Baltic retail diverged in H1 2026: Lithuania pulled ahead, Latvia lost momentum, Estonia stabilised
Retail trade expanded across the Baltic states in the first half of 2026, though the available national releases do not…
Retail & Food
EU sanctions close Mere stores in Latvia and Lithuania
Mere stores in Latvia and Lithuania have closed after Russian businessman Sergey Schneider was added to the EU sanctions list.…
Baltic food price check: cheapest staples still hold, but pressure shifts by category
Comparison vs April 2026.Method: non-promotional prices only.Sources: Rimi + Barbora online retail checks.Focus: lowest visible baseline price, not average basket…
Who will be hit by the EU’s new €3 e-commerce duty?
Not only online shoppers. The new charge reaches rail corridors, Polish warehouses, Baltic parcel operators and the logistics system built…
A Choice That Previously Did Not Exist: Baltic Agriculture, NGTs and the Climate Shock
By early June 2026, the Baltic debate around GMOs no longer fits the old “GMO or non-GMO” frame. The formal…
Maxima, Rimi, Lidl and IKEA: four capital models behind Baltic retail
Maxima, Rimi, Lidl and IKEA are visible to Baltic consumers as retail brands. But behind those brands stand very different…
Coffee Address completes Romanian buyout — and tests whether a Baltic PE model travels
Latvia-registered Coffee Address Holding has acquired the remaining 25% in Romania’s Eur Comtur S.R.L., bringing its ownership to 100%.
Latvian curd snacks reach South Korea — and meet Estonian honey and Lithuanian salo
When Food Union announced in November 2025 that Latvia’s Kārums curd snacks would enter the South Korean market, the story…
Baltic fish economy: Estonia’s trout, Latvia’s carp and Lithuania’s catfish signal
Farmed fish remains a small part of the Baltic seafood economy, but in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania aquaculture has a…
JURA price-fixing case reaches Baltic coffee-business ownership networks
Latvia’s Competition Council has fined the official Baltic distributor of JURA coffee machines and two Latvian retailers a total of…
Baltic Retail Price Index: April 2026
Comparison vs March 2026.Method: non-promotional prices only.Sources: Rimi + Barbora online retail checks.Focus: lowest visible baseline price, not average price.…