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Germany: Schwarz expands its vertical integration within the bread category
Schwarz Produktion, owned by Lidl's mother company Schwarz Group, wants to acquire the ARTiBack GmbH from Halle in Germany. At the moment...
Nov 10, 20231 min read


USA: Aldi's 'No Frills' approach is helping it dominate the US Market
Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA (German family owned) has been growing at a rate of about 100 stores per year since the 2008 recession. In...
Nov 9, 20232 min read


USA: Walmart and Aldi promise to Lower Prices on Holiday Essentials
Holiday shoppers will be grateful to hear that Walmart and Aldi are lowering prices on essential groceries for Thanksgiving and...
Nov 9, 20231 min read


Germany: Schwarz Group invest in Aleph Alpha AI
Discount Retail Chain Lidl's mother the German Schwarz Group sees that technology is fundamentally changing everyday life, society and...
Nov 6, 20232 min read


Germany: Tailwind Shipping Lines key to Lidl's 'hard discount' policy
Discount Retail Chain Lidl's (owned by the German Schwarz Group) controls via its shipping company Tailwind Shipping Lines its...
Nov 6, 20232 min read


USA: Why is Aldi so cheap and successful?
See video report from Wall Street Journal: Why Is Aldi So Cheap and Successful? | WSJ The Economics Of - YouTube...
Nov 4, 20231 min read


USA: Aldi launches new website
Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA (German family owned) launches after months of development and tests “with a select group of customers”...
Nov 1, 20232 min read


USA: Consumer trust in private brands continues to grow
The Food Marketing Association reveals price isn't the only reason shoppers are buying more store brand products. In recent years...
Oct 4, 20233 min read


Workshop: DRC will be once more the guest-speaker at the annual Discounter Workshop
On Tuesday October 17th DRC will be hosted by Retail Cities at the third annual Discounter workshop. Retail Cities, led by Ray Gaul,...
Oct 4, 20231 min read


Germany: DRC comments on Schwarz Group Global Strategy
Discount Retail Chain Lidl's owning Schwarz Group CEO Gerd Chrzanowski was personally interviewed by Florian Kolf, a respected German...
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
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