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🇪🇺 DYK restoring the #SingleMarket for sourcing could save EU consumers billions?
Today, TSCs fragment markets:
❌ Block cross-border sourcing
❌ Reduce competition
❌ Increase prices
👉 Ending TSCs means:
✔️ More competition
✔️ Lower prices
✔️ More choice
⚖️Time for EU action
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DYK large manufacturers fragment the #EUSingleMarket to boost their margins?
Through TSCs, they:
❌Block cross-border sourcing
❌Set different prices for identical products
❌Force retailers to buy nationally
➡️Result: higher consumer prices
⚖️Time for EU action to end TSCs
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🚨 Retailers and hospitality operators are not packaging manufacturers.
Under the current interpretation of the #PPWR, businesses could be considered manufacturers just because their logo appears on packaging, even when they have no control over its design or composition. ⬇️
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➡️This creates unnecessary costs, legal uncertainty and administrative burdens.
Together with @EuroCoop and @HOTREC_EUROPE, we urge the @EU_Commission to clarify the rules.
📄 Joint statement: lnkd.in/eS8ankw3
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Are you ready to shape the future of independent retail in Europe?
You have the opportunity to make real impact at EU level as our next Competitiveness Policy Manager.
📅 Start Sept 2026
⏳ Apply by 18 April
Find more ➡️ lnkd.in/enT8qCW7
#BrusselsJobs #PublicAffairs
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Independent retail is the foundation of Europe’s communities #IREConference2026
At our Annual Conference in Barcelona, President Tobias Wasmuht highlighted:
💬 local retail = jobs, local growth & vibrant neighbourhoods
When independent retail thrives, communities thrive.
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At #IREConference2026, Nadia Quevedo (Barcelona City Council) underlined how integrating retail into urban strategy planning, sustainability & partnerships supports vibrant, liveable cities 🇪🇺
💬 Independent retail = economic social value
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At #IREConference2026, @FagesGeraldine (@EU_Commission) highlighted why independent retail is key to a strong EU Single Market 🇪🇺
💬 An economic pillar connecting ecosystems
📊 Independent groups are embracing digital transition
🤝 Vital social role in communities
@EU_Growth
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MEP @DirkGotink highlighted the growing influx of non-compliant products into Europe and the resulting strain on fair competition. He stressed the need for stronger and more effective domestic enforcement. #IREConference2026 #CustomsUnion
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What are the main trends in the retail ecosystem? How do independent retailers navigate the current transition? Lucia Cusmano, from @OECD shares insights of the recent report: share.google/Enq0GiTxCEQXjm1…
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Nadia Quevedo Muñoz, Commissioner for the economic promotion, commerce and hospitality of Barcelona spoke about the importance of retail for the city's social fabric, economic vitality and cohesion. #IREConference2026
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Start of #IREConference2026 in this year's Capital of Small Retail, #Barcelona by our Director General, Else Groen.
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💶 EU cash acceptance rules must stay balanced & workable for retailers.
Mandatory cash use can’t fit all cases. Unmanned setups, safety risks & high costs need exemptions.
Co-legislators must keep rules pragmatic, protecting both consumers & merchants.
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🇨🇾 We welcome the @CY2026EU Presidency of the Council of the EU.
➡️We support its focus on simplification and completing the #SingleMarket, including tackling territorial supply constraints to boost competitiveness, innovation & consumer choice. #EUPresidency #EU2026
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19 Dec 2025
Great interview with our President Tobias Wasmuht, CEO of SPAR International, in European Supermarket Magazine. Independent retailers are a cornerstone of Europe’s economy & communities and their collective voice at EU level matters more than ever.
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18 Dec 2025
@Europarl_EN vote in the endorsing the #Omnibus I agreement is an important step simplifying EU sustainability due diligence & reporting requirements under the #CSRD & the #CSDDD.
We welcome the significant reduction in the scope of companies affected. (1/2)
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18 Dec 2025
The agreement provides protection against the shifting of reporting & due diligence responsibilities on companies with <1.000 employees, offering SMEs legal certainty. It sends a positive signal: Simplification & SME-friendliness can go🤝 with EU’s sustainability objectives.(2/2)
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4 Dec 2025
Large FMCG giants hold the strongest power in 🇪🇺 food chain.
🔒Territorial supply constraints, delivery stops & price segmentation keep markets fragmented and prices high.
🤝#Retailalliances rebalance this power by negotiating with global FMCG brands not SMEs or farmers.
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13 Nov 2025
Independent Retail Europe joins a broad coalition urging EU lawmakers to ensure balance in the #PaymentServicesRegulation.
An unconditional refund right for merchant-initiated transactions (MITs) would harm small retailers & undermine trust in payments. (1/2)
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13 Nov 2025
In #retail, MITs include subscriptions, pre-payments (e.g. fresh produce sold per kilo) & delayed payments.
A blanket refund right would let consumers claim refunds for goods already consumed, leaving merchants unable to contest. (2/2)
Find more 👉 lnkd.in/exrfPM5f
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