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Workshop: DRC guest-speaker at the annual Retail Cities' Discounter Event
On Tuesday October 17th DRC will be hosted by Retail Cities at the third annual Discounter workshop. Retail Cities, led by Ray Gaul, organizes this workshop, designed for suppliers and service providers who have product listings in at least one country with either Aldi or Lidl, or both, and wish to expand and improve continually at an international level. In this year's workshop, the main theme is " Discounter Boom ". The workshop is to answer the most difficult questions f
Oct 4, 20231 min read


Germany: DRC's Handelsblatt interview - Schwarz Group Global Strategy
Discount Retail Chain Lidl's owning Schwarz Group CEO Gerd Chrzanowski was personally interviewed by Florian Kolf, a respected German Handelblatt retail journalist. DRC was asked by Handelsblatt to provide comments on the developments at Lidl. "Lidl bremst gerade etwas die Expansion. Das Unternehmen ist in einer Konsolidierungs-phase“, beobachtet Marc Houppermans, Discount-Expert der Branchenberatung DRC Discount Retail Consulting GmbH . Investiert werde eher in Logistikeffi
Oct 2, 20231 min read


Mexico: The significant growth of discount stores after Covid
Discount Retail Chains Tiendas 3B, Neto, Waldo's, Mi Super Bara and Willys went from 2,180 stores in 2019 to about 3,300 stores this year....
Sep 28, 20233 min read


USA: Dairy and plant-based CFGs digs in at discount channels as consumer tastes change
The retail channel is one of the fastest-growing segments of the dairy and plant-based giant’s FMCG business in the U.S. with sales...
Sep 27, 20234 min read


Colombia: Ara expects to increase sales by 41% in Colombia and reach 1,300 stores
Discount Retail Chain Ara Colombia (owned by Portugues Jeronimo Martins) sales rose from 21 million euros in 2013 to 1.8 billion in 2022...
Sep 27, 20232 min read


Research: The 4 growth drivers of discounters
Discount Retail Chains, food and/or non-food, are often bacon buyers when things are not going well economically. Yet a budget formula is...
Sep 13, 20237 min read


Germany: Lidl receives Red Dot award in Brand and Communication design 2023
Discount Retail Chain Lidl Germany (owned by the German Schwarz Group) proves that the fresh food discounter can also do design. For its...
Sep 11, 20232 min read


USA: Aldi has grown meat sales with nearly 50%
Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA (German family owned) has managed to achieve growth within the meat category over the past. As meat and...
Sep 8, 20233 min read


Colombia: Ara stores represent 7% of the revenues of the Portuguese group Jerónimo Martins
Discount Retail Chain Tiendas Ara (owned by the Portuguese Jerónimo Martins) already represents 7% of the revenues of the Portuguese...
Sep 8, 20232 min read


UK: Lidl opens its largest global warehouse in Luton
Discount Retail Chain Lidl UK (owned by the German Schwarz Group) as opened its largest warehouse in the world in Luton following a £300...
Sep 8, 20232 min read


USA: Aldi will convert a ‘significant’ number of acquired stores from Win-dixie and Harveys
Aldi’s move to acquire 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores was a power move in the Southeast territory. Aldi now appears as...
Sep 1, 20235 min read


USA: Aldi far outpaces rival Lidl in share of wallet
Discount Retail Chains Aldi and Lidl are two German grocery retail rivals on different paths in the U.S., but despite these opposing...
Aug 30, 20232 min read


Mexico: The success story behind Tiendas 3B Stores
Discount Retail Chain Tiendas 3B (owned by Anthony Hatoum and PE Group Quilvest Capital Partners) is a mini-supermarket in a 'hard...
Aug 27, 20233 min read


USA: Trader Joe's chosen as the most innovative grocer
The American Innovation Index, based on research from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business and others, listed the Trader Joe's...
Aug 27, 20232 min read


USA: Discounters are booming. Here’s how they pick location spots
Discount Retail Chain Lidl, Aldi and others browse smaller footprints than their pricier competitors but it still has to be busy outside....
Aug 24, 20238 min read


USA: Trader Joe's announces that it has no intention of introducing self-checkouts
Trader Joe`s (owned by the German Discounter Aldi Nord Group) announced it has NO plans to install self-checkout boxes in its stores...
Aug 23, 20232 min read


USA: Dollar General set to build massive distribution center in Arkansas
Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollar General (listed NYSE: DG) is planning on building a 1.2 million-square-foot distribution center in...
Aug 19, 20231 min read


USA: Aldi is buying 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets
Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA (German family owned) is acquiring Winn-Dixie and other grocery stores in the Southeast in a move to...
Aug 17, 20233 min read
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