The Local Germany

How a Bavarian supermarket is helping shoppers find love amid shutdown

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 10:45:26 +0100

One Bavarian supermarket is giving singles the chance to find love - or at least flirt behind FFP2 masks - every weekend.

Hamsterkauf: Toilet paper disappears from German supermarket shelves as panic-buying returns

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 18:33:51 +0200

As coronavirus cases in Germany have started to climb again, so too has the demand for toilet paper: concerns about new restrictions have led to increased demand for certain goods across the country.

Demand for plexiglass coronavirus shields spikes in Germany

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:56:55 +0200

Touted as a simple but effective shield against coronavirus infections, transparent screens have sprung up at supermarket tills and pharmacies across Germany.

Bacteria scare: German supermarkets recall several milk products

Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:16:34 +0200

Before you pour your milk today, look carefully at the packaging – because a Germany-wide recall on several products has been issued due to bacteria fears.

The complete German supermarket survival guide (Video)

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 15:27:20 +0100

For many people, one of the biggest culture shocks of Germany is not just the office or the bureaucracy of the Bürgeramt, but the supermarket. We teamed up with Easy German to produce a video on how this topic. plus we break down everything you need to know for your next shopping trip.

Germany discovers what self-check out is… 10 years after rest of the world

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 13:45:02 +0100

On Tuesday a German newspaper breathlessly described the advancement of a new technology into the shops of Hamburg - the self-service checkout terminal.

Tax hike could spark Dutch invasion of German supermarkets

Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:29:55 +0200

The Dutch are coming! The Supermarket Union in the Netherlands fears they will lose many of their customers to German shops due to a rise in VAT on groceries.

How German discount supermarkets hope to help fight obesity

Mon, 17 Jul 2017 15:52:24 +0200

Recent reports show Germans getting ever more obese, which poses an even greater public health problem to combat such illnesses as diabetes. But it's not just German nutritionists who are getting in on the push for better eating habits.

Supermarkets fined millions in beer price fixing scandal

Tue, 10 May 2016 12:12:19 +0200

As Germans slowly fall out of love with their lager, brewers have felt the pinch. Now the Federal Cartel Office has caught them fixing prices with supermarkets and has thrown the book at them.

Retailers plan 20-cent charge on plastic bags

Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:01:47 +0200

Forgetting your own bag when you head to the supermarket could become much more expensive from April 2016, as retailers have suggested that ordinary plastic bags should cost 20 cents each in advice to the government.

Minister promises “shredding-free” eggs

Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:38:27 +0200

Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt hopes to end mass shredding of male chicks in hatcheries in the next two years, he announced on Monday.

Germans buy half their wine at Aldi and co

Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:31:00 +0100

Practically every second bottle of wine bought in Germany comes from one or other of the country's fable discount supermarkets such as Lidl and Aldi.

German sausage price war wurst for farmers

Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:16:00 +0100

A quiet price war between Germany's discount supermarkets is putting farmers under huge economic pressure, with sausage and meat products the latest to see prices drop.

The end of the discount supermarket?

Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:57:00 +0200

Prices at discount German supermarkets Aldi and Lidl have risen quicker than those at their more expensive competitors, a consumer watchdog study revealed on Thursday.

Roma group: 'Gypsy sauce' is offensive

Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:40:00 +0200

A Sinti and Roma group are calling for German food companies to change the name of popular Zigeunersauce, “gypsy sauce”. But manufacturers are not rushing to reprint labels.

German chains 'ignore Turkish shoppers'

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:58:00 +0200

German manufacturers and supermarkets are still ignoring a huge untapped market for halal goods and typical Turkish ingredients, even after five decades of Turkish immigration to the country.

Saturday supermarket hours spark retail row

Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200

Ten years after Germany relaxed its laws on Saturday opening hours, supermarkets in the cities have cashed in on staying open longer, while in rural areas few remain open past 6.30 pm. Trade unions say workers are under too much pressure.

Lidl pays €1.5m for deadly cheese delay

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:36:00 +0100

Discount supermarket chain Lidl has been fined €1.5 million for leaving dangerous, Listeria-contaminated cheese on sale for too long. One person died after eating the cheese and three more became ill.

Local bakeries left with crumbs in bread wars

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:03:00 +0200

The trip to the local bakery to pick up fresh German bread in the morning is likely become longer, as an industry association expects more than a third of all small bakeries will close by 2020.

Dairy farmers sour after Aldi slashes milk prices

Thu, 03 May 2012 11:00:00 +0200

German discount supermarket Aldi Süd sparked concern among dairy farmers on Wednesday by announcing it was slashing the retail prices of dairy products by up to ten percent.