October 13, 2020

goodbag – this is the name of the smart reusable shopping bag by Austrian start-up bgood, which was piloted in Denner stores in March. The key feature: Every time customers re-use the goodbag in a Denner store, Denner donates to the NGO One Earth – One Ocean, which has the equivalent of one plastic bag fished out of the ocean.

Ingka Group announces it will use this year’s Black Friday as an opportunity to meet customers’ needs in ways that contribute to a circular economy. For the first time in its 77-year history, IKEA Retail stores in 27 countries will offer to buy back thousands of pieces of unwanted furniture and find them new homes. Anything that can’t be resold will be recycled or donated to community projects to help those most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Numerous participants had previously declared their intention to not participate. Justifying their decision, they pointed out that Munich has been declared a risk area recently and that the situation in Germany and other European countries has worsened dramatically in recent days and hours.

On October 1, 2020 Globetrotter opened its new flagship store in Schloßstraße 20 in Berlin-Steglitz. With concept, planning, shopfitting and digital touchpoints, the Store Makers of umdasch developed the 4,000 sq m outdoor experience center as general contractor together with the Globetrotter team. The result was a “more than just a reinvention” of a successful brand as a spectacular shopping experience.

JLL has appointed Mateusz Bonca as CEO of Poland, effective in mid-November and he will be based in Warsaw.

LabTech, owner of Camden Market, has announced the opening of debut Indonesian concept Rendang + Rice at Buck Street Market, the UK’s first eco-conscious consumer market.