From A for Appenzeller to Y for yogurt: ‘Milch Fibel’ (A Guide to Milk) is one of four reference books from our Real sales line and offers useful information on the topic of milk. It was created in collaboration with scientific experts. MORE

The ninth meeting of the ‘Mittwochsgesellschaft des Handels’(Wednesday Society of the Retail Industry) on21 March in Berlinwas attended by a high-profile figure– Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Chairman of the SPD’s parliamentary group in the German Bundestag and erstwhile German Foreign Minister. In his speech, he covered everything from the significance of trade and retail for the economy to the effects and consequences of the current public debt crisis. MORE MORE

… but hardly anyone in the retail sector realises it (yet). Prof. Dr Klemens Skibicki addresses the megatrend of mobile social commerce: how Facebook, Twitter, etc. are changing consumers’ future buying behaviour, and the impact this is having on retail and manufacturers. MORE

The regional government in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia is planning to restrict store opening times, prompting renewed debate. How are trade unions, the business world and retail associations reacting? And what do German consumers think? MORE

Long ears, snub nose and jam-packed with coloured eggs – every child knows who it is: the Easter bunny. But for many people, this lovable floppy-eared friend is just a creation of the confectionery industry. What’s behind it all? And where does the Easter bunny really come from? MORE