Retailers dropped amid concern consumer spending over the Christmas period waned. The Stoxx 600's retail group shed 2.8 percent.
German retailers are lowering prices by as much as 92 percent after shoppers held back in the past months and holiday sales fell short of expectations, Bild-Zeitung said.
KarstadtQuelle, Germany's largest operator of department stores, shed 1.3 percent to 16.28 euros. Metro AG, Germany's biggest retailer, slid 6.1 percent to 22 euros.
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