Brookshire names new CEO
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Charter Opens 22 Supermarkets In Spain Since February
Charter opened 22 new stores during the first half of its 2026 financial year, hitting nearly 60% of its total annual target.
Adopt Parfums opens first Flemish store in Ghent
The French perfume brand Adopt Parfums has opened its first store in Flanders. Following previous locations in Brussels and Wallonia, the brand has chosen the Langemunt in Ghent…
Bruichladdich Yellow Submarine III
Bruichladdich Distillery's Yellow Submarine has resurfaced as part of the progressive Hebridean distillery's 25th anniversary celebrations.
Gamma has closed two stores in Brussels
Gamma closed two stores in Brussels this summer. The home improvement chain says it is doing so for “business reasons.” The retailer lost market share in Belgium last year.
AG Barr H1 Revenue Rises 8% Despite £10m Supply Chain Hit
Irn-Bru-maker AG Barr posted an 8% year-on-year increase in revenue to £246 million (€287.3 million) in the first half of its financial year.
Jeptha Creed Bruce’s Blue Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Jeptha Creed Distillery, the Kentucky craft distillery owned by mother-daughter duo, Joyce and Autumn Nethery, announced the release of Bruce’s Blue Kentucky Straight Bourbon…
Maryland’s Puerto Rico Distillery relocates to Brunswick
Family-owned moonshine rum producer Puerto Rico Distillery has moved to a historic factory building in Brunswick, Maryland The post Maryland’s Puerto Rico Distillery relocates to…
Colruyt To Close Two Okay Direct Stores In Ghent And Expand In Brussels
Colruyt has announced changes to its Okay Direct format, with plans to close two stores in Ghent and open a new branch in Brussels, Belgium.
Brussels’ luxury locations for sale following the collapse of the Hibert real estate empire
Some of Brussels’ best-known retail locations are set to change hands. About ten trustees are working on the sale of Gérald Hibert’s Belgian real estate holdings, whose business…
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[Interview] The Barn opens its tenth store: “Every Brussels municipality should have a market”
“Everything we do is organic, including our growth,” says co-founder Julien de Brouwer, looking back on ten years of The Barn. The organic chain is celebrating its anniversary…
Co-op Wholesale quiet over rapid delivery service 1k store target
The 'Peckish' service was launched in February last year