Discount Variety Retail Chain Ollie's Bargain Outlet may not be familiar to everyone — particularly on the West Coast and Midwest — but it has clearly cultivated a loyal following of bargain-hunters. The brand recently acquired 40 former Big Lots stores across the US in February, including four new locations in Wisconsin. Another indicator of the brand's staying power: as many brick-and-mortar stores downsize and struggle to stay afloat, Ollie's is one of the fastest-growing

Discount Retail Chain A101's owner Yeni Mağazacılık A.Ş. has agreed with Sabancı Holding and Carrefour to take over CarrefourSA in Turkey. The Share Transfer Agreement transfer covers Sabancı Holding's 57.12 % stake in the company, as well as 32.16 % of Carrefour Nederland BV., a subsidiary of the Carrefour Group. With the completion of the transaction, the shares corresponding to a total of 89.28 percent of Carrefour sa's capital will be under the control of Yeni Mağazacılık

Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA will transition a handful of Winn-Dixie stores in Central Florida over the coming months, the Orlando Business Journal reports. Aldi will convert three locations in Brevard County, two in Lake County, and one each in Volusia and Seminole counties to the Aldi format. The Batavia, Illinois-based grocer has also converted Winn-Dixie locations in other parts of the state, including Daytona Beach Shores, Apopka, Micco and Oviedo. The company has not

Discount Retail Chain Kazyon received a $50 million follow‑on investment from Development Partners International (DPI). The fresh capital injection marks the latest step in DPI’s multi‑year partnership with the company and is intended to accelerate Kazyon’s regional expansion. According to Jade Del Lero Moreau, Partner at DPI, the new funding will help fast‑track Kazyon’s rollout across Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and other targeted markets in the Middle East and North Africa. “Th

Discount Retail Chain Lidl is lacking commitment to the U.S. market. In every other country except the U.S., Lidl either maintains the pace of store openings with Aldi, or Lidl opens more stores than Aldi. Being aggressive against Aldi has paid off for Lidl in terms of growth and market share. However, in the one country where Lidl should be aggressive, USA, they’ve been conservative. For example, ALDI USA is opening 180 stores in 2026 and will operate 3,200 stores by 2028.

Discount Retail Chain Lidl France buys 19 Auchan stores. The French Competition Authority has just validated Lidl's acquisition of 19 Auchan stores. The German discounter had therefore positioned itself to buy the Auchan stores. To confirm this acquisition, it was necessary to wait for the validation of the transaction by the Competition Authority. It was indeed required to ensure that these store acquisitions did not reduce price competition and local consumer choice. The

Discount Retail Chain Biedronka's mother company the Portuguese distribution chain Jerónimo Martins delivered a strong first half of...

Discount Retail Chain Biedronka chain may be interested in taking over some Carrefour stores in Poland. The acquisition would enable a...

Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollarama Inc. announced Tuesday the closing of its previously announced acquisition of The Reject Shop ...

Discount Retail Chain Lidl's sister company the German Schwarz Produktion Stiftung & Co. KG intends to acquire the operating subsidiaries...

Aldi’s move to acquire 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores was a power move in the Southeast territory. Aldi now appears as...

Aldi expansion has reached historical heights, as the company announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement the acquire...

Aldi will continue to optimize its distribution network in the Netherlands. The sub-decentralization at Aldi in the Netherlands is still...

Lidl, which wanted to take over 600 stores of the French chain, is losing out. Lidl parent company Schwarz intervened at the last minute...

The Dutch supermarket chains A-brand discounters Nettorama and Boni are going to merge. The new combination, with more than 80 stores and...

Discount Retail Chain Netto (owned by the Danish Salling Group) takes over 21 remaining stores and store projects from Aldi, which leaves...