Discount Retail Chains are continuing to outpace the overall sector when it comes to visit increases, with two popular chains leading the way. According to a recent report from retail data firm Placer.ai , average visits per location to Trader Joe’s (4.0%) and Aldi (1.9%) were greater than that of the grocery category as a whole (0.9%) in 2025. Another discount grocer, Lidl (0.7%), saw visits per location increase only marginally compared to 2024, but ended the year on a stro

Discount frozen food Retail Chain 𝗜𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 (RMB 40B annual turnover) has signed for its first full-capability East China flagship "Iceland Shopping Park" in Wuxi Liangxi, set to launch in Q3 2026. The project core is a 𝟯-𝗶𝗻-𝟭 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 (𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 + 𝗠𝗖𝗡 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 + 𝗔𝗜 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁), competing with Sam's, ALDI and Hema. It integrates 200+ global/local brands (Chinese/Wuxi time-honored

Discount Retail Chain Lidl's mother company Schwarz Group and Deutsche Telekom (DT), are on the verge of launching a project that could change Europe's digital landscape forever. According to a report in the Handelsblatt, talks are already well advanced about a joint "AI Factory", another mega data center that could make Germany a real AI hotspot. A Canadian financial investor could also get on board and give the project additional billions of dollars. The goal is clear: to g

Discount Retail Chain Lidl's owner, Schwarz, through its IT and digital division, Digits, this week took the first step towards a billionaire investment to build its own data center. According to the announcement, the company will invest 11 billion euros to build a state-of-the-art infrastructure in Lubbenau, in Brandenburg. This will be one of the most advanced centres of its kind in Europe. The first phase of the "Schwarz Digits Data Center", consisting of three modules, is

Discount Retail Chain No Frills owner Loblaw Cos. Ltd. is expanding its fleet of driverless trucks operating in the Toronto area through its partnership with Gatik AI Inc. Loblaw says it will ramp up the number of the trucks to 50 in operation by the end of next year, up from six currently in operation as a pilot program. Rob Wiebe, chief administrator of Loblaw, says the move will allow the company to ship orders more frequently to customers across more than 300 Loblaw store

Discount Retail Chain Aldi International Buying Asia , the discount supermarket’s Hong Kong-based hub for sourcing Asian products and...

Schwarz Group owner of Lidl and Kaufland has been investing in the region around and in Heilbronn for some time. In the city centre,...