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Workshop: Chinese retailers exploring discount in Europe
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
Oct 4, 20242 min read
Germany: DRC's RTL TV interview - Aldi growth in USA
Discount Retail Consulting was featured in an interview on the German television program Galileo, which is produced and aired on the ProSieben network (at 5.28 minutes). The series highlighted Aldi's substantial growth in the USA and was broadcast nationally last week. Aldi, a prominent player in the grocery retail industry, has secured its position as one of the top 3 retailers in terms of store count, showcasing remarkable growth in recent years. Despite its rapid expansion
Sep 28, 20241 min read
Germany: ALDI SOUTH Group among the first global grocery retailers to set science-based net-zero targets
Discount Retail Chain ALDI SOUTH reaches a significant milestone after gaining SBTi approval of new emissions reduction goals. The...
Sep 27, 20242 min read
Germany: How Lidl & Co urge its customers to use the app with free items and instant discounts
Discount Retail Chain Lidl also seems to have recognized the superpower of free items: In September, users of the Lidl Plus app will have...
Sep 14, 20244 min read
Germany: Aldi expands online shop with drugstore category products
Discount Retail Chains Aldi Süd and Nord have jointly concentrated mainly on non-food in their online shop. Now the discounters are also...
Sep 10, 20242 min read
Germany: Lidl produces its own shopping baskets
Schwarz Services will produce shopping baskets for Lidl and Kaufland stores will largely consist of recycled plastic (recyclate), which has been processed by the recycling division of the Schwarz Group, PreZero International. The Schwarz Procurement department acted as an interface between the parties and coordinated the changeover on the supplier and system side. Dominik Vogel , Buyer at Schwarz Procurement, explains: "Together with GreenCycle, our interface to PreZero Inte
Aug 13, 20241 min read
Germany: ALDI shopping bag is currently exhibited at the Kunstpalast
Discount Retail Chain ALDI Nord's bag is art, but does the blue and white ALDI pattern belong in a museum? German Kunstpalast proves that it does! The iconic shopping bag piece designed by Günter Fruhtrunk used by millions of people in their everyday lives. Now it can be found in the Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf and it´s current collection tour called „It’s all art?! From Aldi to Rubens“. So, let's take a closer look at the story behind the ALDI bag. Günter Fruhtrunk gained at
Aug 2, 20242 min read
Germany: Aldi food from the vending machine
Discount Retail Chain Aldi Süd has now also put some pick-up machines into operation to test their function and gain insights into the...
Jul 24, 20243 min read
Germany: Lidl´s mother subsidiary acquires stake in transport giant Gartner
Discount Retail Chain Lidl`s mother company Schwarz Gruppe is investing via its subsidiary CE-Beteiligung-GmbH in the Austrian transport giant Gartner Transport-Holding. This was confirmed by Gerald Schinagl, CFO of the Gartner Group in Lambach/Austria, to the Verkehrsrundschau on request. Specifically, CE-Beteiligung-GmbH will take over 35% of Gartner Transport-Holding, according to Schinagl. What is interesting about the deal: CE-Beteiligung-GmbH belongs to the Schwarz Grou
Jul 22, 20242 min read
Germany: LIDL has its sights set on non-food discounter Action
Discount Variety Retail Chain Action has been on a high expansion course for some time. With 15.3 million customers per week, Action is...
Jul 22, 20243 min read
Germany: ALDI Süd tests Click & Collect
Discount Retail Chain ALDI Süd is taking a new step in online grocery shopping in Germany. Starting next week, it will be possible to...
Jul 12, 20241 min read
Germany: Lidl is reorganising and streamlining its board of directors
Discount Retail Chain LIDL's chairman of the board Kenneth McGrath has now completed the restructuring of the board structure. From 1...
Jul 2, 20243 min read
Germany: Top marks for Aldi own PL brands test winner among nectarines
Discount Retail Chain ALDI's own private label brands meet the highest quality standards and repeatedly impress in direct comparison with...
Jul 1, 20241 min read
Germany: Aldi reintroduces its successful coupon discount promotion
Discount Retail Chain ALDI Süd Germany leads 1-0 and where is the competition to react? ALDI started with interesting coupon discounts of...
Jun 19, 20241 min read
Germany: Who has the better store layout Aldi Süd or Lidl?
The store layouts of the leading discounter's ALDI SÜD and Lidl in Germany were never identical, but they were often similar. The latest...
Jun 18, 20241 min read
Germany: Aldi wants higher sales, lower prices, smaller stores
Discount Retail Chain Aldi Nord recorded a 7.5% increase in sales last year, thanks to its international expansion. The German discounter...
Jun 18, 20242 min read
Germany: NETTO improves results
Discount Retail Chain NETTO, owned by the German EDEKA Group, generated revenues of around 17.1 billion euros (plus 1.3 billion euros,...
Jun 6, 20243 min read
China: Chinese retailers exploring German discount retail
A recent visit of 30 prominent Chinese retailers to Germany was a valuable opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the discounter...
May 27, 20243 min read
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