign=nl973&utmterm=67923553e45a7a4c68c10e57027cae32

https://cpp-luxury.com/chanel-opens-new-duplex-flagship-in-seoul-at-incheon-airport/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DOPaEIIALck/?igsh=MTR2MnM5b3gxNzg2Yg==

https://www.hi-heute.de/kurznews-teaser/amazon-erweitert-guenstig-shopping-bereich-haul

KI Newsletter 22.8.2025

https://medium.com/@InditexTech/how-inditex-is-adopting-microfrontends-for-future-proof-platform-development-bc402652a2ba

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMrB9xiSsed/?igsh=MWx1Y2x1cXV4NTU5Zw==

English version:

Soonae Sierra takes over german third party business from URW.

Closed files for insolvency under its own administration; business operations at around 40 locations will continue for the time being.

Kim Kardashian’s clothing and shapewear brand has hired Robin Gendron as its first president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as it prepares to open standalone stores in London and Dubai.

Topshop.com is back and was celebrated with a big catwalk.

Douglas opens immersive experience pop up Café in Flingern, Düsseldorf.

Loewe opening at Kohlmarkt Vienna

BIOGENA Store & Longevity Lab London, nestled on iconic Regent Street: a vibrant, three-story retreat where health becomes a lifestyle and longevity is within reach.

The new flagship store on 57th Street and Madison Avenue houses the first Dior spa in the US.

Hoka is expanding its European retail presence with planned new store openings in Milan and Berlin.

The Cologne-based lifestyle and backpack brand Kapten & Son has opened its first British store in the heart of London's Covent Garden shopping district.

SpreeAI is a fashion tech startup whose app enables photorealistic virtual try-ons both in-store and online, giving users the feeling of being in a real fitting room.

EDEKA Paschmann is the first German retailer to use Diebold Nixdorf's Vynamic® Smart Vision AI solution at self-service checkouts.

Following immense social media engagement, Aldi hosted an online giveaway of this limited-edition merchandise in August 2025, creating significant buzz and excitement among shoppers and fans of the collectible dolls.

Links:

https://retail-news.de/sonae-sierra-uebernahme-urw-rem/

https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/hamburger-modelabel-closed-meldet-insolvenz-an,closed-104.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5n1HDzaYXUkx2ocaCP-Yweq7WpSLxKo1HU-2kQu-Pt5ZhSpYbURrfp5JWaAaem_ssg5JobuF7LgXkarvTNasA

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jorg-nowicki-976103afashion-luxury-luxuryretail-activity-7356586278286454786-Avrj?utmsource=share&utmmedium=memberios&rcm=ACoAAAFHCJsBKm4yKVhrLbr3i7eLkkPFR6ppmR4

https://www.stores-shops.de/konzept/marketing/douglas-startet-pop-up-cafe-konzept/

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cpp-luxury-comloewe-vienna-austria-ugcPost-7360029382179979265-sK9y?utmsource=share&utmmedium=memberios&rcm=ACoAAAFHCJsBKm4yKVhrLbr3i7eLkkPFR6ppmR4

https://www.instagram.com/p/DNDK0R3TPAw/?igsh=MThsM3Nnc2pvcnljMg==

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMnZAiuIzdp/?igsh=MTgzNW9kcW9jYXc4ZA==

https://www.textilwirtschaft.de/business/news/in-covent-garden-mit-markenoffensive-kapten--son-eroeffnet-ersten-store-in-grossbritannien-251773

https://www.instagram.com/p/DNYgsPKMOyu/?igsh=MjIwN2V6ZzZzeTJq

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNWGcDAp2Jv/?igsh=NnRxcHBxYzQ0dmpx