Second-year students at the Art University of Iceland have caused a stir in Reykjavík by putting advertisements in empty shop windows claiming that H&M and other famous brands will be opening up soon in Iceland. Read the full story

The German DIY chain Bauhaus has decided the time has come to open its Icelandic store, which has lain empty since completion in 2008. Read the full story

Iceland’s biggest hardware and DIY retailer has been sold after a very rocky period following the economic crash. Read the full story

It is predicted that over 5,000 Icelanders will visit Boston this season — the vast majority on Christmas shopping trips. The American city has seldom, if ever before, been so popular among Icelandic travellers. Read the full story

Frank Michelsen, the Reykjavik watchmaker and retailer whose shop was attacked in an armed robbery last month, says that demand for the recovered stolen Rolex watches is sky high. Read the full story

A doll that could make Barbie look fat has been removed from shops in Sweden after a Facebook storm erupted over an upset mother’s snapshot. Read the full story

A Danish department store is to open a bar dedicated solely to nursing mothers after it caused controversy last week by banning breastfeeding altogether from one of its cafés. Read the full story

Three men have been charged with the murder of a 24 year-old convenience store owner in a major shoot-out outside a mosque in Denmark. Read the full story

The Icelandic postal service is currently enduring its hardest week of the year and it has absolutely nothing to do with Christmas… Read the full story

Iceland’s Arion Bank has today advertised the convenience store chain 10-11 for sale. The bank has owned the chain since it took over the bankrupt estate of Hagar. Read the full story