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What changed in DACH this month
Regulation, customs and retail news for beauty, fragrance and lifestyle brands entering Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Curated daily by SONKO Consulting, free to read. Each entry links to its source.
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dm aims to be Germany's first large FMCG retailer with an AI shopping agent in its app
DACH retail · DE · 8 Oct 2026 · Lebensmittel Zeitung
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Flaconi enters seven more European markets in 2026, reaching 19 countries, rollout completed by mid-November
DACH retail · EU · 6 Oct 2026 · Parfümerienachrichten
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Karlsruhe regional court reviews dm-med, ruling expected on 9 December 2026
DACH retail · DE · applies from 9 Dec 2026 · etailment
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KPMG Consumer Snapshot 03/2026: only 7 percent see retailer AI as objective, 46 percent use AI for purchase decisions
DACH retail · DE · 9 Oct 2026 · etailment
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Corpack and Trovr present Qube, a mobile take-back station for cosmetics packaging
DACH retail · DE · 6 Oct 2026 · kosmetiknachrichten.de
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Natural cosmetics move into mass retail: brand NKM says it is listed in more than 100 Douglas and Galeria stores
DACH retail · DE · 2 Oct 2026 · Life in Balance
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APOkix survey: 99 percent of German pharmacies also buy direct, 59 percent say direct sourcing has gained importance
DACH retail · DE · 29 Sep 2026 · retail-news.de
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VKE citing Circana: German selective beauty grows 0.8 percent to 2.448 billion euros from January to August 2026
DACH retail · DE · 15 Sep 2026 · VKE-Kosmetikverband via Presseportal
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Armani prepares talks on a 15 percent minority stake with L'Oréal, LVMH and EssilorLuxottica
DACH retail · Global · 28 Sep 2026 · Global Cosmetics News
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