"The Grocer soon going to publish our next trade report (for Q3). We’re just looking at the data for the first couple of months of that. And from what we can see so far, we’re still seeing that persistent increase to the UK.” The top five product categories include fish, poultry, vegetables, confectionery and prepared foods. And some of the biggest increases are soft drinks, spirits, protein concentrates, animal fats and oils. So, why is it happening? What signs are there tha

Discount Retail Chain such as the main once Mass, Tottus and Economax (Makro) impact the Peruvian winemaking industry. This analysis focuses on understanding the perception of the Peruvian winemaker, its stability, its expectations and, mainly, the impact of the discounter channel in development in Peru. The LOCK Research & Insights seeks to take the pulse of the winemaker periodically on certain axes that are monitored on a regular basis. As José Luis Quezada, Director of t

Discount Retail Chain Netto Marken-Discount, owned by EDEKA, is once again Central Germany's most popular discounter for the 9th time in a row. Netto Marken-Discount remains the first choice for customers in Central Germany: In the current Central German Brand Study, the food retailer was voted the most popular discounter in Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt for the ninth time in a row and thus once again successfully prevailed against competitors. The study, which is condu

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Netherlands has published its new sustainability report for 2024–2025 . Lidl publishes a sustainability report every year in accordance with the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). In these reports, it shares the progress on our sustainability goals. In it, the supermarket chain announces that it is fully committed to net-zero emissions by 2050. The targets for 2030 and 2034 have also been further tightened. Further highlights are:

Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollar Tree reported that higher-income shoppers are contributing to one of its most successful recent quarters, fueling a resurgence for the retailer.  The retailer saw 3 million more households shop its stores during the third quarter compared to the prior year, and about 60% of those shoppers came from households earning over $100,000, equal to the combined share of middle-income households (earning $60,000 to $100,000 at 30%) and lower-income

Discount Retail Chain Lidl's mother company Schwarz Group and Deutsche Telekom (DT), are on the verge of launching a project that could change Europe's digital landscape forever. According to a report in the Handelsblatt, talks are already well advanced about a joint "AI Factory", another mega data center that could make Germany a real AI hotspot. A Canadian financial investor could also get on board and give the project additional billions of dollars. The goal is clear: to g

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Spain has added more than half a million new shoppers in the last year. The company has recorded an 8% increase in the number of customers between June 2024 and June 2025. In addition, the supermarket chain has today exceeded 480 stores in Spain with the inauguration that takes place today in the Alicante municipality of Finestrat, the second store in the town. Alicante is a key province for Aldi, where it already has more than 40 supermarkets. The

Discount Retail Chain Hema NB learns Alibaba to anchor its discount retail push. In the first half of this year, Hema NB generated revenue of about RMB 8 billion (USD 1.1 billion), marking double-digit growth from the same period last year. The discounter now operates nearly 300 stores, doubling its footprint in six months, with most clustered in central and suburban areas of major cities in eastern China. Hema declined to comment on the figures. Earlier, the company introduc

Discount Retail Community Chains are the new collective format for retail brands in 2025. At the end of last year, the first store of the "Lianhua Fude (FD)" brand under Lianhua Huashang Group opened in Senhe Plaza, Hangzhou. It has 1,200 SKUs and the store's main products are fresh produce and food, marking the official launch of Lianhua Huashang discount store's new brand "Lianhua FD". On March 20, Dingdong Outlet Wuxi store officially opened. As a community discount store

Discount Retail Chain Hema's NB outlet stores will be fully launched nationwide, entering Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Beijing, and Shanghai. The plan is to open 500 Hema NB outlet stores in 2024. "The model has been implemented. With over 2,800 county-level cities and around 290 prefecture-level cities in China, opening 10,000 Hema NB outlet stores is not a dream, it will definitely come true," mentioned Hou Yi, CEO of Hema, posted on his WeChat Moments in 2024.   It is understood tha

Discount Retail Chain Rema1000 made three humorous television commercials for Rema1000, a Norwegian discount supermarket chain and market leading supermarket chain with 868 stores in Norway, in 1994 with Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson). These ads were specifically created for the Scandinavian market and highlight Rema1000's low prices through Mr. Bean's signature slapstick comedy. They were produced during a transitional period for the character, shortly before the Mr. Bean TV seri

Discount Retail Chain D1's 2,700 stores in Colombia offers BBVA customers to withdraw savings. The fifth largest company in the country in terms of sales is now fully involved in the correspondent banking business. The hard discount chain of the Santo Domingo family's Valorem holding company announced an alliance with the Spanish bank BBVA to bring some financial services to its more than 2,700 stores. Customers of the financial institution will be able to make withdrawals of