Tag: Department store
Used clothes find their way onto the shelves of Finnish department stores
The used clothing market is growing in Finland.
Police: A fire in a Helsinki department store caused by a technical fault
The authorities continue to investigate the fire, but do not suspect foul play.
Russians buy last items from H&M, IKEA when stores wind down
MOSCOW – Russians are snapping up Western fashion and furniture this week as H&M and IKEA sell off the last of their stock in Russia and continue their exit from the country after it sent troops to Ukraine. Sweden-based H&M and Netherlands-based IKEA had paused sales in Russia after the military operation began and are […]
Kesko published a Q1 record result
Kesko in Finland has recorded a record result for the first quarter in the result published on Friday. The company made a profit of approximately EUR 144 million in the first three months of this year, compared to EUR 116 million in 2021. Net sales were EUR 2.7 billion, which is clearly more than last […]
Stockmann sells the iconic department store for EUR 400 million to pay off its debts
The net return is about 4.2 percent. “We are delighted to have found a stable and reliable domestic owner for the property.” said Jari LatvanenCEO of Stockmann. Stockmann revealed that it will use the proceeds of the sale to repay in full the secured restructuring debt of more than EUR 342 million and the unsecured […]
Colin Powell loved Volvo, Abba and Anna Lindh
– The other favorite was Abba. He loved their music. And the third was Anna Lindh, he says, referring to the former Swedish foreign minister, who in 2003 was stabbed and killed in a department store in Stockholm. Eliasson and Powell became good friends when Eliasson became Sweden’s ambassador to the United States shortly before […]
Stockmann Finland is starting negotiations to reduce up to 60 jobs
“The goal is to streamline processes by eliminating duplication between operations and countries and reducing hierarchies, which speeds up and improves our service and also reduces fixed costs.” stated Mikko Huttunen, Stockmann’s Director of Changes. The reform of the operating model will affect the department store division’s personnel in all three operating countries: Finland, Estonia […]
Dozens of jobs are threatened when Stockmann starts co-operation negotiations
The iconic Finnish department store Stockmann has announced that it will start co-operation negotiations to reduce up to 60 jobs. The negotiations affect the working hours and conditions of a total of 210 employees in Finland, says the news agency STT. "The aim is to streamline processes by eliminating duplication between activities and between different […]
Supermarkets stick to distance stripes in the floors
Although distance and area requirements have been lifted as of Saturday, the major supermarkets are sticking to distance labels in the floors. That is the message from the chains Coop and Salling Group. – Distance stripes in the floors will be there, the hand alcohol will be there, and we will also keep plexiglass at […]
The investigation begins after large fires destroy the department store, the yard
The fire in the commercial building of the municipality of Kimitoön Island is estimated to have caused damage of one million euros. A fire broke out in a building in downtown Kitito on Tuesday afternoon, destroying Hurricane’s department store and Kimito Boat Center. One person was injured in the fire. "Up to 38 rescue units […]
Nets charged with breach of competition law
The behind-the-scenes police have accused Nets of abusing a dominant position in the market. There are demands for fines, informs the Bagmandspolitiet, which is actually called the Public Prosecutor for Special Economic and International Crime (Søik). According to Søik, Nets Denmark A / S (formerly Teller A / S) has for a number of years […]
Nets charged with breaking the law
The behind-the-scenes police have accused Nets of abusing a dominant position in the market. There are demands for fines, informs the Bagmandspolitiet, which is actually called the Public Prosecutor for Special Economic and International Crime (Søik). It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. According to Søik, Nets Denmark […]
Hørsholm’s business community can reopen on Tuesday
This is stated by the municipality on its website on Monday. This is because the so-called incidence rate in the municipality has been below 250 seven days in a row. A municipality must shut down if the infection pressure becomes too high. The limit is 250 infected per 100,000 inhabitants. The reopening applies, among other […]
Crime watch! Types of burglary at Illum in Copenhagen target watches
Early Wednesday morning, several people broke into the Illum department store in central Copenhagen and caused major damage to the entrance when they hit it with a car. They stole many items – mostly watches. “A car drove through the entrance. Two got out of the car and smashed various glass screens with watches in […]
Masked thieves steal watches in rambuk theft at Illum
