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A crowd of at least 2,000 bargain-hunters lined up yesterday in Brussels’ Nieuwstraat for the opening of the country’s second outlet of the Irish low-cost clothing chain Primark.

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Atrium, the Brussels Capital-Region’s commercial agency, is cancelling its Afterwork Shopping campaign, which saw many shops open until 20.00 on Thursdays.

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Belgium is one of the largest consumers in the world, using up natural resources at an alarming and unsustainable rate.

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Pear sales in Belgium have increased by about 30% compared to the same period last year, report De Tijd and Het Nieuwsblad. The sale of apples, by contrast, remains stable.

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The federal government’s plans for selectively turning off the electricity supply to certain areas this winter – the so-called brownout – have been announced by interior minister Melchior Wathelet

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Nine out of 10 shoppers would like to know more about where the meat they buy comes from, according to a survey carried out by the Belgian consumer organisation Test-Achats.

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Last year, 80.6 terawatt-hours of electricity were consumed in Belgium, less than previous years, according to figures from the Belgian energy regulators.

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Belgians have responded en masse to the call to buy more Belgian products, such as pork and pears, after they were included in Russia’s food import ban last week.

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Last year there were 12 million pigs slaughtered in Belgium, a record high, writes Het Belang van Limburg based on figures from the Agricultural Statistics Division of the FPS Economy.

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