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Poland: Poundland-owner Pepco sales jump as shoppers seek value
Discount Non-food Retail Chain Pepco Group (listed WSE:PCO) has reported a 22.8% increase in first-half revenue, driven by strong demand...
Apr 20, 20231 min read
Sweden: Rusta reaches 200 stores and wants to grow further
Discount Home and Leisure Retail Chain Rusta from Sweden (privately owned) celebrates the opening of the 200th store in Kerpen (near...
Apr 20, 20232 min read
Russia: Discounter Chizik opens first stores in Samara region
X5 Group announced the launch of the first "hard discounter" under the Chizhik brand in the Samara Region. The assortment of stores...
Apr 19, 20231 min read
Portugal: Lidl switches to digital price tags
Discount Retail Chain Lidl Portugal (owned by the German Schwarz Group) has announced plans to introduce digital price tags in all its...
Apr 19, 20231 min read
USA: Cash strapped consumers
Research of the Retail Cities team is currently asking the important question, “How are consumers who live pay-event to pay-event doing...
Apr 18, 20232 min read
Russia: Neighborhood discounter Verny kicks out again too expensive suppliers
Verny discount retail chain has withdrawn half of the products from the Beluga Group, a manufacturer and importer of alcoholic beverages,...
Apr 18, 20232 min read
Russia: X5 Group takes over regional discounter chain Pokupochka
X5 Group announced that it has reached agreements on the acquisition of Tamerlan, which operates the Pokupochka and PokupAlco stores in...
Apr 18, 20231 min read
UK: Aldi and Lidl have matched Sainsbury’s and Tesco in cutting milk prices
All four retailers have cut the price on four pints of milk this week from £1.65 to £1.55 – a 6% fall. The price of two pints is down...
Apr 17, 20231 min read
USA: Who's the typical Trader Joe's customer
Trader Joe's (owned by Aldi) is among the largest grocery chains in the US, with annual sales estimated to be about $16.5 billion. Trader...
Apr 9, 20232 min read
Germany: Lidl and Kaufland will move into North Sea wind power
The RWE offshore wind farm "Kaskasi" has gone into operation off Helgoland. From 2028, it will also supply the food retailers Lidl and...
Apr 6, 20232 min read
Germany: What would Germany be without Aldi?
The Albrecht brothers made history with the invention of the discounter. And the high inflation even increases the attractiveness of...
Apr 6, 20233 min read
Netherlands: How Picnic approached the design process of its new private label
Online supermarket Picnic (owned by German EDEKA) opens these days in Paris, goes to Hamburg later in April and the app is also available...
Apr 6, 20234 min read
Germany: Schwarz Group develops mega AI innovation location in Heilbronn
Schwarz Group owner of Lidl and Kaufland has been investing in the region around and in Heilbronn for some time. In the city centre,...
Apr 5, 20233 min read
Germany: Netto monitors Self-Check-Outs with Checklens
Discount Retail Chain Netto Marken-Discount Germany (owned by German EDEKA) is testing a solution from Austrian specialist Checklens to...
Apr 5, 20232 min read
France: Variety discounter Action becomes the most favorite brand 2023
Consulting company EY-Parthenon unveils its 2023 ranking of the favorite brands of the French. For the first time, a foreign brand tops...
Apr 5, 20232 min read
UK: Aldi will not halt ‘relentless’ roll out of UK stores despite sabotage by rivals
Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK and Ireland boss Giles Hurley has said the discounter’s “relentless” expansion of new stores will not pause...
Apr 5, 20231 min read
Asia: Flying Tiger looks to Ikea as CEO will open 1,000 stores in Asian push
Discount Variety Retail Chain Flying Tiger Copenhagen, the variety retailer that sells everything from water guns to yoga mats, plans to...
Apr 5, 20232 min read
Italy: Pepco conquers another country
Discount Textile Retail Chain Pepco Group, a discount retail chain that includes the Pepco, Dealz and British Poundland brands, has...
Apr 5, 20232 min read
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