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USA: Aldi vs. Lidl store check
Store check report executed and written by: Su-Jit Lin Aldi is a cult-favorite store known for its low prices and special offers What...
Jun 9, 202119 min read


USA: How Dollar General Is Disrupting Grocery
Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollar General plans to continue expanding its Dollar General Market format, with around 16,000 square feet...
Jun 9, 20218 min read


USA: Five Below Adding Associate-Assisted Self-Checkout to 250 Stores
Discount Retail Chain Five Below (publicly listed NYSE: FIVE) said it will add Associate Assisted Self-Checkout (ACO) to be in over 60%...
Jun 8, 20212 min read


USA: Lidl's now or never strategy
Discount Retail Chain Lidl US (owned by the German Schwarz Gruppe) CEO Michal Lagunionek, the discounter’s fourth U.S. chief executive in...
Jun 8, 20215 min read


USA: Dollar stores are starting to offer fresh food
Dollar Discount Retail Store chains are starting to offer fresh groceries at some stores after years of criticism that they don't provide...
Jun 4, 20212 min read


China: Chinese discounter store Miniso is growing by one new store a day
Chinese discount variety retail chain Miniso (public compan traded at NYSE: MNSO) accelerated its expansion plan during the pandemic,...
Jun 4, 20211 min read


USA: why suppliers should be keeping a close watch on it over the next 12 months
Discount retail chain Lidl US (owned by German Schwarz Gruppe) announced its CEO, Johannes Fieber, will be leaving and will be replaced...
May 25, 20214 min read


Mexico: Tiendas 3B will open 150 stores and expands with E-commerce
Discount Retail Chain Tiendas 3B (owned by Anthony Hatoum and PE Group Quilvest Capital Partners) plans to close the year with 1,350...
May 19, 20213 min read


Colombia: Ara plans to exceed 790 stores with more than 100 openings this year
Discount Retail Chain Tiendas Ara (owned by Jeronimo Martins) recently opened a new distribution center in Los Patios, Norte de...
May 14, 20213 min read


Research: Off-Price is Dead-On When It Comes to Store Expansion
A funny thing happened on the way to Retailageddon: they forgot to tell some retailers. And while there’s no denying the past year has...
May 14, 20216 min read


USA: How Trader Joe’s Is Embracing Technology, Human Interaction
Discount retail chain Trader Joe’s (owned by German Aldi Nord group), a brand synonymous with friendly human interaction and wildly...
May 7, 20214 min read


USA: Aldi’s Next Phase
Discount Retail Chain Aldi U.S. (family owned) has added more than 200 stores in the last 2 years, with another 100 on the way this year,...
May 4, 20217 min read


Germany: ALDI Nord and ALDI SÜD form ground-breaking partnership with the Global Tuna Alliance
Discount Retail Chains ALDI Nord Group and ALDI SÜD Group (both family owned) become the latest partners of the Global Tuna Alliance...
May 4, 20212 min read
USA: "German discounters" are accepted everywhere, Aldi and Lidl conquer the Big Apple
German sourdough bread, pretzels, wheat yeast, typical German specialties are well received in the USA. In New York, the discount retail...
Apr 29, 20213 min read


USA: Store brands appeal for US shoppers was unfazed by effect of the pandemic in 2020
The pandemic brought unprecedented volatility to US grocery purchasing in 2020, but consumers continued to favor store brands for about...
Apr 15, 20211 min read


Global: Top 50 Global Retailers 2021
The Top 50 Global Retailers is a fresh look at the 50 most impactful international retailers based on their operations at the start of...
Mar 27, 20213 min read


Global: Top 50 Global FMCG Companies
Fast-moving consumer goods or FMCG (also known as Consumer Packaged Goods or CPG) are, typically, low-value products with a regular high...
Mar 27, 20216 min read


USA: Dollar General has the capacity to become A 30,000 store retailer
Variety Discount Retail Chain Dollar General (NYSE: DG) is in a league of its own. The reason is simple, Dollar General operates 17,177...
Mar 27, 20213 min read
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