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UK: Aldi prints 21,2% more sales
Aldi continues to grow at the highest rate at 21.2% (and this is growth on growth with +14.4% reported in the same period last year)...
Aug 16, 20232 min read


UAE: Discounter Gala opens 15th store in Dubai
Along the success of discounter Viva in the Emirates, neighborhood discounter Gala (owned by Western International Group) is working well...
Aug 13, 20231 min read


Saudi Arabia: Discounter Dukan wants to be a good neighbor
As a part of Dukan’s expansion plan, the Saudi discounter demonstrates his interests in Dukan’s neighbors by providing a customer-centered grocery shopping experience under the slogan “Your Trusted Neighbor." Dukan is the largest discount chain in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah. Source: Dukan #smartdiscount #dukan #saudiarabia #ksa #discounters #growth #smartdiscount #discount #discountfoodretail #discounter #foodretail #retail #drc #consultancy #discountre
Aug 11, 20231 min read


Egypt: discount chain Kazyon attracts $165m equity investment
Kazyon, the Egyptian discount retailer, has received a $165m equity investment from private equity company DPI. Co-investors include...
Aug 10, 20232 min read


Netherlands: After cutting down the number of DCs, Aldi is expanding the selected DCs
Aldi will continue to optimize its distribution network in the Netherlands. The sub-decentralization at Aldi in the Netherlands is still...
Aug 1, 20231 min read


France: Lidl fails to take over Casino Group
Lidl, which wanted to take over 600 stores of the French chain, is losing out. Lidl parent company Schwarz intervened at the last minute...
Aug 1, 20231 min read


USA: Dollar General preps to open $35M cold storage center in New York
Dollar General will start construction next year on a $35.4 million cold storage center after the discount retailer was awarded tax...
Jul 30, 20231 min read


EU: Aldi completes European roll-out of reusable crates for fruits & vegetables
Logistical efficiency, greater sustainability - extended freshness! With reusable crates for fruits and vegetables, the Aldi Nord Group...
Jul 30, 20232 min read


Colombia: Portuguese owned bulk discounter Bodega del Canasto opens 49th store in Colombia
Discounter Bodega del Canasto (owned by the Portugese Jeronimo Martins group) opened 6 stores in 2023. Source: Bodega del Canasto...
Jul 30, 20231 min read


Netherlands: A-brand discounter Nettorama takes over Boni supermarkets
The Dutch supermarket chains A-brand discounters Nettorama and Boni are going to merge. The new combination, with more than 80 stores and...
Jul 30, 20232 min read


Workshop: DRC at Coca Cola global sales event
Today (22.06.2023), DRC was hosted at the Coca Cola Global Discounters Accelerate workshop. We are happy with the enthusiastic feedback from The Coca-Cola Company . #smartdiscount #cocacola #accelerate #aldi #lidl #bim #biedronka #a101 #penny #dia #netto #drc #discount #retail #consulting #discountretail #discountretailconsulting #retailconsulting #global #accbc
Jun 25, 20231 min read


USA: Dollar General announces planned expansion into Montana state
Goodlettsville, Tennessee – June 20, 2023 – Dollar General announced it is planning to open its first store in Montana in fall 2023,...
Jun 25, 20233 min read


UK: Discounters keep on making big double digits in UK
Aldi and Lidl were the best-performing retailers in the UK in the 12-week period to 11 June, new data from Kantar has shown, with Aldi...
Jun 21, 20232 min read
UK: DRC's The Grocer interview - Discounters booming in the cost-of-living crisis
With discounters booming in the cost-of-living crisis, what’s motivating Lidl’s move to slow down expansion in the UK? What’s going on at Lidl? Its sales are soaring, market share is growing, and yet for reasons widely unknown, it seems to be taking its foot off the gas on its once ambitious expansion plans. As The Grocer revealed in February, Lidl has halved its projected store openings for the year from the usual 50-plus to 25, in a slowdown some suggest could extend until
Jun 17, 20237 min read


UAE: Discounters are on the rise in the Middle East
A well-established concept in the West, discounters have caused a paradigm shift in the retail landscape. Popular supermarkets have lost...
Jun 10, 20233 min read


Research: How UK prices compare to five EU countries
Toilet paper roll, butter and ketchup are more expensive in the UK compared to some of our biggest European neighbours, research for the...
Jun 9, 20233 min read


Poland: Colombian products reaching the Polish market by Biedronka
Colombian products reach the largest retail chain in Poland. Biedronka will have a week dedicated to Colombian products such as hammocks,...
Jun 9, 20233 min read


Canada: Dollarama profits skyrocket as consumers visit more often for bigger purchases
Sales in what was the company's first quarter totalled $1.29 billion Montreal-based Dollarama Inc. (TSX: DOL) enjoyed a 21%...
Jun 8, 20232 min read
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