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...
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- Aug 4
- 2 min
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
- 1 min
Research: Aldi retains title of cheapest supermarket in UK
Consumer group Which? has again named discount retail chain Aldi (German family owned) as the cheapest UK supermarket. With savings of...
- Aug 4
- 3 min
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...
- Jul 13
- 11 min
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 8
- 6 min
Research: From Hard Discount to Smart Discount, the evolution of the discounter format
There is no doubt that the Discount format has become a successful model in much of the countries where it operates. Thus, if we analyzed...
- Jul 7
- 1 min
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...
- Jun 27
- 1 min
Research: German 'Stiftung Warentest' examined mineral water: Eight products are rated "very good"
The German independent testing institute and publisher 'Stiftung Warentest" tested 32 classic mineral waters conclusion: water from...
- Jun 26
- 1 min
Research: Lidl own-private label brand ice cream beats Cornetto in public vote
Cornettos have been frozen out in taste tests, with Lidl (owned by the German Schwarz Group) ice creams voted the best instead. All but...
- May 29
- 2 min
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...
- Sep 18, 2021
- 1 min
Conference: 'Lean ways to discount' by DRC and Wagner & Partners
Retail Conference Signup If you are interested in attending the free of charge "Strategies To Bring Businesses A Successful Future"...
- Sep 4, 2021
- 2 min
Research: Private label sees big gains in grocery
Own private label brands is on the up and up, as Canadian shoppers seek more bang for their buck. (see here for more on DRC's Private...
- May 7, 2021
- 6 min
Research: The food and groceries sector is becoming the new core in retail investment
The resilience of the groceries sector and the stability of income is attracting rising investor interest. Property investors show...
- Apr 23, 2021
- 2 min
Research: Discounters may soon dominate the European FMCG market
According to new research by IGD an analytical company providing information and forecasts for the global retail grocery trade the...
- Jan 24, 2021
- 3 min
Research: Marketplace will accelerate growth for Courageous Discounters.
Digital Marketplaces were characterised as a platform where the Retailer managed the customers sale but didn’t own or fulfil the stock....
- Oct 6, 2020
- 4 min
Research: Do shopping trends survive crisis situations?
Research: Do shopping trends survive crisis situations?
- Sep 28, 2020
- 7 min
Reseach: How can brands and retailers utilise the reimagined vending machine?
Reseach: How can brands and retailers utilise the reimagined vending machine?
- Sep 18, 2020
- 3 min
Research: European consumers reluctant to go back to old routines
Research: European consumers reluctant to go back to old routines