We summarize the most important consumer topics of the week in this article. Among other things, a large chocolate manufacturer had to file for bankruptcy, while Obi is offering its customers a new delivery service. You can read the most important information here.
Whether Aldi, Lidl, Edeka or Rewe: the supermarkets and discounters are a constant companion for most Germans – be it for the big weekend shopping or for a quick snack during the lunch break. The same applies to the large DIY and garden centers as well as online platforms such as Amazon.
In this article we inform you about the most important innovations, changes and all other events that affect German consumers.
In the course of the pandemic, cash has become significantly less important as a means of payment. According to a study, the proportion of purchases paid for in this way fell significantly. Read the details here:
Salmonella was found at the spice manufacturer TRS. Specifically, Madras Hot Curry Powder is affected. Find out all the details here:
According to an analysis by the ifo Institute, Aldi and Lidl, among others, are planning further food price increases. This also applies to many other dealers. Here are the details:
Obi customers can look forward to a new delivery service from the hardware store chain. Ordered items should be brought to the buyers within 45 minutes. We have summarized the details in this article:
The chocolate manufacturer Leysieffer is insolvent. The reason given by the insolvency administrator of the company from Osnabrück is a drop in sales. You can read what exactly is behind it here:
The competition at the parcel stations is increasing in Germany. The Austrian company Myflexbox would now also like to gain a foothold in this country. You can read exactly how this is supposed to work here:
According to a report, the Berlin-Mitte housing association has increased the ancillary cost prepayments for tenants whose apartments are heated with gas or oil by 100 percent. This is intended to counteract immense additional payments in view of the high energy prices.
According to media reports, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally injured in an assassination attempt. A man shot Abe from behind during a campaign speech in the old imperial city of Nara in broad daylight, Japanese media reported on Friday, citing Abe’s ruling LDP party.
Numerous members of the German Bundestag are also listed in the lobby register as functionaries of lobby associations. This is reported by the weekly newspaper “Die Zeit” and the transparency initiative parliamentwatch.de.
The original of this post “Chocolate bankruptcy, new hardware store service and more: The consumer topics of the week” comes from chip.de.
