German jeweller Wempe to close stores due to expected protests

NAMPA / DPA

2026-10-29

Hamburg (dpa) - German luxury jeweller Wempe is temporarily closing its stores due to the youth protests announced for Saturday, the Hamburg-based company said on Thursday. The safety of employees is the top priority, a spokeswoman said: "For this reason, we have decided to close our branches nationwide across Germany." Currently, only three stores remain open, the spokeswoman told dpa, days after major protests in France and Italy culminated in......

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