Discount Retail Chain ALDI China simultaneously opened four new stores across four districts in Nanjing: Jianye, Qixia, Jiangning, and Pukou. This wasn't just a routine opening; it was a calculated strategic move. While the locations are geographically dispersed, they collectively cover Nanjing’s most representative residential hubs, just before Chinese new year. With these four successful store launches, ALDI’s national store count has reached 95, all concentrated in the Eas

Discount Retail Chain ALDI is globally known for affordable groceries, its personal care line, specifically its private label brands like Lacura, is currently exploding on social media. In China, ALDI has recently sparked a "shopping craze" by offering high-end ingredients at "absurdly" low prices. Can a $7 product really replace a $600 luxury brand? ALDI China recently launched its Caviar Luxury Collection, marketed as "the first caviar essence of your life." Price Point: It

Discount Retail Consulting management team recently visited the Pangdonglai Angel City (天使城) store in its home town Xuchang. Pangdonglai (胖东来), often hailed as China's "retail miracle" or the "Trader Joe's of China," is a beloved supermarket and shopping mall chain based in Xuchang, Henan Province. It is only active with its 13 stores in the Henan province and plans to open a new store in the capital of Henan Province Zhengzhou in 2026. Pangdonglai is privately owned by the f

Discount Retail Consulting (DRC) was invited as international experts to a high-profile CAA event with 500+ attendees. The member event is organised annually by the China Ants Alliance (CAA), a major retail buying alliance based in Zhengzhou, China. The 2025 National Private Brand Conference combined with the China Ants Alliance (CAA) Annual Meeting in Zhengzhou (December 15-16, 2025) was a massive success, with more than 3,000 retailers and suppliers visiting this annual eve

"The Grocer soon going to publish our next trade report (for Q3). We’re just looking at the data for the first couple of months of that. And from what we can see so far, we’re still seeing that persistent increase to the UK.” The top five product categories include fish, poultry, vegetables, confectionery and prepared foods. And some of the biggest increases are soft drinks, spirits, protein concentrates, animal fats and oils. So, why is it happening? What signs are there tha

Discount Retail Chain Hema NB learns Alibaba to anchor its discount retail push. In the first half of this year, Hema NB generated revenue of about RMB 8 billion (USD 1.1 billion), marking double-digit growth from the same period last year. The discounter now operates nearly 300 stores, doubling its footprint in six months, with most clustered in central and suburban areas of major cities in eastern China. Hema declined to comment on the figures. Earlier, the company introduc

Discount Retail Community Chains are the new collective format for retail brands in 2025. At the end of last year, the first store of the "Lianhua Fude (FD)" brand under Lianhua Huashang Group opened in Senhe Plaza, Hangzhou. It has 1,200 SKUs and the store's main products are fresh produce and food, marking the official launch of Lianhua Huashang discount store's new brand "Lianhua FD". On March 20, Dingdong Outlet Wuxi store officially opened. As a community discount store

Discount Retail Online Retailer JD.com topped quarterly revenue estimates on Thursday, as the e-commerce giant benefited from steady consumer spending thanks to government subsidies and lower prices. JD.com saw growth in both user base and customer shopping frequency in the July-September quarter, CEO Sandy Xu told analysts on a results call, adding annual active customers hit 700 million in October. As China’s top home appliances retailer, JD.com has benefited from govern

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 Consulting (DRC) was also present in the media in China as a journalist followed us on our discount food and non-food private label trip to Shanghai, Yiwu, Luohe, Zhengzhou and Hangzhou. Read more: Weixin Official Accounts Platform #smartdiscount #weixin #trip #china #fmcg #nonfood #privatelabel #pl #drc #discount #retail #consulting #discountretail #discountretailconsulting #retailconsulting #google #yiwu #luohe #shanghai #aldi

Discount Retail Consulting Management naturally needed to visit during its business development trip (see also our reports on small commodity production city Yiwu and food production city Luohe ) some Aldi China store locations in Shanghai. The discount retail trend has also gained traction in China. Recently, various discount concepts have been launched and implemented by local Chinese retailers and e-commerce companies. Meanwhile, Aldi, the pioneer of global discount retai

Discount Retail Consulting's management continued their journey as part of its business development trip to China (see our previous post on Yiwu ). DRC was invited by the management of Luohe City Investment Industry-Finance Technology Company Ltd., which is part of the Central-Southern Henan Digital Industry-Finance Platform, located in Luohe, in south-central Henan Province, about 150 km south of Zhengzhou (population 12 million). Luohe is renowned for its over 7,000 food ma

Discount Retail Consulting's management recently undertook a business development trip to China, including a visit to Yiwu, located about 1,000 km southwest of Shanghai. Yiwu is home to over 75,000 company booths spread across six expansive multi-level buildings, offering 2.1 million commodities that encompass nearly every conceivable type of small commodity. They provide every non-food category, catering to businesses with the most competitive prices! From clothing, home app

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