Czech Republic
This coverage examines retail trends and business activity in the Czech Republic, with relevance for UK retail professionals monitoring international markets. Reporting highlights store openings, brand expansions, property developments, and consumer behaviour influencing the retail landscape. Insights are tailored for professionals evaluating cross-border opportunities, competitive strategies, and market dynamics in the Czech Republic’s retail sector.
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Oct- 2025 -29 OctoberPeople Moves
Zalando appoints Anna Dimitrova as chief financial officer
Zalando SE has appointed Anna Dimitrova as chief financial officer, effective 1 January 2026. She will join the company’s management board and take responsibility for finance and corporate governance. Dimitrova is currently group CFO at Deutsche Glasfaser and has more than 20 years’ international experience in finance, including roles at…
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Jun- 2024 -11 JuneClothing & Shoes
White Stuff to launch wholesale arm in the US
White Stuff will be officially launching in the US this summer as part of its international expansion plans to double the size of its wholesale business over the next four years. The fashion retailer’s entrance into the US will be through several wholesale partners in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin…
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May- 2024 -29 MayNews
Today’s news in brief-29/5/24
Retail sales in the UK have seen their fastest growth since December 2022, according to the CBI Distributive Trades Survey. Sales volumes jumped by 8% in May, even as selling price inflation eased significantly to its lowest since August 2020, falling from 54% in February to 20%. Despite this improvement,…
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29 MayClothing & Shoes
Primark enters 17th market with new Budapest store
Primark has officially entered its 17th market with the opening of a store in Hungary’s capital Budapest. The move comes after the fashion retailer invested more than €8m (£6.8m) as part of its growth plans in Central and Eastern Europe. Primark’s Budapest store, which spans over 33,900 sq ft of…
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Sep- 2021 -17 SeptemberSupermarkets
Marks and Spencer to close 11 French stores
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has announced the closure of all 11 franchise stores with partner SFH in France over the coming months, which it has attributed to the impact of Brexit on its supply of fresh and chilled food. However, M&S added that the nine franchise stores with partner Lagardere…
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Jun- 2020 -18 JuneNews
Tesco offloads Polish arm
Tesco has confirmed the offload of its Polish business through its sale to Salling Group A/S. The transaction includes the sale of 301 stores, as well as its associated distribution centres and head office. The deal had a total value of zł900m (£181m), with total net proceeds expected to be zł819m…
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Dec- 2018 -10 DecemberComment
How supermarkets are tackling the waste problem
Waste is evidentially a huge problem in the UK, which hasn’t gone unnoticed by Theresa May who pledged to eliminate plastic by 2042. Iceland is one supermarket that is already preparing to make the appropriate changes to get rid of plastic from their branded products — with an aim of…
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