Luxembourg’s top 100 companies are mostly based in Luxembourg city (over 60%), with others in Bertrange, Niederanven, etc., and their founding years span from 1948 to 2021, with clusters in the 2010s and 2018.

Iceland’s top 100 companies are mostly based in Reykjavík (over 60%), with others in Kópavogur, Garðabær, etc., and their founding years span from 1929 to 2021, with many established in the 1990s and 2000s.

EQUIP AUTO Paris 2025 (Oct 14-18, Porte de Versailles), a top 3 global auto aftermarket show’s 50th ed, has 1,400 exhibitors, 95k visitors (70% int’l), thematic zones, forums, business matching.

IFA Berlin 2025, held at Messe Berlin from September 5-9 by GFU Consumer & Home Electronics GmbH, brought together over 1,800 exhibitors and 215,000+ visitors to showcase innovations across smart home, computing/gaming, audio, and sustainable tech, with specialized zones (IFA Next, IFA Global Markets).

IAA MOBILITY 2025 will be held on Sept 9-14, 2025, in Munich, Germany, as a top global platform for mobility, sustainability and tech, with the slogan "It's all about mobility". IAA Summit, free IAA Open Space, and IAA Experience 3 sectors.

Adidas, a globally iconic sportswear brand founded in 1949 in Germany, operates through three core segments (Performance, Originals, Sportswear), has a presence in over 160 countries with 2024 revenue of €23.68 billion and 62,035 employees, sponsors major sports events and athletes.

1&1 is a leading German telecommunications and digital services provider offering a wide range of services including broadband internet (DSL and fiber-optic), telephony, mobile services with expanding 5G coverage, digital solutions for businesses.

German ecommerce giant Kaufland, part of the Schwarz Group, has launched its marketplace in France, allowing French customers access to over three million items from 2,800 local sellers and enabling cross-border sales to 81 million customers in five other European countries.

German e-commerce, with 60% penetration in 2023 (lower than UK/US), saw B2C revenue near €85B in 2023 (projected €88B in 2024), post-pandemic dips, Amazon as top but declining, electronics popular, and a rebound likely.

France, Europe's third-largest e-commerce market with over 30 million users in 2024, sees tripled sales in a decade, led by fashion (Vinted top), booming C2C (Leboncoin's 120M visitors), and rising social commerce.