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 Management was also invited by China Ants Alliance (CAA), after visiting various manufacturers and trading platform companies ( see also our reports on small commodity production city Yiwu  and food production city Luohe  and Aldi China store Shanghai ). CAA is a voluntary retail buying alliance of over 100 regional retail chains operating in 29 provinces across China, jointly operating 9,000 stores with a total annual turnover of about RMB 100 bill

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Süd has been investing in electric car charging infrastructure for some time. According to the discounter, 160 new e-charging points have been built at branches this year alone. Now the company is announcing a further step. In the coming years, so-called e-charging hubs will be introduced at 40 highly frequented locations, where up to six e-cars can charge at the best price at the same time, according to the company. The first charging stations, whe

Discount Retail Consulting Management was also invited by the board of retailer Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co., Ltd. in Hangzhou - about 200 km south from Shanghai, and accommodating 12,6 million inhabitants - during the business development trip in China ( see also our reports on small commodity production city Yiwu  and food production city Luohe and Aldi China store Shanghai ). The Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co., Ltd. management participated last year in the DRC disco

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 Chain Biedronka whose main market is Poland booked a net profit of €214 million (US $250 million) in the quarter. Net sales rose nearly 8% to €9.14 billion and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) increased about 12% to €664 million. 'We confirm the outlook disclosed on 1 August 2025. In an uncertain environment, our banners remain committed to ensuring price competitiveness, sustaining consumer preference, and reinforcing o

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Foundation has achieved the highest profit in its history. Despite ongoing economic challenges and intense competition, Lidl has not only maintained but expanded its position in global food retail. The significance of this achievement lies not just in the numbers, but in how it was accomplished. In an era of high inflation, shifting consumer habits, and rising costs for energy, logistics, and personnel, Lidl demonstrates that consistent process opti

Discount Retail Chain Lidl's and Kaufland's mother company the German Schwarz Group integrate from October the Göbber Group, a traditional manufacturer of jams, honey and fruit fillings for baked goods. With the acquisition, Schwarz Produktion is relying on valuable knowledge and ensuring the supply of private label goods for Lidl and Kaufland. This will strengthen the ecosystem of our retail group and integrate our value chain even more closely. This is how we increase resil

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

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

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