The recent visit of a second group of 17 prominent Chinese retailers and FMCG manufacturers to the Netherlands and Germany provided a valuable opportunity to deepen their understanding of the discounter model and value chain, which has not fully penetrated China's grocery sector. This visit followed the first group's trip in May this year. See: China: Chinese retailers exploring German discount retail ( discountretailconsulting.com ) During the visit, the delegation toured di

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Germany and Kaufland Germany are advertising their new price reduction of sugar. The new price per kilo is 0.99 euros. ALDI Nord and ALDI SOUTH seem to have been caught off guard by the price reduction. The prices for Raffinade Zucker were still at the old price of 1.49 euros/KG when the shops opened in the morning. The falling world market prices on the futures exchanges for sugar provide the scope for this price reduction. Year-on-year, prices

Discount Retail Dollar stores continued to open rapidly across the U.S. in the second half of August 2024, with Dollar General and...