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China: Hema NB doubles stores in six months to gain ground in China’s fragmented grocery market
Discount Retail Chain Hema NB learns Alibaba to anchor its discount retail push. In the first half of this year, Hema NB generated revenue of about RMB 8 billion (USD 1.1 billion), marking double-digit growth from the same period last year. The discounter now operates nearly 300 stores, doubling its footprint in six months, with most clustered in central and suburban areas of major cities in eastern China. Hema declined to comment on the figures. Earlier, the company introduc
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Netherlands: Sales growth Action across Europe continues
Discount Variety Retail Chain Action, the non-food discounter, continued to deliver growth across Europe in the third quarter of 2025, despite softening consumer sentiment in Europe. Nine-month net sales grew to €11.2 billion, up 17.4% from 2024. Like-for-like sales growth was 6.3%, primarily driven by customer growth. Action stores once more delivered strong customer growth with an especially strong performance in Italy and Spain. Action’s summer season assortment, from picn
Nov 133 min read


China: Shanghai, DRC Team visits Aldi stores to prepare for expansion success
Discount Retail Consulting Management naturally needed to visit during its business development trip (see also our reports on small commodity production city Yiwu and food production city Luohe ) some Aldi China store locations in Shanghai. The discount retail trend has also gained traction in China. Recently, various discount concepts have been launched and implemented by local Chinese retailers and e-commerce companies. Meanwhile, Aldi, the pioneer of global discount retai
Oct 312 min read


Peru: Discounter Mass expands to Chile
Discount Retail Chain Mass, owned by the Peruvian giant Intercorp and parent of the retail company InRetail, made its arrival in Chile...
Jul 265 min read


Germany: 300 new stores at Lidl and Kaufland: Schwarz Group continues to grow
Discount Retail Chain Lidl`s mother company the Schwarz Group from Neckarsulm (Heilbronn district) opened 300 new Lidl and Kaufland...
Jun 112 min read


Germany: Lidl shipping company Tailwind invests in new container ships and further expands Asian services
Discount Retail Chain Lidl's sister company the shipping company Tailwind Shipping Lines, it mother company the Schwarz Group is pushing...
Jun 112 min read


Germany: Richest German is the owner of Discounter Lidl
Discount Retail Chain Lidl and its sister Kaufland are well know his grocery retail stores in Germany, but hardly anyone knows his face:...
Apr 42 min read


Turkey: Şok Marketler continues its steady growth
Discount Retail Chain Şok Marketler continued its steady growth in the first 9 months of the year and reached a turnover of 142.7 billion...
Nov 11, 20242 min read


North Macedonia: KAM to boost sustainability efforts with €6m EBRD loan
Discount Retail Chain KAM Market has received a €6 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to...
Nov 8, 20242 min read


Poland: Lidl opens its first private label Parkside DIY store
Discount Retail Chain Lidl Poland has decided to expand its already diversified offer by venturing into a sector with great potential:...
Aug 9, 20242 min read


Research: Own Private Label product purchasing on the rise in Spain
Six in ten Spanish shoppers (60%) say that they are purchasing more own private-label products in a bid to save money, a new study by...
Jul 4, 20242 min read


UK: LIDL reaches record market share
Discount Retail Chain Lidl UK has been quite a step change in the past nine months, having been consecutively named the fastest growing...
Jun 18, 20246 min read


Research: Aldi more valuable than Lidl
Market Research company Kantar Germany presented its BrandZ Top 50 Most Valuable Brands in Germany, which now total US$372 billion, an...
Apr 5, 20231 min read
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