retail

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Clearance sale at a bankrupt retailer
Business
Dutch business bankruptcies up 47 percent since January; The worst start since 2017
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A Blokker in Vleuten
Business
Retail chain Blokker bailed out with financing from U.S. lender Gordon Brothers
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A crowded shopping street in Amsterdam
Business
Shoe chain Sacha to close most locations, but Dutch retailers opened more shops overall
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Shopping street in Eindhoven
Business
Retail vacancy increasing as shops buckle under Covid debts, increased costs
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The Scheltema book store on Rokin in Amsterdam Centrum. 19 March 2022
BusinessCultureArt
Athenaeum Boekhandel takes over Amsterdam bookstore Scheltema
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A going out of business sale in Amsterdam, 16 January 2023
Business
Fewer bankruptcies in January, but trend still rising
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Woman driving shopping cart
Crime
More stores want to blacklist thieving customers
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A going out of business sale in Amsterdam, 16 January 2023
Business
Nearly 150,000 business owners called it quits last year as economy cools off
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Shopping street in Arnhem with Christmas decoration. December 2022.
Business
Dutch shoppers break debit card record in stores on the day before Christmas
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Exterior of a Perry Sport location in Utrecht which later closed. 5 March 2016
Business
Some 1,100 jobs disappear as Perry Sport, Aktiesport & Sprinter parent company goes bust
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Santa Claus shopping at a supermarket
Business
Expensive December month puts nearly 40% of NL residents in financial difficulties
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Kalverstraat, Amsterdam's famous shopping street
Business
Online stores still structurally misleading consumers with fake offers: ACM
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FNV Centraal Vakbondshuis in Utrecht
Business
FNV demands 14% wage increase and liveable working hours for retail employees
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Woman stocking shelves in a supermarket
Business
More Dutch shops have English-speaking staff due to staff shortages, diversity ambitions
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Kalverstraat, Amsterdam's famous shopping street
Business
Shops selling less, but earning more due to higher prices
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Big Bazar sign on a storefront of the discount retailer
Business
Frustrated landlord asks court to declare Big Bazar bankrupt
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Large crowds in shopping center
Business
Dutch stores selling less, but making more due to price increases
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Shopping street in Eindhoven
Business
Retailers now using recommended price to mislead consumers with discounts
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Large crowds in shopping center
Business
Dutch retailers report turnover increase, but drop in items sold
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A crate of Trappist Westvleteren 12 beer from the St. Sixtus Abbey in Belgium. 21 June 2014
CultureFood
Famed Trappist Westvleteren beer will soon be sold at authorized Dutch retailers
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Supermarket
Business
Shoplifting on the rise in supermarkets due to high inflation and self-checkouts
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Jumbo
Business
Union says “very exciting” negotiations with supermarkets on the horizon
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An Albert Heijn delivery vehicle in Amsterdam-Oost. 25 April 2023
Business
Albert Heijn employees busy re-supplying supermarkets
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Empty shelves at an Albert Heijn in Amsterdam after farmers blocked access to distribution centers, 5 July 2022
Business
Strikes at Albert Heijn distribution centers suspended; Supermarket & unions join talks