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Five hundred employees are to be affected by the streamlining.
Zalando Raises Full-Year Guidance
Europe's largest fashion and footwear online retailer booked double-digit gains in the first quarter.
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The German group expects both sales and profits to pick up over the year.
Metro Narrows Loss in Q2
German retailer sees sales stabilize, while goodwill impairment sharply impacted EBIT.
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It's unclear whether the KaDeWe flagship and the rest of the premium group owned by Karstadt are for sale.
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The new two-floor boutique directly accesses Friedrichstrasse.