H&M to shut a quarter of Spanish stores, lay off 588 workers
Negotiations with the unions are due to start in September.
Bylaws
Retailers present Palma town hall with twenty demands
More police in order to ensure compliance with bylaws, such as that which applies to illegal selling, was among them.
Retailing
Small retailers complain of a "bad" start to the tourist season
The monthly survey shows that 88 per cent of retailers have suffered a “bad” start to the tourist season.
Environment
Majorca-wide ban on plastic bags to start from next year
The Council of Majorca is planning to start banning plastic bags from next year, when it will apply its new general plan for dangerous waste.
Fairs and fiestas
Retailers unhappy at Palma Christmas lights delay
Justifications for the delay until 3 December "suffer from a lack of rationale and credibility".
Retail
Retailers aren't happy with Palma plastic bag restrictions
The Afedeco association is against any prohibition and especially so when it has been arrived at without consensus.
Retailing
Summer sales expected to fuel surge in jobs on back of sales boom
The summer sales, which officially begin this week on Friday, are expected to create 1,074 jobs across the Balearics.
Palma
Retail association backs Born terraces
Prohibition of terraces would be “a serious miscalculation and an irreparable error.”
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