German Retail Blog

Welcome to German Retail Blog, the English online platform of Lebensmittel Zeitung, Germany's leading retail & fmcg trade newspaper. German Retail Blog provides news content and timely reporting on matters of interest and importance to our trade audience and all those fascinated by the vibrant world of retailing and the fmcg industry. We also offer a free newsletter service to all subscribers. As the title German Retail Blog implies, the posts essentially comment in a topical manner on German retailing. However, the strong internationalisation of German retailers and the importance of the local market for global fmcg manufacturers inevitably demand detailed coverage beyond national borders. The blog posts are flanked by interviews with the top management of international retailers & fmcg manufacturers as well as with prominent thinkers and personalities relevant to the trade. Our team has chosen to write in blog form because we wish to reward our readers for their time with commentary that is both informative and, above all, entertaining. According to Google Analytics, our posts are read in more than 180 countries and by a surprising number of local German managers wishing to know how their company or business segment is viewed abroad. Others use them to improve their trade English. We therefore have pleasure in providing an audio version (podcast) for most of our posts. We hope that online users will find German Retail Blog both helpful and enjoyable and look forward to your comments and suggestions. Finally, a little more information for those who may be unfamiliar with our German parent: Lebensmittel Zeitung (LZ) is Germany's leading business newspaper specialising in retailing & the fmcg industry. LZ is an exclusive source of news & in-depth analysis providing full coverage of German & international marketing strategies, product ranges & retail formats.