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Thailand’s Central buys rest of German luxury retail business KaDeWe

June 14, 2024 No Comments Business , , , , , , , ,

By Reuters Published Jun 14, 2024 Thai retailer Central Group agreed to acquire the assets it has not already secured in KaDeWe Group, a chain of landmark department stores in Germany, part of tycoon Rene Benko’s folded property empire. Reuters Central purchased the eponymous Berlin luxury department store KaDeWe in April, saying at the time [...]read moreThailand’s Central buys rest of German luxury retail business KaDeWe

Adidas CEO challenges Nike on German football federation kit deal

April 22, 2024 No Comments Beauty , , , , , , , ,

By AFP Translated by Nicola Mira Published Apr 22, 2024 Defending Adidas’s decision not to enter into a bidding war with US rival Nike, Bjorn Gulden, CEO of the German sport apparel and equipment group, said Adidas will continue to be interested in major football kit supply deals, including one for the French national team, [...]read moreAdidas CEO challenges Nike on German football federation kit deal

Thailand’s Central buys German luxury retail property KaDeWe

April 14, 2024 No Comments Business , , , , , , ,

By Reuters Published Apr 14, 2024 ​Thai retailer Central Group has acquired the landmark KaDeWe property in central Berlin from the insolvent Austrian company Signa in what it said was another step towards buying the group. Reuters Central said in a statement on Friday that it was optimistic about talks to acquire the entire KaDeWe [...]read moreThailand’s Central buys German luxury retail property KaDeWe

US businessman Richard Baker among bidders for bankrupt German department store chain Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof

April 8, 2024 No Comments Business , , , , , , , , , , , ,

By Reuters Published Apr 7, 2024 The investment firm of US businessman Richard Baker is among the two remaining bidders for Germany’s most prominent department store chain Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof, business outlet WirtschaftsWoche reported on Friday. Reuters “We are not commenting on the bidding process,” said a spokesman for Galeria’s insolvency manager Stefan Denkhaus. NRDC was not [...]read moreUS businessman Richard Baker among bidders for bankrupt German department store chain Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof

A German In Kyoto: The Coutner BMW E24 635CSi

March 2, 2024 No Comments Auto , , , , ,

Sometimes, looking out of place just can’t be helped. A pineapple at a BBQ; a Mini Cooper in the Sahara; or a mariachi band at a funeral might raise an eyebrow. But a German in Kyoto? Right at home. Of course, I’m talking about this E24 BMW 635CSi, as built by Kyoto-based E24 specialist Coutner. Somehow, Shiro Watanabe’s [...]read moreA German In Kyoto: The Coutner BMW E24 635CSi

German memory culture, anti-Semitic Zionists and Palestinian liberation | Racism

March 1, 2024 No Comments News , , , , , , , , , ,

I am a Jewish pro-Palestine solidarity activist originally from the New York area and now based in Berlin. My grandmother was a Holocaust survivor from Cologne who fled to the United States during the Second World War at the age of 16. Her parents and much of her family were murdered during the Holocaust. I [...]read moreGerman memory culture, anti-Semitic Zionists and Palestinian liberation | Racism

This German nonprofit is building an open voice assistant that anyone can use

February 16, 2024 No Comments Technology , , , , ,

There’s been many attempts at open source AI-powered voice assistants (see Rhasspy, Mycroft and Jasper, to name a few) — all established with the goal of creating privacy-preserving, offline experiences that don’t compromise on functionality. But development’s proven to be extraordinarily slow. That’s because, in addition to all the usual challenges attendant with open source [...]read moreThis German nonprofit is building an open voice assistant that anyone can use

German footwear brand Birkenstock’s revenues jump 20% in FY23

January 19, 2024 No Comments Business , , , , , ,

By Fibre2Fashion Published Jan 19, 2024 Birkenstock, a leading Germany-based global footwear brand, has reported revenues of €1.492 billion for the fiscal ended September 30, 2023 (FY23), marking a 20% increase on both a reported and constant currency basis compared to the previous year. The revenue growth is attributed to a 6% increase in the [...]read moreGerman footwear brand Birkenstock’s revenues jump 20% in FY23

Doppelganger murder: German woman goes on trial accused of killing lookalike

January 17, 2024 No Comments Trending Stories , , , , , , ,

Sharaban K is accused of selecting her victim because of her similar looks to fake her own death. Source link

Namibia criticises German support for Israel over ICJ genocide case

January 14, 2024 No Comments Trending Stories , , , , , , ,

Since then Israel has killed nearly 24,000 people, mostly children and women, in its retaliatory attacks on Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The UN and humanitarian organisations have warned of the risk of famine in Gaza as well as the spread of disease among displaced people and have urged that more aid be [...]read moreNamibia criticises German support for Israel over ICJ genocide case