– A car has been driven in through the entrance. Two got out of the car and knocked on various glass showcases with clocks in them. They were driven from there in an escape vehicle, says the head of the investigation. The getaway vehicle is probably a scooter. The smaller car in which the persons […]
FACTS: On Wednesday, society reopens even more
Read here what reopening is on the door on Wednesday: * Cafés and restaurants are allowed to open for indoor dining. However, with requirements for table booking and presentation of corona passes. There is no requirement for corona passes for outdoor dining. Last serving is at 22.00. * Spectators are allowed to return to stadiums […]
The Danes see as many as before the closure in December
The Danes are quietly starting to associate with more people. This is shown by the latest Hope report, which follows the Danes’ behavior during the corona. However, it is a very slow way back to normal. Right now, according to the study, we see on average just over five people daily outside the household. It […]
Contact numbers fall from 1.1 to 1.0 – the epidemic is stable
The contact number has fallen from 1.1 to 1.0. This means that the epidemic in Denmark is stable. This is stated by Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke (S) on Twitter. When the contact number is 1.0, it means that 100 infected on average will pass the infection on to 100 others. According to Heunicke, the […]
Stockmann is preparing to close department stores temporarily due to restrictions
“The goal is to prepare for the adjustment of staff numbers to a situation where customers are unable to visit department stores due to tighter coronary virus restrictions and an immediate decline in revenue,” it said. Jari Latvanen, CEO of Stockmann, stated Helsingin Sanomat that all department stores are likely to be closed if Parliament […]
Stockmann can offer to all employees and close stores
The department store chain Stockmann has announced that co-operation negotiations have begun, the stores of which could be closed and all employees of retailers in Finland would be laid off for 90 days. Negotiations will begin in April and would affect 1,200 people working in Stockmann’s stores and support functions in Finland. According to the […]
FACTS: Hairdressers can once again receive customers after Easter
On Monday, a political agreement was reached for the reopening of Denmark. The agreement means, among other things, that more students can return more to school, and that a number of liberal service professions can be allowed to reopen. Read here what is expected to open from April 6: * In primary school, it is […]
Hairdressers and other liberal professions reopen after Easter
However, it requires a coronavas pass that either shows a negative coronate test within 72 hours that one has been vaccinated or can demonstrate that one has previously been infected with coronavirus. However, children under the age of 15 are exempt. In addition, there will continue to be requirements for masks or visors. From the […]
More reopens: Continuing education students return from today; partial return for other school children good news for big stores
In today’s reopening, thousands of children will return to education throughout Denmark – especially after-school and full-time students. Previously, only after-school schools on Bornholm and in North and West Jutland had been allowed to open. Public schools on islands without bridges can be opened completely and thus follow Bornholm’s management, where the general meeting limit […]
FACTS: How schools and parts of society reopen on Monday
* Elementary schools can return with 100 percent attendance on non-bridged islands. They must meet 50 percent: * Graduating students in primary schools as well as in youth and adult education in East Jutland, South Jutland, Funen and West and South Zealand can return every other week. They must meet once a week: * Pupils […]
Police will hand out fines for missing sanitary napkins in Vollsmose
Since midnight, the police have been able to impose fines on the spot for citizens who do not wear masks in Vollsmose Parish near Odense, where there has been a high proportion of corona infections. The Funen Police state this in a press release, which states that the rules have not been changed as such, […]
FACTS: More students may return to school
* Graduating students in primary schools as well as in youth and adult education in East Jutland, South Jutland, Funen and West and South Zealand can return with 50 percent attendance (ie every other week) according to the same model as the opening in North Jutland and West Jutland. * Students in 5.-8. class and […]
FACTS: More students may return to school on Monday
They must open 100 percent: * Continuation schools, independent vocational schools, boarding schools at free and private schools and folk high schools (long courses) throughout the country. * Primary schools on non-bridged islands must reopen completely, just as Bornholm was allowed to do so on 1 March. They must open 50 percent – with attendance […]
