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Research: A-brands are losing ground, three-quarters of European households have it at home
Falling sales, frugal consumers and shops that promote their private labels are keeping the manufacturers of A-brands awake. According to...
Aug 1, 20252 min read
Romania: Lidl is growing particularly strong
Discount Retail Chain Lidl is active in 30 in Europe. Lidl currently operates 12,350 stores and 225 logistics centers in 31 countries...
Jul 22, 20252 min read
Netherlands: Wibra posts record turnover for 2024
Discount Variety Retail Chain Wibra has recorded record sales in 2024. The discounter is growing strongly due to its expansion strategy...
Jul 4, 20251 min read
Netherlands: Stores, Action discount ready to double in Italy
Discount Variety Retail Chain Action opens its 3,000th store in Europe in Italy on Thursday 5 April. The discount non-food brand debuted...
Jun 11, 20253 min read
Netherlands: Lidl builds the most sustainable supermarket in the Netherlands
Discount Retail Chain Lidl Netherlands has started the construction of the most sustainable supermarket in the Netherlands, Lidl Zero...
Apr 26, 20252 min read
Netherlands: Aldi`s market share grows again
Discount Retail Chain Aldi Netherlands reports that its market share is growing again after years of decline. CEO Pieter Rozendaal is...
Mar 27, 20252 min read
Netherlands: Lidl builds the most sustainable supermarket
Discount Retail Chain Lidl Netherlands has started the construction of the most sustainable supermarket in the Netherlands, Lidl Zero Capelle. This CO2-neutral store will be located in the middle of Capelle, directly opposite the current location. Today, during the Week of the Circular Economy, Sjoerd Geissler gave the go-ahead for construction by driving the first pile into the ground. Highest sustainability score The new store will be the third Lidl Zero in the Netherlands.
Mar 21, 20252 min read
Netherlands: Normal also conquers former Blokker locations
Discount Variety Retail Chain Normal is moving into several vacant variety retailer Blokker stores. This is confirmed by international...
Feb 21, 20251 min read
Netherlands: general public goes to variety discounters: 'Zeeman shopping bag is cult'
Discount Variety Retail shops such as Action, Zeeman, Primark and web shop SHEIN are doing better and better. Consumers are getting used...
Feb 16, 20253 min read
Netherlands: Shopping Basket 2025, Aldi cheapest
Discount Retail Chain Aldi Netherlands is the cheapest supermarket in the Netherlands. The consumer television program Kassa took made a...
Feb 11, 20252 min read
Netherlands: Action 2024 net sales grow 21.7% to €13.8 billion; like-for-like growth 10.3%
Discount Retail Chain Action announced its sales development for 2024. Net sales grew to €13.8 billion in 2024, up 21.7% from 2023....
Feb 4, 20253 min read
Netherlands: Wibra continues to grow an average of 2 store openings per week
Discount Variety Retail Chain Wibra will further implement its ambitious growth plan in 2025. From February to May, the retailer opens an...
Jan 26, 20252 min read
Job offer: Regional Managing Director - Indonesia
Role Description This is a full time on-site role for a discount retail Regional Managing Director located in Jakarta, Indonesia. The...
Dec 3, 20241 min read
Netherlands: Dutch discount non-food chain Wibra performs all time high sales and profit
The net sales in 2022 also accounted for a record of €170.9 million. In 2023, this upward trend continued and Wibra (basic clothing, cleaning and variety) closed the financial year with a turnover of €193.8 million. This also resulted in a record turnover, albeit with only a few hundred thousand on top of the profit of the previous year. In 2022, the cork could be removed from the champagne bottle due to a profit of €6,557,430 and a year later it was €6,953,130. All in all, j
Oct 22, 20241 min read
Netherlands: Lidl ventures into hybrid meat products and introduces pea-minced meat mix
Discount Retail Chain Lidl ventures into hybrid meat products and introduces pea-minced meat mix. The minced meat mix consists of 60% minced beef and 40% pea protein and is now available in all Lidl stores. The step is a result of the innovation pilot in which meat substitutes were placed next to meat . Although more meat substitutes were sold, meat sales did not decrease. With the introduction of the hybrid minced meat, Lidl hopes that consumers will more often opt for more
Oct 10, 20242 min read
Workshop: Chinese retailers exploring discount in Europe
The recent visit of a second group of 17 prominent Chinese retailers and FMCG manufacturers to the Netherlands and Germany provided a valuable opportunity to deepen their understanding of the discounter model and value chain, which has not fully penetrated China's grocery sector. This visit followed the first group's trip in May this year. See: China: Chinese retailers exploring German discount retail ( discountretailconsulting.com ) During the visit, the delegation toured di
Oct 4, 20242 min read
Netherlands: ALDI has made huge HR strides
Discount Retail Chain Aldi Netherlands, has always been very selective about coming out in interviews in its fifty years in the...
Jul 12, 20246 min read
Netherlands: Brand discounter Nettorama performs strong results
Nettorama (privately owned by Bastmeijer family) has had a great year in 2022. Both turnover and profit rose sharply, Quote reports....
Dec 21, 20232 min read
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