China: Iceland enters China

Discount frozen food Retail Chain 𝗜𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 (RMB 40B annual turnover) has signed for its first full-capability East China flagship "Iceland Shopping Park" in Wuxi Liangxi, set to launch in Q3 2026. The project core is a 𝟯-𝗶𝗻-𝟭 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 (𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 + 𝗠𝗖𝗡 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 + 𝗔𝗜 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁), competing with Sam's, ALDI and Hema. It integrates 200+ global/local brands (Chinese/Wuxi time-honored

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Mar 51 min read

Research: Chinese food suppliers eyeing British supermarkets

"The Grocer soon going to publish our next trade report (for Q3). We’re just looking at the data for the first couple of months of that. And from what we can see so far, we’re still seeing that persistent increase to the UK.” The top five product categories include fish, poultry, vegetables, confectionery and prepared foods. And some of the biggest increases are soft drinks, spirits, protein concentrates, animal fats and oils. So, why is it happening? What signs are there tha

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Dec 8, 20255 min read

Germany: Exciting collaboration at Anuga 2025, DRC and Ottno forge new supply paths

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

Asia

Nov 6, 20251 min read

China: Visit at CAA's buying center for > 100 Chinese retailers in Zhengzhou

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

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Nov 5, 20251 min read

China: new food discounter Foodmarket (FD) in Hangzhou

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

Asia

Nov 4, 20251 min read

China: Luohe, a global hub for food production

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

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Oct 30, 20252 min read