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The popular winter sales period, in which stores offer steep discounts to attract customers, has largely been disappointing in Belgium this year, retailers have reported.
Almost 90 supermarkets in Wallonia and Brussels trading until now as Carrefour Market are to reopen this Wednesday under a new name, Intermarché.
Winter sales begin in Belgium on Tuesday and run until 31 January, although promotions have already started in many stores and on online sites.
Just in time for winter with its refreshing nip comes the Smile & Play circuit, Brussels’ latest Option B campaign - dedicated to fun and games.
Fashion retailer C&A has announced plans to close eight of its city-centre stores in Belgium, in the face of rising rents and costs, to focus on smaller out-of-town outlets.
The Decathlon store in Evere has temporarily changed its name to Nolhtaced (pronounced Noltakket), a reverse spelling of the original name, as a means to promote its rent-and-return programmes.
The price of everyday food items in Belgian supermarkets has grown by 12% in the past year, according to a wide-ranging new study by consumer protection watchdog Test-Achats.
Supermarket chain Aldi is struggling with shortages of drinking water in some of its stores due to a temporary spike in demand as a result of the pending heatwave.
As the summer sales come to their end, traders’ unions said they were “satisfied” with the month-long sales period, reports Le Soir.
