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Retailers expect high Christmas sales

Hamburg's retailers are expecting that in Hamburg Christmas sales will be much more successful than in many other German cities. Throughout the holiday season, additional sales of about 300 million euros are expected. Customer's  buying proclivities should be stronger than in many other cities in Germany, expert say. Many retailers want to take advantages of that, and have expanded their opening hours for the pre-Christmas season.

Prince Albert II of Monaco to Visit Hamburg

Prince Albert II of Monaco (Official photo)

Tonight, on the evening of November 23, Prince Albert II of Monaco will be awarded with the Special B.A.U.M. prize for his merits in environmental protection and sustainable development, at the town hall of Hamburg. Michael Stich, the farmer Wimbledon winner, will give the address. Prior to receiving his award, the 51-year-old monarch will be received by Mayor Ole von Beust and sign the Golden Visitors' Book of the Free and Hanseatic Town of Hamburg.

The "Bundesdeutscher Arbeitkreis für Umweltbewusstes Management BAUM e.V." (German Environmental Management Association), which was founded by a group of Hamburg-based entrepreneurs in 1984 and over the years has grown into the European business community's largest environmental initiative, will honour the prince for his engagement with the "Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco".