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Research: Why grocers (still) need to be paying attention to dollar stores
Sales of fresh and frozen foods grew faster than any other Dollar General department during the first half of 2022, the discounter...
Sep 1, 20223 min read
USA: Why Aldi is at the sweet spot of food retailing
Discount Retail Chain Aldi US (German family owned) has a certain cache among shoppers who eagerly anticipate the retailer’s seasonal...
Sep 1, 20223 min read


Research: Supertiendas Olímpica is getting ready to venture into a new discounter
The retail sector is moving lately, it should be remembered that last year the commerce sector was one of the ones with the highest...
Aug 19, 20221 min read
Research: Shoppers are flocking to dollar stores for canned goods
Shoppers are increasingly feeling the effects of soaring inflation in the US. Some say they are switching to dollar stores and buying in...
Aug 4, 20222 min read


Research: Aldi leads in private-label volume, growth
It will come as no surprise that four of the top five private brands are found in retail giant Walmart’s portfolio, but when it comes to...
Aug 4, 20223 min read
Research: In inflation times, hard discount chains enter big into Latin America
It was March 2009 and in the traditional neighborhood of San Pío, in the municipality of Itagüí in the city of Medellín, the first hard...
Jul 13, 202211 min read
Colombia: CPP Investments invests US$334 Million in discounter D1
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) announced that it has invested US$334 million, for a 19.3% stake, in D1, the...
Jul 8, 20222 min read
Germany: Aldi into Top 100 most valuable brand worldwide
Discount Retail Chain Aldi (Aldi Süd, Aldi Nord), German family owned, made it into the Kantar Brandz 'Top most valuable brands...
Jul 7, 20221 min read
USA: Rising prices are pushing shoppers to dollar stores
The Great Recession in 2008 pushed struggling Americans to rely more heavily on dollar stores and prompted other shoppers to visit them...
Jun 12, 20222 min read
Colombia: discounters D1 and Ara take market share from neighborhood stores
Discount Retail Chain Ara (owned by the Portuguese Jerónimo Martins), and Colombian discounter D1 (owned by the Colombian Valorem Group),...
Jun 4, 20224 min read
USA: Dollar General piloting self-checkout-only stores
Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollar General’s (listed DG at NYSE) test of stores without staffed checkout counters comes as the retailer...
Jun 4, 20222 min read
USA: Lidl lowering prices on select items across its stores
Discount Retail Chain Lidl USA (owned by the German Schwarz Group) has announced an initiative to cut prices on select products in its...
Jun 3, 20222 min read


USA: Dollar General pushes ahead with brick-and-mortar expansion
Discount Retail Chain Dollar General (listed NYSE: DG) continued to drive growth in its store base in announcing increased sales for the...
Jun 1, 20223 min read


USA: Lidl continues expansion in DC
Discount Retail Chain Lidl US (owned by the German Schwarz Group) is planning for its third location in the District Columbia. The...
May 29, 20222 min read


Research: Private Label brand innovation needs to come to the fore
A new report from Daymon has suggested that retailers need to rejuvenate their private brand innovation strategies or risk falling behind...
May 29, 20222 min read


Germany: E-Food at ALDI
Discount Retail Chain Aldi (German family owned) is in the process of entering this high-turnover online grocery store. For some time...
May 23, 20222 min read
Germany: Lidl with a historic sales result
Discount Retail Chain Lidl (owned by the German Schwarz Group) for the first time in history exceeded the EUR 100 billion (US$106...
May 22, 20221 min read


Germany: Lidl switches battery electric logistics fleet to green hydrogen fuel cell
Discount retail chain Lidl (owned the German Schwarz Group) is switching the entire battery-electric vehicle fleet of a logistics hub to...
May 4, 20222 min read
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