Illegal cigarettes for millions were going to Britain
An illegal cigarette factory at Vamdrup produced on the loose with its eyes fixed on the British market. This is stated in a press release from the European Police Cooperation on Tuesday. In it, Europol releases new details about the case, which the Danish police originally announced in connection with an action last week. Here, […]
Right now: Max 500 visitors in department stores
The Swedish Public Health Agency proposes new restrictions for all stores regardless of area, according to the proposal a maximum of 500 visitors to department stores. “It looks like we are heading for a third wave,” said the state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell. The echo transmits immediately. The state epidemiologist is taking part in Tuesday’s press […]
Swedish food courts can only serve single guests under new restrictions
STOCKHOLM, 26 February (Xinhua) – In an attempt to minimize the crowd in shopping malls and department stores, the Public Health Agency has decided to impose restrictions on cafes and restaurants in food courts from Monday. They may only serve guests arriving alone. The restrictions are being introduced because restaurants in food dishes are seen […]
FACTS: The order of the experts in reopening
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) invited the parliamentary parties to negotiations on a plan to ease the various coronary restrictions. The government’s starting point will be the assessments that an expert group has made for the government and the authorities. The expert group is also called the Professional Reference Group, and it published […]
Mette F. convenes a press conference following a reopening agreement
The Prime Minister’s Office convenes a press conference at 5.30 pm on the corona situation in Denmark. It informs the Prime Minister. A reopening agreement was entered into on Wednesday morning. It is concluded between the government and its supporting parties. That is, the Radicals, the Socialist People’s Party and the Unity List. At the […]
Mette Frederiksen convenes a corona press conference
The Prime Minister’s Office convenes a press conference at 5.30 pm on the corona situation in Denmark. It informs the Prime Minister. A reopening agreement was entered into on Wednesday morning. It is concluded between the government and its supporting parties. That is, the Radicals, the Socialist People’s Party and the Unity List. At the […]
FACTS: Some shops and outdoor culture are allowed to reopen
Here you can see what the parties and the government have agreed on: * Department stores under 5000 square meters can be reopened with temporarily tightened square meter requirements. The department stores in department stores still need to stay closed. * Specialty stores over 5,000 square feet or more can stay open by appointment. This […]
FACTS: Expert group will open shops and outdoor culture
The task force on Monday gave its recommendation on what a relaxation of some of the restrictions could look like. Below you can see what experts and health authorities recommended: * Department stores up to 5000 square meters are to be reopened with temporarily tightened square meter requirements. The department stores in department stores still […]
Support parts: Expect reopening as experts recommend
This is what Sofie Carsten Nielsen, leader of the Radicals, says, who on Wednesday morning, together with the government and the other parties in the red bloc, continues the discussions about a reopening. – We have challenged several of the premises, and we get some more calculations now. We need to be assured that if […]
The Radicals: Expect reopening as experts recommend
This is what Sofie Carsten Nielsen, leader of the Radicals, says, who on Wednesday morning, together with the government and the other parties in the red bloc, continues the discussions about a reopening. – We have challenged several of the premises, and we get some more calculations now. We need to be assured that if […]
The malls in call: We can reopen safely
It is not logical, says Jacob Birkbøll, CFO at Rødovre Centrum. – It is of course deeply frustrating and something that we are very upset about. Most of all because we have a wide range of measures that we could continue with if we reopened. – It certainly makes it just as health-wise, in our […]
Hækkerup: Reopening does not come without costs
Tests twice a week will be crucial for the upcoming reopening, Minister of Justice Nick Hækkerup (S) repeats once again. Together with Health Minister Magnus Heunicke (S), he will later Tuesday discuss the authorities’ recommendation for a gradual reopening of society with the party leaders. Hækkerup emphasizes that the reopening will lead to many admissions […]
New restrictions await a third wave
At a press conference this morning, Minister of Social Affairs Lena Hallengren and Minister of Culture and Sports Amanda Lind presented the measures that may be relevant if Sweden is affected by a third wave of infection. It is about how the pandemic law will be used in such cases. The government is preparing to […]
