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Germany: Aldi plans mega-merger
Discount Retail Chain Aldi Süd and Aldi Nord (both German family owned) are working on a merger. The two discounters thus have a total turnover of 115 billion euros and would turn the entire retail trade upside down. The newsmagazine FOCUS online mentions five advantages for customers through this merger. For many years there have been rumors about a possible "Aldi Germany" colossus. In fact, the reports have not come true so far. The press offices of the two discounter giant
Jun 27, 20234 min read


Spain: Lidl opens its second largest logistics DC in Escúzar (Granada)
Discount Retail Chain Lidl Spain has inaugurated a new logistics DC in Escúzar (Granada) with which it doubles its logistics capacity in...
Jun 26, 20233 min read


UK: B&M sees higher profit as Britons hunt for bargains
Discount Retail Chain B&M (listed on FTSE) on Wednesday forecast higher core earnings for its 2023-24 financial year, as customers snap...
Jun 26, 20232 min read


Research: growth in the average visit frequency and the average time spent per shopper in Poland
Poles shop on average by more than 10% more often than last year, therefore the traffic in stores increased by over 9% y/y. for the...
Jun 26, 20234 min read


Workshop: DRC at Coca Cola global sales event
Today (22.06.2023), DRC was hosted at the Coca Cola Global Discounters Accelerate workshop. We are happy with the enthusiastic feedback from The Coca-Cola Company . #smartdiscount #cocacola #accelerate #aldi #lidl #bim #biedronka #a101 #penny #dia #netto #drc #discount #retail #consulting #discountretail #discountretailconsulting #retailconsulting #global #accbc
Jun 25, 20231 min read


UK: Discounters keep on making big double digits in UK
Aldi and Lidl were the best-performing retailers in the UK in the 12-week period to 11 June, new data from Kantar has shown, with Aldi...
Jun 21, 20232 min read
UK: DRC's The Grocer interview - Discounters booming in the cost-of-living crisis
With discounters booming in the cost-of-living crisis, what’s motivating Lidl’s move to slow down expansion in the UK? What’s going on at Lidl? Its sales are soaring, market share is growing, and yet for reasons widely unknown, it seems to be taking its foot off the gas on its once ambitious expansion plans. As The Grocer revealed in February, Lidl has halved its projected store openings for the year from the usual 50-plus to 25, in a slowdown some suggest could extend until
Jun 17, 20237 min read


Italy: Aldi shares insights into its Italian Private Label approach
Discount Retail Chain Aldi Süd Italy (German family owned) notices a growing interest in the retailer’s brand. Customers are, in fact,...
Jun 16, 20232 min read


Russia: After opening their new DC, Chizik opens 4 new stores in Volga district
X5 Group announced the start of work in the Saratov region of the first "hard discounters" under the brand "Chizhik". The assortment of...
Jun 16, 20231 min read


Austria: Discounter Hofer installs reverse vending machines from Tomra
Discount Retail Chain Hofer (owned by Aldi Süd) is introducing reverse vending machines from Tomra for both disposable and reusable...
Jun 16, 20232 min read


Poland: Action has opened its 13th distribution centre in Zakroczym
Discount Retail Chain Action Poland (owned by 3i group) the fastest growing chain of non-food discount stores in Europe, today officially...
Jun 16, 20232 min read


Russia: Chizhik opened its first stores and distribution center in Volgograd region
X5 Group announced the launch of the first "hard discounters" under the Chizhik brand in the Volgograd region, as well as the...
Jun 14, 20231 min read


Research: consumers turns towards PL and the discounters to mitigate the impact of inflation
Challlenges for private label and the winning strategies. The food and beverage industry has navigated an onslaught of challenges. The...
Jun 13, 20232 min read


UK: Aldi makes eco-friendly improvements in its UK stores
Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK (German family owned) is developing several new changes to its UK stores as the business looks to become...
Jun 12, 20232 min read


Germany: Aldi and Lidl discount stores massively introduce ecological bio private label assortment
Discount Retail Chain Lidl Germany (owned by the German Schwarz Group) launched its own brand of bio products, competitor Aldi follows...
Jun 12, 20232 min read


Germany: Competition for Aldi, Lidl, Rewe and Co. this new German format wants to take off
Here, customers become co-owners of the supermarket: Tante Enso is pursuing an extraordinary business concept and wants to better supply...
Jun 10, 20235 min read


Netherlands: Lidl tempts customers to make vegetarian choices
Discount Retail Chain Lidl Netherlands (owned by the German Schwarz Group) will place some of the meat substitutes on the shelves right...
Jun 10, 20232 min read


Germany: At Lidl's 50th birthday it scores with a retro clothing wave
Discount Retail Chain Lidl (owned by the German Schwarz Group) has really come up with something special for a few days now. For Lidl's...
Jun 10, 20232 min read
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