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China: Discounts drive demand on JD, with active customers reaching 700 million
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
Nov 152 min read


Germany: Exciting collaboration at Anuga 2025, DRC and Ottno forge new supply paths
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
Nov 61 min read


China: Exploration of Private Label Internationalization: European Retail Expert - DRC Discount Retail Consulting China Tour
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
Nov 31 min read


China: Shanghai, DRC Team visits Aldi stores to prepare for expansion success
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
Oct 312 min read


China: Luohe, a global hub for food production
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
Oct 302 min read


China: Yiwu, the world’s capital of non-food general merchandising goods
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
Oct 301 min read


China: Consumption crashes, 30,000 customers rush into new Aldi
Discount Retail Chain ALDI China opened a new store in Wuxi Economic Development District, Wuxi, Jiangsu province, on July 19. ALDI is...
Sep 172 min read


China: Meituan opens its first brick-and-mortar discount store in Hangzhou
Online Retail Chain Meituan opened its first discount store in Hangzhou, China. The discount format has the brand name is "Happy Monkey"....
Sep 87 min read


Colombia: Akitoki, the new chinese dollarstore, has arrived in Colombia
Discount Variety Retail Chain Akitoki, a Chinese 'Action' format, opened its first store, located in the north of the Capital Bogota. It...
Sep 53 min read


China: Aldi's rival Lidl has Chinese apprentices
Discount Retail Chain Lidl has not opened a physical store in China, but has welcomed its first Chinese apprentice. Beijing-based...
Aug 254 min read


China: A Distinctive Snack Retail Channel Capturing Consumer Attention
Leading Chinese snack mass retail stores Busy for You and Super Ming officially announced a strategic merger. Merely one month later, the...
Jul 273 min read


Hongkong: Wellcome celebrates its 80th anniversary
Discount Retail Chain Wellcome is reconnecting with its roots by reviving the unique hand-drawn style once used in our price posters, as...
May 162 min read


China: Aldi a big success outside Shanghai
Discount Retail Chain ALDI China is virtually "overrun" in the Chinese community of Wuxi (CN) with 7.5 million inhabitants. Full shopping...
May 74 min read


China: How a lower-tier grocer Pangdonglai is rewriting Chinese retail rules
Discount Retail Chain Pangdonlai is one of the most talked-about phenomena in China’s contested retail segment is seeing executives from...
Apr 283 min read


China: Discount retailers making mark among price-conscious bargain hunters
Product discount campaigns are emerging and showing promising development trends, becoming one of the hottest topics in the retail sector...
Apr 213 min read


China: Tiaoma increased capital by 70 million, "extreme" capital control to do low-margin business
Discount Wholesaler Retail Chain Tiaoma is one of the best hard discount stores in China." A senior retail executive commented. This hard...
Apr 214 min read


China: Aldi starts second stage of expansion in China
Discount Retail Chain Aldi dares to do business in China after six years, now beyond Shanghai’s city limits. But the step is not without...
Apr 75 min read


China: Aldi a success in Shanghai expanding further afield
Discount Retail Chain Aldi China has carved out a unique space in the retail landscape in Shanghai. It offers the convenience and...
Apr 15 min read
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