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Office yields across Europe fell during Q2 2010. The CB Richard Ellis office yield index for the EU-15 fell by four basis points in the quarter and 50 basis points from the same quarter last year. Seventeen of the 55 markets in the survey saw downward yield movement, 34 remained unchanged and four saw an increase. The largest yield reduction was in Moscow (down 100 basis points to 11%).

IDC Retail Insights recently released a new report, whose purpose is to understand European retail-specific networking and mobile solutions strategies and adoption trends, short-term priorities, and investment plans.

Retail sales grew in Poland in July by 5.9% when compared with July 2008.

Without durability, nothing goes anymore. The topic receives much attention in the retail, consumer goods and packaging industries. For its survey “Durable packaging concepts in retail” EHI has questioned the persons in charge.

Wednesday the best day for pain-free shopping in Poland; findings show that Polish male shoppers are unwilling to buy clothing on their own; Visa cards accepted at over 160,000 merchant locations in Poland

February's retail sales data in Poland - down by 1.6% on an annual basis - suggest that GDP growth will likely slow down to close to 1.5% in Q1.

The recession began in Estonia in 2008, with GDP dropping -3.5% in 2008 after eight years averaging 7% per year. GDP is projected to drop -3% in 2009.

French Retailer Casino Group was honored during drupa 2008, by DuPont Packaging Graphics with their New Horizons Award for Embracing Sustainability.

Poland’s growing ability to attract global retailers to its shores has seen it become the second most penetrated retail market in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region (second to Russia) and ranked in the top 15 most international retail markets in the world, according to a new study by CB Richard Ellis.

Inventory discrepancies in the retail sector as a whole add up to four billion euros annually, EHI observes in its current survey. Dishonest customers account for slightly less than 1.9 billion euros of the amount; retailers' employees are blamed for losses of around one billion euros. Statistically, each year each German household continues to steal goods valued at over 50 euros from retailers. To visualise, this means that about every 200th shopping trolley passes the checkout without being paid for. The state loses around 400 million euros in VAT revenues annually as a result.

Packforum®, the Sealed Air Cryovac European customer care center near Paris, hosted its second global fish and seafood event last month. The programme comprised a seminar session with a series of presentations from leading industry experts on all aspects of fish packaging, specific workshops and an optional tour of a flagship French supermarket store. The event welcomed 85 delegates from retail, industry and food sciences representing 64 companies and 21 countries in West and Eastern Europe as well as Saudi Arabia.

Innovia Films has introduced the latest addition to its Propaream™ portfolio: an Easy Open packaging film, Propaream™ T710EO, designed to address the need for increased consumer convenience in the fast moving cut-size paper market.

Polish retail sales inched up by 0.3% in monthly terms in February and surged by 23.8% y/y, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) announced. In January, retail sales rose by 20.9% y/y.

Seduced by Invercote is the theme of Iggesund Paperboard’s participation in this year’s LuxePack, and it is a seduction with several dimensions. Primarily the theme refers to Invercote’s abilities to convey a message in a powerful and convincing way.