Sports holiday start with snow and cold
The sports holiday has begun for many children and young people, a sports holiday that this year is a little special during the ongoing pandemic. With snow, cold and sun in several places, outdoor activities fit really well and many traders notice the increased interest in winter sports. The demand for skates has become very […]
Crazy rush before the sports holiday: It’s hard to get skates
Before the sports holiday, there is a shortage of skates, sledges and other winter products in Gothenburg. According to Svensk Handel, sports shops – unlike clothing stores – have also sold unusually warm clothes this winter. In the clip, Jonas Eklund, department store manager at XXL in Sisjön, talks about how customers’ buying behavior changed […]
Stockmann announces conference calls with nearly 900 employees
The aim of the advisory negotiations is to generate approximately EUR 3 million in personnel cost savings during the current year. Cost savings, in turn, are necessary due to the protracted coronavirus pandemic and its negative effects on, for example, department store customer numbers. “The coronavirus pandemic will have a significant impact on the retail […]
Stockmann can have almost 900 employees
The Finnish retailer Stockmann has announced plans to start negotiations on increasing the number of employees. Temporary layoffs last up to 90 days. The negotiations cover a total of around 870 jobs, and the financially burdened retailer wants to save around € 3 million in staff costs this year. In a press release, the company […]
Specialist: We need to be concerned about the spread of mutations
The restrictions were extended for another three weeks until February 7 at a press conference on Wednesday night. – We have a much more contagious variant of virus in front of us, and we just have to deal with that, says Christian Wejse. He calls the development of cases with the British mutation in Denmark […]
New tools in the fight against covid-19 – Hallengren only wants to use them in the end
After six months, the government will soon have new powers to intervene against the spread of corona and obtain the Riksdag’s approval afterwards. The new regulations enable the government to close malls and department stores. But it should only happen in the absolute last resort, according to Minister of Social Affairs Lena Hallengren (S). The […]
Mette F .: It is a real closure over Christmas and New Year
– It is a real closure of Denmark that is going to happen. – We know that Christmas is something special, it is for many families – especially this year, she says. The prevalence of coronavirus is record high in Denmark. Therefore, the government is now introducing further restrictions, which mean that department stores must […]
Officially: Department stores and liberal professions must close
– From Friday 25 December until 3 January, Denmark will actually be closed down, says the Prime Minister. It also means that all retail trade, with the exception of supermarkets, grocery stores and pharmacies, will have to close down.
Classic British department store chain in bankruptcy
Founded in 1778 and having 124 department stores around the UK will not be able to be saved but will go bankrupt. The department store chain has been struggling for a long time, and has not been able to adapt to new shopping habits, for example. The Corona pandemic was the last straw. The Debenhams […]
This is how the stores charge for the pandemic area
The electricity giant Backaplan has introduced several measures to reduce congestion, as a security guard at the entrance. “The function with the guards is so that we have control over how many people are in the store,” says Mikael Eriksson, department store manager. Tina Gillqvist, store manager at Dressman Backaplan, says that they have better […]
Black Friday begins earlier this year: “So that congestion does not occur”
Despite harsh criticism from the Swedish Public Health Agency, some stores are already running large Black Friday sales in stores today. It’s earlier than usual and a whole week before Black Friday falls. According to Sofia Stigmar, a lawyer at Svensk Handel, the sale period is extra important for the retail chains this year and […]
Mouthpieces should be worn in gyms – but not during exercise
– However, there will be an exception if the nature of the activity makes it impossible to handle a claim for a mask. This applies, for example, in connection with bathing and in a changing room, it says. The requirement is due to the fact that from Thursday until 2 January, it will be mandatory […]
Up to 700 tons of new clothes go up in flames
New and flawless clothing with price tags and in packaging risks ending up as waste. It could have pleased others in Denmark or around the world, but is instead sent for incineration. According to a report prepared for the Consumer Council Think, it is about 677 tonnes of clothes a year, which are discarded, especially […]