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The latest edition of the Retail Report shows a transformation in retail and, together with the cadastre, provides a fine-grained view. (Photo: SIP)
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More shop windows, less choice: how the retail offer is changing

The consumer does not have fewer shops than a few years ago. They even have more. However, the offer they are confronted with has been profoundly transformed. The Retail Report 2026 shows that behind the multiplication of points of sale, retail space per inhabitant is contracting, silently changing the nature of the products available, the real diversity and the shopping experience.

Thierry Labro • 24.02.2026
This new outlet has an extension of more than 1,000m2 compared with the Ingeldorf site, located a few kilometres from Diekirch. (Photo: Lidl)
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Lidl upscales with its new Diekirch store

Ioanna Schimizzi • 23.02.2026
The Hermès Group passed the €16bn sales threshold in 2025, driven by sustained growth in all regions. Here, the boutique in Luxembourg city. (Photo: Hermès)
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Hermès reaches €16bn in sales in 2025

Ioanna Schimizzi • 12.02.2026
A sixth address for Alain Afflelou, loyal to city centre locations and shopping centres. (Photo: gregorydeleeuw.myportfolio.com)
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Twenty years on, Afflelou opens a sixth shop in Luxembourg

Pierre Théobald • 05.02.2026
The headquarters of the Luxembourg holding company, a stone’s throw from the Place de Paris. This Monday morning, the Castel family regained control of its holding company in Singapore and has already announced that it will draw all the consequences for all the group’s structures. The days of CEO Gregory Clerc are numbered. (Photos and editing: Paperjam)
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The Castel family dismisses Grégory Clerc from IBBM

Thierry Labro • 02.02.2026
Action has 12 stores in Luxembourg. (Photo: Guy Wolff/archives)
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Action boosts sales to €16bn in 2025

Émilio Naud • 29.01.2026
In Luxembourg, Colruyt has a network of six shops. (Photo: Shutterstock)
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“Very clearly not”: why Colruyt won’t be leaving Luxembourg

Hugo Hirsch • 28.01.2026
Less than 3% of trips sold by CFL Évasion were by train, which has prompted the company to end this activity. (Photo: Paperjam/Archives)
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CFL Évasion will cease trading on 31 March

Thierry Labro • 26.01.2026
The German family-owned Fielmann Group is adding 10 shops to its network in Luxembourg, where it was already present in Luxembourg and Esch. (Photo: Conzeption et fabrication Heikhaus)
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Fielmann Group acquires Opti-Vue network

Thierry Labro • 26.01.2026
For Robert Goeres and Catherine Glod, the transformation of their Rolex boutique is more than just aesthetic; it embodies a philosophy of constantly striving for excellence. (Photo: Goeres Horlogerie/Made Creative Marie De Decker)
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The art of continuous metamorphosis: the new Rolex showcase inaugurated

Marc Fassone • 21.01.2026
A decade ago, André Schwämmlein (left) “in white trainers”, recalls Jos Sales (right), came to visit the project born within the Sales-Lentz group with great curiosity. Today, the German is back through the front door to lead Flibco to accelerated growth. In the middle, Flibco CEO Tobias Stüber with Fabian Stenger. (Photo: Robert Gongoll/Flix)
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Flibco, from family intuition to partnership with “the best in class”

Thierry Labro • 13.01.2026
Isabelle Lentz and Brasserie Nationale can turn the page on almost two years of proceedings over the merger between their subsidiary Munhowen and Boissons Heintz. Library photo: Paperjam
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Boissons Heintz eases up on merger with Munhowen

Thierry Labro • 13.01.2026
Flix CEO André Schwämmlein and SLG head Jos Sales at the announcement of the capital opening to the German company that developed Flixbus and Flixtrain, while SLG remains a strategic partner. (Photo: Robert Gongoll/Flix)
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Flix becomes majority shareholder in Flibco, 20 years after its creation

Thierry Labro • 13.01.2026
Digital solutions have proliferated in recent years to support shoppers. Google goes much further by "enabling" them to do everything without leaving Gemini, Google's AI application, for example. Photo: Shutterstock
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Competing with Zara, Sephora and Ikea, Google is revolutionising retail

Thierry Labro • 12.01.2026
This station is Aral's 56th in Luxembourg. (Photo: Aval)
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A new Aral service station has opened

Émilio Naud • 08.01.2026
Louyet Group adds the BMW brand to its portfolio in Luxembourg. (Photo: Louyet Group)
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Louyet Group takes over BMW Muzzolini in Esch-sur-Alzette

Émilio Naud • 07.01.2026
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