Tag: Consumer goods
WHO classifies sweetener aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic”.
Dusseldorf The sweetener aspartame is widespread – in diet drinks as well as in sugar-free chewing gum, low-calorie yoghurt, desserts or sweets. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research…
Delivery service Getir is facing drastic cuts – and is fighting for investor funds
Frankfurt, Berlin, Dusseldorf Months after taking over German rival Gorillas, Turkish express delivery service Getir is facing drastic cuts. The company is burning between $80 million and $100 million a…
Delivery service Getir is apparently fighting hard against high costs – and for investor funds
Frankfurt, Berlin, Dusseldorf Months after taking over German rival Gorillas, Turkish express delivery service Getir is facing drastic cuts. The company is burning between $80 million and $100 million a…
About You awakens new hope in online fashion retail – shares are up
Berlin The Hamburg online fashion retailer About You has apparently left the crisis behind. “We have meanwhile bottomed out and the recovery is now imminent,” company boss Tarek Müller told…
About You awakens new hope in online fashion retail – shares are up
Berlin The Hamburg online fashion retailer About You has apparently left the crisis behind. “We have meanwhile bottomed out and the recovery is now imminent,” company boss Tarek Müller told…
Why the bottled water brand is using less recycled plastic
Gerolsteiner apple spritzer in non-returnable PET bottles “Unfortunately, at the beginning of the year we had to reduce the recycling percentage to 30 percent,” explains company boss Roel Annega. (Photo:…
Christiano Ronaldo invests in the luxury watch platform Chrono24
Dusseldorf, Frankfurt Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo joins Chrono24, a leading online marketplace for luxury watches. He joins a number of prominent investors including Aglaé Ventures, the family investment company of…
Amazon files lawsuit against tightened EU regulation
Amazon In addition to Zalando and Amazon, the EU also rates the iPhone provider Apple and the Internet group Google as “Very Large Online Platforms” (VLOP). (Photo: IMAGO/Lobeca) Brussels After…
Millions in business with special models from Adidas and Nike
Stepan Timoshin At the age of 22, the Vaditim founder was already making millions in sales with sneakers via his web shop. (Photo: Vaditim) Dusseldorf Stepan Timoshin’s business begins with…
Millions in business with special models from Adidas and Nike
Dusseldorf Stepan Timoshin’s business begins with easy pocket money. At the age of 14, the founder got hold of three pairs of sneakers from the strictly limited special model of…
EU makes greenwashing a million-dollar risk for companies
Products The EU draft stipulates that all environmental advertising claims must be certified in advance by an independent testing body. Dusseldorf Many companies still advertise with labels such as “climate…
Amazon is planning offers for fast internet and mobile communications
rocket launch Amazon wants to sell millions of high-speed internet connections via the Kuiper satellite network in the future. (Photo: Amazon) Hamburg Most consumers only know the technology giant Amazon…
Doc Morris and Shop-Apotheke want access to the German e-prescription market
DocMorris logistics center The Dutch mail-order pharmacy DocMorris expects further growth from electronic prescriptions. (Photo: Doc Morris ) Frankfurt The Dutch mail-order pharmacies Doc Morris and Shop-Apotheke fear for their…
Galeria owner Benko dominates the real estate market with big deals
Rene Benko René Benko’s Signa Holding is currently cleaning up its portfolio. (Photo: Getty Images for Oberpollinger/ ) Dusseldorf The news made people sit up and take notice in March:…
HR manager Amanda Rajkumar is leaving after two and a half years
Amanda Rajkumar The Adidas HR manager only started the job in early 2021. (Photo: adidas / Hannah Hlavacek) Munich Under the leadership of the new boss Björn Gulden, the troubled…
These seven tech giants fall under EU regulation
Global tech corporations The seven companies will in future fall under the EU digital law as “gatekeepers”. (Photo: Reuters (5), dpa (2)) Brussels A group of seven large tech companies…
These seven tech giants fall under EU regulation
Apple, Microsoft, Google and Amazon Apple, Microsoft, Google and Amazon, along with Samsung, Meta and Bytedance, are among the seven tech giants that will come under EU digital law in…
Amazon’s Rivian electric delivery vans are coming to Germany
Seattle, Munich Amazon is bringing the electric delivery vans from Tesla competitor Rivian, specially developed for the world’s largest online retailer, to Germany. In the coming weeks, more than 300…
Amazon’s Rivian electric delivery vans are coming to Germany
Seattle, Munich Amazon is bringing the electric delivery vans from Tesla competitor Rivian, specially developed for the world’s largest online retailer, to Germany. In the coming weeks, more than 300…
Fragrance manufacturer Symrise is defending itself in court against cartel allegations
Fragrance mixtures at Symrise The Dax group defends itself against cartel allegations. (Photo: Symrise) Dusseldorf The fragrance and aroma manufacturer Symrise is defending itself in court against the ongoing antitrust…