Ahold Delhaize, the parent company of Albert Heijn (AH), online store bol, and drugstore chains Etos, has reached a milestone with its online activities. It is the first time the company has succeeded in making them profitable across the board. European online sales of Ahold Delhaize rose by 12.7 percent in the second quarter. They […]
Meldpunt Fraudehelpdesk has received significantly more fraud reports in the first half of this year. The organization sees a particular increase in the number of reports about fake phone calls by bogus helpdesks and about misleading sales practices, for example, by handyman services that charge extreme prices. In the first six months of 2025, the
The increased tax on gambling is having a counterproductive effect on government revenue. According to research by the Gaming Authority (Ksa), tax revenues have fallen in the past six months, while the government wants to fill the treasury more with the increase. The gaming tax was increased on January 1, from 30.5 to 34.2 percent.
The Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter departs for the United States on Tuesday. After she spoke with the American president on Thursday evening, Donald Trump raised Swiss import tariffs to one of the highest worldwide. Keller-Sutter is accused of being in a bad mood and misjudging the half-hour phone call with Trump, writes The Guardian. A
DHL Group recorded more profit in the second quarter thanks to cost savings. The postal company, the biggest competitor of PostNL in the Netherlands, also benefited from higher rates in its home country Germany. There, the group owns Deutsche Post. DHL’s net profit rose by almost 10 percent to 815 million euros in the past
The NS has blocked digital debit cards from multiple payment services following fraud that allowed people to travel for free. Since July 1, it is no longer possible to travel with virtual debit cards from online bank Revolut and payment services Paysafe and Vivid. A spokesperson for the NS confirmed this to NU.nl following a
The number of solar panels on the roofs of houses is still increasing, despite the fact that they will yield less. This is evident from CBS figures for 2024. In rural provinces, there are more panels per house than in the Randstad. This may be because there are more apartment buildings and other high-rise buildings
Tesla was the car brand par excellence with the most loyal clientele in the United States. But the close relationship between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the American President Donald Trump has made a dent in that brand loyalty. According to Reuters, this is evident from data from research agency S&P Global Mobility. The loyalty
Wage increases agreed upon in newly concluded collective labor agreements fell below 4 percent in July for the third time this year. According to employers’ organization AWVN, it is too early to speak of a downward trend. “The coming months will have to show whether that is the case,” says a spokesperson in an explanation
Italian employees of booking platform Booking.com are striking today due to an announced round of layoffs. The company wants to lay off nine people in Italy, without an agreement with the unions. In the Netherlands, the unions have reached an agreement with the booking company. The three Italian unions involved are upset about the way