The Local Germany

Kanye West pop-up store opens in Kreuzberg, Berlin

Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:31:24 +0200

US rapper Kanye West has launched a pop-up store in Berlin, which is expected to receive thousands of visitors during the two days it is open.

‘Innovative’ Germans finally discover Victorian drying rack

Wed, 04 May 2016 14:42:25 +0200

No one beats the Germans when it comes to invention and innovation - or so the cliché goes. But a Munich startup’s new project shows they’re not always first to the party.

Germans 'waste valuable clothes': Greenpeace

Mon, 23 Nov 2015 16:30:00 +0100

When it comes to what they wear, Germans have a throwaway culture. A new survey by Greenpeace shows that the words Schuster (cobbler) and Schneider (tailor) have become little more than surnames in modern society.

Serious summer sales follow poor season

Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:03:00 +0200

Shoppers will be spoiled for bargains over the coming few weeks, with the annual summer sales expected to see half of Germany's retailers slashing prices by up to 70 percent.

Clothes shops slash prices after poor weather

Fri, 21 Jun 2013 14:24:00 +0200

The mild winter and chilly spring have hit Germany's clothing industry hard, with some already slashing prices in a desperate attempt to generate sales, Die Welt newspaper reported on Friday.

Clothing firm increases fire compensation offer

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:46:00 +0200

German discount clothing retailer Kik has agreed to pay more than $1.2 million compensation for victims of a Pakistan factory fire, a union leader said Wednesday, after an initial offer worked out to less than €1,500 per life lost.

Factory fire firm offers less than €1,500 a death

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:00:00 +0200

German discount clothing firm Kik, which was the main contractor at a Pakistani factory where more than 259 people died in a fire last month, has set up a fund for the victims – offering less than €1,500 per dead worker.

Kik bought clothes from doomed factory

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:35:00 +0200

Discount clothes chain Kik has admitted to getting products made at the factory in Pakistan where nearly 300 workers died in a fire last week, due to basic safety standards being flouted.