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Poland: Aldi takes traditional discount stores to the next level
Discount Retail Chain Aldi Group (German family owned) has achieved a 38% increase in in-store sales over the past five years, cementing...
Dec 5, 20221 min read


Research: UK discounter market set to top $40Bn
From the lure of the middle aisle to the thrill of a bargain, Britain’s savvy shoppers are set to splash out £34.4 billion at food and...
Dec 5, 20223 min read


Austria: GiFi enters Austria
Discount Non-Food Retail Chain GiFi (French family owned) the French market leader in household and family items is opening its first...
Dec 5, 20222 min read


USA: Dollar General tightens its grip on American retail
Discount non-food retail chain Dollar General's with present around 19,000 store locations in the US is further driving its...
Dec 3, 20222 min read


Germany: EC clears takeover of Stora Enso Maxau paper mill by Schwarz group
Discount Retail Chain Lidl's sister company Schwarz Produktion has received the green light, by the European Commission, for the...
Dec 2, 20221 min read


Research: Private Labels making up 36% of the total FMCG value sales
Small and mid-sized manufacturers are losing ground in volume and value to private labels, which now make up 36% of total FMCG value...
Dec 2, 20221 min read


USA: Discounter Dollar General’s sales up 11%
Dollar General’s top-line sales rose 11.1% year over year to $9.5 billion in the third quarter, with comparable sales up 6.8%, according...
Dec 2, 20222 min read


Belgium: Aldi opens first compact store in Brussels
Discount retail chain Aldi Belgium (German family owned) reaches a milestone with the opening of the 23rd store in the Brussels Region....
Dec 1, 20222 min read


Poland: Aldi wants to have 500 - 600 stores in Poland within 5 years
Discount Retail Chain Aldi Nord Poland (German family owned) wants to have about six hundred stores in Poland within 5 years. Ultimately...
Nov 30, 20223 min read


Russia: Retailer Magnit opens over 500 My Price discount stores
Largest Russian retailer Magnit has expanded their discount network My Price with over 500 stores in 60 districts across Russia. Discount...
Nov 30, 20222 min read


USA: Daiso eyes increasing its US store network more than 10 fold
Discount Retail Chain Daiso Industries, the operator of the Japanese 100-yen chain Daiso, plans to boost its store network in the US by...
Nov 29, 20221 min read


Canada: Giant Tiger aims for being the as go-to discount store for inflation-weary shoppers
Ottawa-based Giant Tiger Stores wants to position the discount-concept as a go-to store for price-sensitive shoppers during the worst...
Nov 27, 20223 min read


Colombia: Discounters D1 and Ara making their position stronger amid top 35 Colombian companies
The hard discount stores D1 and Ara are strongly positioned among the largest companies in Colombia – despite the decline of discounter...
Nov 27, 20223 min read


Colombia: Discounter Ara opens its 1000th store in Cartagena, Colombia
After almost 10 years of presence in Colombia, through its brand Ara, the Portuguese company Jerónimo Martins opened this week its...
Nov 27, 20222 min read


Spain: Aldi has positioned itself as a discount supermarket, responsible and close to the client
Discount Retail Chain Aldi Spain (German family owned) is one of the main actors in the Spanish retail sector that continues to grow at a good pace. To know the lines of its strategy, we talk with its CEO in Spain, Valentín Lumbreras. What market positioning currently shows Aldi in Spain? We grew in the Spanish retail distribution, with a marketshare of 1.4%. Our goal is to continue growing and reach the largest number of stores with a relevant proposal for the client. We off
Oct 4, 20224 min read


France: Russian hard-discounter "MERE" to open three stores in October 2021
Discount Retail Chain Mere (owned by the Russian Schneider family) deploys to Spain and prepares for France. Mere is the translation of "mother", the Russian hard-discounter who seeks to establish himself in France. It will be in Pont-Sainte-Marie (10150), Sainte-Marguerite (88100) and Thionville (57100). On its website, the Russian distribution group Svetofor indeed announces three openings in France in October 2021 at the Mere brand. "The territory of the Grand Est region i
Sep 6, 20211 min read


Belgium: Russian discounter Mere to enter market in Flanders
Russian discount retail chain Mere (owned by the Russian Schneider family) plans to open 10 stores in Belgium by the end of 2021. With a minimalist store concept reminiscent of the 80s and budget-friendly prices, it sees opportunities at the economy end of the market. Mere: A new player will soon join the retail landscape in Belgium, of which Flanders is the northern region. Russian discount chain Mere announced on its website that it wants to open 10 stores in the country th
Aug 10, 20212 min read


UK: Mere prepared for first opening
Russian discount retail chain Mere (Schneider family owned ) has started accepting supplies of goods as it prepares to open its nearly completed first store in the UK. "We started taking deliveries at the Preston store. The opening date will be August 14th 2021," said The Grocer manager of business development at Mere UK, Aleksandr Czkalov. It is the first of four stores in the UK to be opened by Mere this year, the other three located in Castleford, Caldicot and Hiccups sa
Jul 24, 20211 min read
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