Overview
- The walkouts, which began Friday, drew more than 5,000 workers at over 200 stores and depots across several states.
- Strikes hit outlets and warehouses tied to Edeka, Rewe, Kaufland, Penny, H&M, Zara, Primark, Metro, Douglas and Ikea.
- The retail association HDE reported no broad store closures and said shoppers should not see major disruption, though brief supply delays from struck warehouses are possible.
- Verdi is seeking roughly 7% or fixed monthly raises depending on the region, while employers propose 2% from November and another 1.5% in August 2027, which the union calls insufficient.
- Actions continued Saturday with a focused call to strike six of seven Ikea stores in Lower Saxony and Bremen as regional talks resume in the coming weeks after a long 2023–25 bargaining cycle.