Market Reports

The current figures for the 3rd quarter of 2018 of the major consumer survey conducted by the German E-Commerce and Distance Selling Trade Association (Bundesverband E-Commerce und Versandhandel Deuts…

October 11, 2018

According to the current HDE consumption barometer, Germans expect falling incomes and rising prices and are increasingly insecure. The German Retail Association is calling for political intervention.

September 25, 2018

The aim of the merger is to make the retail business fit for the future. In addition, one of the leading Omnichannel providers is to be created.

September 25, 2018

In the first three years of their offspring’s life, Germans spend around 1,097 euros on baby and children’s equipment. Overall, industry sales rose by two percent to over 2.5 billion euros. This means…

September 20, 2018

The new Packaging Act will come into force on 1 January 2019, replacing the previous Packaging Ordinance. Every retailer who places packaging filled with goods on the market will then be responsible f…

September 13, 2018

New plans for company founder Richard Liu: The second largest Chinese online retailer JD.com wants to gain a foothold in the European – especially German – market in the future. By the end of the year…

July 26, 2018

Shopping via smartphone is becoming more and more popular. Nearly 30 percent of online sales are currently generated by cell phone purchases. According to the HDE online monitor, this figure has risen…

July 23, 2018

The statistics portal Statista has published an information graphic with data from E-Commerce DB, which provides information about the ten most successful fashion retailers on the net.

July 12, 2018

If you want to succeed in the licensing market, it’s best to use Unisex themes or the boys’ favorites. In the current Kids License Monitor, Frozen is only one of the top ten licenses primarily aimed a…

June 14, 2018

The HDE is critical of the EU Commission’s draft directive. According to the trade association, the ban on plastic silverware, straws or balloon sticks was not effective. Instead, the HDE called for a…

June 4, 2018

The preliminary results of the Federal Statistical Office Destatis showed that retail companies in Germany made real sales of 1.2 percent and a nominal 2.8 percent more in April 2018 than in April 201…

June 1, 2018

The result of the “Working in Fashion 2018” study by the textile industry found that adidas is the most popular employer in the fashion industry in Germany. More than 3,600 employees and junior staff…

May 31, 2018

According to market researchers, Amazon became the third most valuable brand in the world after Google and Apple last year. For example, the world’s largest online retailer replaced Microsoft in fourt…

May 31, 2018

Price reductions that are too early and too extensive, increasing competition from online providers and a decline in customer frequency: these are the three biggest problems in the textile retail sect…

May 24, 2018

The current Kids Licence Monitor features many classic licenses that can compete with top themes such as The Ice Queen or the Minions. Here is an overview of which license themes in the field of toys…

May 17, 2018