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Norway: Rema-Reitan buys Aldi that was its role model
Discount Retail Chain Rema 1000 (owned by Norwegian Rema-Reitan) becomes Denmark's largest grocery chain after the acquisition of German...
Dec 31, 20225 min read


Poland: 1400 new jobs at Lidl
Despite the economic and social challenges, 2022 was a special year for Lidl Polska, because it was jubilee. The company celebrates its...
Dec 31, 20223 min read


Poland: the passing year was a time of dynamic development for Netto
Discount Retail Chain Netto Poland (owned by the Danish Salling Group) has expanded to more than 660 stores, opening more than 60 of them...
Dec 31, 20225 min read


Netherlands: Marketing makes Aldi more relevant and self-evident'
Discount Retail Chain Aldi Netherlands (German family owned) is back. While other supermarket chains advanced and the German super was...
Dec 31, 20229 min read


UK: Do Tesco and Sainsbury make strong Aldi advertisement with their price match campaign?
Sainsbury and Tesco still face strong competition from the German discounters Aldi and Lidl due to the inflationary environment according...
Dec 30, 20221 min read


Spain: Grupo Dia, operating discounter DIA, sells Clarel drugstore
Portugal-based private equity firm C2 acquires Spanish Clarel drugstore from Grupo Dia. DIA wants to focus solely on proximity food...
Dec 23, 20222 min read


USA: Aldi the 5th largest store chain after gigantic Kroger - Albertsons merge
The joining of The Kroger and Albertsons (both in top 3 of U.S. supermarkets) would create a truly national operator with 4,996 stores,...
Dec 23, 202210 min read


Research: Consumers can’t get enough of private label, ..... driven by discounters
Grocers are adapting to the ongoing consumer quest for value, according to a new Colliers report. TOP TAKEAWAYS some 61.3% of consumers...
Dec 23, 20224 min read


USA: Are discounters outpacing traditional supermarkets?
Report projects 10% growth of the discounters in 2022, and ongoing gains amid inflationary pressures. Sales growth at discount grocers...
Dec 23, 20223 min read


Thailand: Central Food Retail opens 3rd GO! store
Discount Warehouse Retail Chain GO! (owned by the Thai Central Group) opened store number 3 in Nakorn city in the south of Thailand after...
Dec 21, 20221 min read


UK: Aldi joins Podback scheme to recycle used hot drink pods
Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK customers will be able to visit the Podback website to either order recycling bags, which can be filled and...
Dec 21, 20221 min read


Germany: Aldi distributes leaflets via WhatsApp
Discount Retail Chain Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd (both German family owned) are now using social media platform WhatsApp to communicate with...
Dec 21, 20222 min read


Poland: Lidl successfully climbs to the top rankings of the largest retailers in C- & E-Europe
Discount Retail Chain Lidl (owned by the German Schwarz Group) dethroned its sister supermarket chain Kaufland in the Czech Republic in...
Dec 21, 20223 min read


France: Casino's Leader Price makes come back with LP ?
No classic checkouts, sliding prices, no national brands and only 2,000 product references. The French discount chain Leader Price is...
Dec 16, 20222 min read


UK: Aldi extends its "click & collect" services
Aldi UK has revealed that the discount supermarket has ‘big plans’ to extend its existing click and collect initiative in 2023. Aldi is...
Dec 16, 20222 min read


Belgium: Cash & Carry discounter Colruyt sees its sales growing by 5.7% ... but, with less volumes
Belgian market leader Colruyt (Colruyt Group) saw its turnover increase in the past six months only due to price increases: volumes are...
Dec 16, 20222 min read


Canada: Canadian department discount store Zellers hopes to lure shoppers with nostalgia
Zellers, a once-popular, low-cost department store in Canada, was forced to shut its doors 10 years ago. It will soon make a comeback,...
Dec 16, 20223 min read


Russia: Magnit races to open Discount Stores as living standards slump
Russian Retail Chain Magnit (MCX listed) plans to continue the rapid roll-out of discount stores next year as shoppers across the country...
Dec 15, 20222 min read
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