Ahold Delhaize Outage, Kroger Cuts 3,000 Jobs

The Ahold Delhaize outage has left websites and apps down since Sunday and Dutch stores showing last week's shelf prices, a reminder that pricing now depends on central IT. Kroger is cutting 3,000 corporate jobs, UK shoppers are holding back before the budget, and Shein, Temu and AliExpress are losing ground in Germany.

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- British Retail Consortium: BRC: September Retail Sales Subdued as Households Hold Back Ahead of Budget https://brc.org.uk/news-and-events/news/sluggish-sales-as-shoppers-look-for-budget-boost/

- Retail Times: CBRE: Luxury Brands Invest Estimated £400m in London Flagship Fit-outs Since 2025 https://retailtimes.co.uk/london-holds-unrivalled-global-position-for-flagship-retail-finds-cbre-report/

- Retail Times: Aldi Allocates £19.5m to Scotland in 2027 as Part of £900m UK Investment Programme https://retailtimes.co.uk/scotland-set-to-benefit-from-aldis-900m-investment/

- Grocery Dive: Kroger Plans 3,000 Corporate Job Cuts Over Three Years https://www.grocerydive.com/news/kroger-corporate-layoffs-3000-employees/832811/

- Retail Dive: Ross Stores Completes 115-Store FY2026 Plan; Opens First Massachusetts Sites https://www.retaildive.com/news/ross-opens-51-new-stores/832721/

- RetailDetail EU: Ahold Delhaize IT Outage Takes Websites and Apps Offline Since Sunday https://www.retaildetail.eu/news/food/major-cyber-incident-at-ahold-delhaize-albert-heijn-etos-and-gall-gall-brought-to-a-standstill/

- bevh (German E-Commerce and Distance Selling Association): Shein, Temu and AliExpress German Sales Fall 35.5% in Q3; Share Drops to 3.1% https://bevh.org/detail/nach-abschaffung-der-zollfreigrenze-asiatische-plattformen-verlieren-deutlich-marktanteile

- Kaufland: Kaufland Online Marketplace Launches in Spain; Nine European Countries Now Active https://unternehmen.kaufland.de/presse/newsroom/2026/oktober/ab-sofort-in-neun-laendern-kaufland-waechst-mit-launch-in-spanien-zum-groessten-marktplatz-netzwerk-aus-europa