Wednesday, 4th February 2026

Retail

Dm Enhances Online Shopping With New Delivery Option

Dm drogerie markt has expanded its online shopping services by adding a new courier option in partnership...

Intersport Austria to Acquire Intersport ISI

Intersport ISI, the company operating the Intersport sporting goods chain in Slovenia and across the wider former Yugoslav region, is set to change hands...

Flying Tiger Copenhagen Enters Serbian Market

The Danish retail chain Flying Tiger Copenhagen is set to open its first stores in Serbia, marking the brand’s official entry into the country’s...

Bosnia And Herzegovina Among Top EU Upholstered Furniture Exporters

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has emerged as one of the five largest exporters of upholstered furniture to the European Union, with export value exceeding...

Proleter Sock Factory In Ivanjica Headed For Auction

The Proleter sock factory in Ivanjica, a long-standing regional textile producer, has been put up for auction after entering bankruptcy proceedings in April 2025...

Belgrade Considers Pharmacy Concessions Amid Mixed Results in Serbia

City authorities say the move follows public-private partnership regulations, while critics warn it could weaken equal access to medicines and essential pharmacy services across...

North Macedonia to Tax Temu and AliExpress Shipments

The proposed change removes the VAT exemption for parcels worth up to €22, meaning all goods ordered from abroad by individuals will now be...

3,000 New Jobs as Chinese Textile Giant Sets Up in Serbia

The announcement came after a meeting between the company’s president, Cai Shuqing, and Serbia’s Minister of Economy, Adrijana Mesarović, in Keqiao, China — one...

Retail Boycotts Sweep Southeast Europe

What began in Croatia earlier this year has now spread across the Balkans. Widespread boycotts of major retail chains—driven by public anger over rising...

Ahold Delhaize Sells 87 Stores in Romania

In one of Romania’s largest retail transactions in recent years, Ahold Delhaize has sold 87 supermarkets to local chain Annabella. For Annabella, the acquisition is a major leap forward;...

Mercator’s Emba Joins Austria’s Agrana Group

Slovenian food producer Mercator Emba will now operate under the umbrella of Austria’s Agrana Group, one of Europe’s largest agribusiness companies. The deal extends Agrana’s reach in...

Balfin Group and Big Europe join forces in Shkodër

Albania’s Balfin Group is partnering with Israeli-owned Big Europe to develop a new retail park in the northern city of Shkodër.  The project has received...

America’s Retail Meltdown Accelerates as 15,000 Stores Set to Close in 2025

The so-called “Retail Apocalypse” is now a lived reality in the United States. By the end of 2025, around 15,000 stores are expected to shut their...

Croatian Giant Atlantic Grupa Acquires Iconic Slovenian Brand Kekec

In a move signaling further consolidation of the Balkan food industry, Croatia’s Atlantic Grupa has struck a deal to acquire Slovenian company Osem, best...

Koykan’s Street Food Revolution Rolls Across Europe

In a bold display of entrepreneurial muscle, Croatian street food brand Koykan has launched four new locations in just a few weeks—Prague, Zadar, Split,...