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Spain: Mercadona lowers prices, but rules out entering a price war with Lidl and Aldi
Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona, the market leader with a market share of 24.5%, has moved up and is thus lowering the price of some...
Feb 25, 20213 min read


Poland: new warehouse for Biedronka
Discount retail chain Biedronka (owned by Portuguese Jeronimo Martins) has divided Poland into 15 logistic regions. From March 1 this...
Feb 24, 20212 min read


Spain: The supermarkets grew the most with the pandemic with Lidl ahead
COVID was a decisive factor in the growth of purchases in supermarkets whose spending is estimated at 95 Billion euros. 2020 will always...
Feb 24, 20212 min read


Spain: MERE expands further with 40 stores
The Russian discount retail chain MERE intends to open 40 supermarkets in Spain this year. Its competitive prices make the first reactions to be compared with other discounters such as Lidl, Aldi or DIA. The economic situation as a result of COVID-19 makes us think at first that it is not a good time to expand our businesses. The M ERE discount retail chain , on the other hand, has seen an opportunity in Spain. Its prices are between 10% - 20% lower than that of its competit
Feb 24, 20212 min read


Poland: Vollmart a new hard discount chain opens first store
Discount Retail Chain Vollmart (owned by Brand Distribution, the biggest European parallel trader of branded products) opens its first...
Feb 24, 20213 min read


Germany: REWE Group is the second largest food retail group in Europe
REWE Group (also owned of the discount retail chain Penny) has cracked the 75 billion euro (US$ 91billion) mark for the first time. The...
Feb 23, 20211 min read


Denmark: Flying Tiger gets new owner
Danish Variety Discount Retail Chain Flying Tiger Copenhagen has 900 stores in 27 countries spread over shopping streets and shopping...
Feb 21, 20213 min read


Poland: Aldi will open 45 stores and employ 600 employees in 2021
Discount Retail Chain ALDI Poland (privately owned) is accelerating the pace of development and is planning further openings throughout...
Feb 18, 20212 min read


Norway: Grocery purchases increased to US$3.6 billion. Norgesgruppen is the big winner
Discount Retail Chain Norgesgruppen (owner of discounter KIWI) is the big grocery retail winner in Norway after 2020. It was obvious that...
Feb 18, 20212 min read


Netherlands: DEEN value-for-money supermarket sold
Dutch value-for-money retail chain DEEN selling all its stores to three competitors, after 87 years in business. 39 stores will be...
Feb 16, 20212 min read


Belgium: Lidl aims to open 23 new stores by early 2022
Discount Retail Chain Lidl Belgium (owned by the German Schwarz Gruppe) is continuing its expansion in Belgium and wants to open 23 new...
Feb 16, 20211 min read


Germany: Penny positions 'Naturgut' as its own organic private label brand
Discount Retail Chain Penny Germany (owned by German REWE Group) sharpens its organic range, Penny wants to score points with...
Feb 13, 20215 min read


Global: Aldi could be considering online grocery launch amid US$ 1.8 bn digitalisation project
Discount Retail Chain Aldi Süd (privately owned) is rolling out a £1.3 billion (US$1.8Bn) digitalisation initiative across its vast...
Feb 13, 20212 min read


Germany: ALDI and regional bakers are expanding their cooperation
Discount Retail Chain Aldi Süd (privately owned) has achieved the goal of offering regional baked goods in 1,000 stores. In Freiberg am...
Feb 10, 20212 min read


UK: Sainsbury’s apes Tesco with launch of Aldi Price Match campaign
UK Supermarket Chain Sainsbury’s (owned by J. Sainsbury plc) is taking on Aldi UK as it opens a new front in the supermarket price war....
Feb 10, 20212 min read
Netherlands: Lidl develops sustainability standards
Discount Retail Chain Lidl Netherlands (owned by the German Schwarz Gruppe) is developing a sustainability standard for biodiversity on...
Feb 9, 20211 min read


Greece: MERE starts in Greece
Russian discount retail chain MERE (owned by Svetofor) starts in Greece during the month, as informed sources report in Capital.gr. The first three stores will open until mid-February in Larissa, Tripoli and Lagada and two stores more will follow in the near future. The plan, which is characterized as ambitious by market executives, envisages the creation of 80 stores in Greece by the end of the year. The stores, which will look more like a warehouse, the products will be in
Feb 5, 20212 min read


UK: Ocado to rebrand own-label packaging and driver uniforms
Internet grocery store Ocado (LSE: OCDO) is to rebrand its own private label brand packaging range in the coming months. To the Grocer...
Feb 4, 20212 min read
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