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German rail operator Deutsche Bahn has acknowledged shortcomings in service following major delays and angry complaints from football fans in Germany during the ongoing UEFA European Championship. Extensive reports from foreign media about train breakdowns and overcrowded platforms in Germany had caused a stir, as well as acute embarrassment for a country that once prided itself on precision, punctuality and high-quality infrastructure. "We understand the fans' displeasure and criticism," Michael Peterson, who oversees long-distance passenger rail service for Deutsche Bahn, told the Bild newsp...
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Germany's rail service is benefiting from the thousands of football fans from all over Europe who have travelled to the country to watch Euro 2024 matches and are ordering snacks and drinks on trains as they head from one game to the next. Beer and sausages in particular are going down a treat, according to rail operator Deutsche Bahn which released details of on-board bistro sales during the first week of the European Championships on Sunday. Thirsty fans drank a total of 44,588 litres of beer between June 14 and 19, doubling the usual sales level, the company said. Sausages in a roll were al...
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The organization that puts on the Tour de France bicycle race has lost its trademark dispute with a German fitness studio over the branding "Tour de X" before a European Union court. The Société du Tour de France had objected to the fitness studio chain FitX's attempt to trademark the name "Tour de X" for a whole range of fitness products and classes, claiming it was too close to the name of world-famous bicycle race. But the General Court of the EU in Luxembourg ruled on Wednesday that there was no likelihood of confusion between the two names and rejected the challenge from the Société du To...
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Sports and outdoor gear retailers in Germany have enjoyed a decade-long boom in business, according to official data. Sales in sports and camping stores increased by 41.5% from 2013 to 2023, even after adjusting for inflation, a report from Germany's Federal Statistical Office said on Wednesday. That significantly outpaced sales growth for the physical retail sector as a whole, where sales grew by 9.1% over the same period. Almost half of the sports equipment imported into Germany last year came from China, followed at a considerable distance by the Czech Republic (5.5%) and the Unite States (...
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