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USA: Why Trader Joe’s is leaning into its lack of digital presence
The grocer says it would rather spend that money on well-trained staff. Is Trader Joe’s bothered by its own lack of digital presence? Not...
Jun 6, 20231 min read


Colombia: discount keeps on growing rapidly
The evolution of discount stores in Colombia is growing swiftly. In the meanwhile, also the 3rd discount player, Isimo, is aiming for 600...
Jun 6, 20231 min read


Germany: Largest discounter in the world Lidl turns 50 years old
Discount Retail Chain Lidl Germany (owned by the German Schwarz Group) opened its first discounter in Ludwigshafen. This makes the...
Jun 5, 20234 min read


Poland: Comarch will conduct IT paper work for Lidl
Discount Retail Chain Lidl Poland (owned by the German Schwarz Group) will entrust the implementation of shared service e-invoicing in...
Jun 5, 20231 min read


USA: Aldi unveils Instacart-Powered virtual convenience store
Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA offering delivery of nearly 2,000 popular items in as fast as 30 minutes. Through its partnership with...
Jun 5, 20232 min read


USA: Aldi slashes prices targeting $60M in savings
Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA (German family owned) said as food prices remain high, it remains committed to creating value for its...
Jun 5, 20231 min read


USA: Dollar General moves to challenge proximity grocery, challenging Aldi, Target and Walmart
Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollar General (listed NYSE: DG) is trying attract shoppers beyond its core low income consumers. Dollar...
May 26, 20233 min read


Germany: Lidl and Kaufland grow at a stable level
Discount Retail Chain Lidl's owner, the German Schwarz Group, have successfully completed the 2022 financial year and, with over 575,000...
May 25, 20232 min read


Germany: Aldi enters e-commerce
Discount Retail Chain Aldi Süd (German family owned) enters e-grocery and starts home deliveries in Germany. This is an unusual move, so...
May 25, 20232 min read


USA: Dollar General boosts supply chain with new distribution centers
Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollar General (listed NYSE: DG) is growing its supply chain capacity with the addition of three facilities...
May 12, 20232 min read


Colombia: In less than 15 years, hard discount stores revolutionized the supermarket business.
Discount Retail Chains D1, ARA, Olympic or Jumbo, increase their competition in Colombia to serve consumers looking for the lowest...
May 11, 20236 min read


Spain: DIA Sales Increase 3.2% in Q1 2023, Spain drives results
Discount Retail Chain DIA (listed BMAD: DIA) has reported sales worth €1.78 billion in the first quarter of its financial year, up 10%...
May 4, 20232 min read


USA: Five Below to open 200-plus stores, convert 400 locations to higher-price format
Discount Variety Retail Chai Five Below (listed NASDAQ: FIVE) has laid out ambitious store plans for 2023. The tween and teen discounter...
May 4, 20232 min read


Portugal: Jerónimo Martins' profits grow 59% between January and March
Jerónimo Martins, owner of discount retail chains ARA in Colombia and Biedronka in Poland, saw net income rise across the group to 140...
May 4, 20233 min read


USA: Aldi reveals big US growth plans
Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA (German family owned) is the fastest-growing grocer and will have 2,400 locations by end of 2023 Following...
May 2, 20232 min read


USA: Aldi ranks #9 within American top 10 supermarket retail chains, ... and growing
The grocery market in the United States is one of the biggest in the world, with annual sales of more than $800 billion last year alone....
Apr 30, 20233 min read


USA: Are dollar stores a threat to traditional supermarkets?
Grocery is now the top category shopped in the dollar store sector, as found in ChaseDesign’s 2023 Dollar Store Channel Survey, followed...
Apr 30, 20231 min read


USA: Cash strapped consumers
Research of the Retail Cities team is currently asking the important question, “How are consumers who live pay-event to pay-event doing...
Apr 18, 20232 min read
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