Discount Retail Consulting Management joined forces with the procurement team of Ottno China at #Anuga 2025 to evaluate potential partnerships with A-brand and private label food manufacturers for one of China’s fastest-growing discount retail concepts, headquartered in Chengdu. Founded in 2021, #Ottno has rapidly expanded to 300 value-for-money discount stores across Sichuan and Chongqing province, offering an assortment of 800 SKUs from international and local brands, compl

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Süd has been investing in electric car charging infrastructure for some time. According to the discounter, 160 new e-charging points have been built at branches this year alone. Now the company is announcing a further step. In the coming years, so-called e-charging hubs will be introduced at 40 highly frequented locations, where up to six e-cars can charge at the best price at the same time, according to the company. The first charging stations, whe

Discount Retail Chain Lidl's and Kaufland's mother company the German Schwarz Group integrate from October the Göbber Group, a traditional manufacturer of jams, honey and fruit fillings for baked goods. With the acquisition, Schwarz Produktion is relying on valuable knowledge and ensuring the supply of private label goods for Lidl and Kaufland. This will strengthen the ecosystem of our retail group and integrate our value chain even more closely. This is how we increase resil

Discount Variety Retail Chain TEDi, one of Europe’s largest discounters with more than 3,600 stores across 15 countries, has selected...

Discount Retail Chain ALDI is consistently continuing its #Ernährungswechsel and is publishing its Nutrition Report for the third time....

Discount Retail Chain Lidl brings Arnold Schwarzenegger back in the spotlight for PARKSIDE, the DIY private label brand exclusively from...

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Nord lets its customers stick red stickers on trading cards as a test to reward them for their shopping...

DRC interview for German national TV SWR - ARD Discount Variety Retail Chain Action is a so-called non-food discounter - the offer ranges from DIY supplies and textiles to toys, sports and decorative items. Action attracts around 20 million customers every week. Action operates more than 3,000 stores in thirteen European countries. Each store offers around 6,000 products, a mix of brands and private labels as well as no-name products. What convinces action fans: Two-thirds of

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Germany has re-vamped a next door grocery store offering only non-food variety products. In an effort to keep...

Discount Retail Chain Aldi will cooperate in a test project of the city of Cologne with two supermarket parking spaces which will also be...

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Nord returned to profitability in 2024, after several years of restructuring and economic challenges. The...

One thing is clear: the price increase is not solely due to increased production costs, crop failures, or energy prices. The four major food retailers control 80 percent of the market, half of which is accounted for by Rewe, Edeka and the discounters. What pricing power do they have vis-à-vis food manufacturers or consumers? The report follows the journey of food from the producer to the supermarket shelf. Conversations with farmers and a look behind the scenes of industrial

Discount Retail Chain Lidl`s mother company the Schwarz Group from Neckarsulm (Heilbronn district) opened 300 new Lidl and Kaufland...

Discount Retail Chain Lidl's sister company the shipping company Tailwind Shipping Lines, it mother company the Schwarz Group is pushing...

Discount Retail Chain Lidl`s mother company the Schwarz Group are tackling global challenges. From production and trading to recycling...

Discount Retail Chain Lidl`s mother company Neckarsulm-based Schwarz Group has continued its growth in Germany. However, not as strongly...

Discount Retail Chain Penny changes its name and thus repositions itself. The name change mainly affects Austria and is part of a...

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Süd in Germany implements its sale and return of beverages in reusable packaging. So far, Aldi stores have mainly sold drinks in disposable one-way bottles. These are usually plastic PET bottles or cans with the label for disposable. "While the amount of the deposit varies for reusable packaging (usually 8 or 15 cents), 25 cents are always charged on disposable packaging," the consumer advice centre explains the difference. Aldi Süd is launching i