USA: Aldi brings Low Prices to Midtown Manhattan with latest NYC store

Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA is making an aggressive, high-stakes branding play in the heart of New York City, taking a page straight out of the expansion playbook Trader Joe’s used two decades ago. With its grand opening on June 19, 2026, at 311 W. 42nd St. (situated on the ground floor of The Ellery residential building in Midtown Manhattan), the hard discounter is planting its flag in one of the most expensive real estate markets in the world. This launch marks Aldi’s

Americas

Jun 163 min read

South Africa: Research shows that shoppers shifting to bigger pack sizes to save money

As shoppers feel the pinch they adapt. In South Africa 42% of the Top 40 categories shoppers shifted their spend to bigger pack sizes to...

Middle East & Africa

Sep 5, 20251 min read

Australia: ALDI’s Price Promise saves Australian shoppers more than AU$3,000 a year

Discount Retail Chain ALDI Australia reveals its Price Promise remains strong with a 16.8% price gap over competitors, saving Aussie...

Oceania

Aug 25, 20253 min read

Germany: Lidl introduces upcycled shopping baskets

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Netherlands is introducing new sustainable shopping baskets in all Lidl stores. The baskets are made of plastic packaging, including Lidl products, which households offer for recycling. The collected plastic is processed by PreZero, the waste and recycling company that, like Lidl, is part of the Schwarz Group, and then turns it into shopping baskets. In future, hand-held baskets will be made from 75% recycled material, roller baskets from 80% recycl

Oct 10, 20243 min read

Research: Colombian household shopping habits have changed: 9 out of 10 prefer to shop at discount stores such as D1 or Ara

Essential products in the family shopping basket, such as milk, oil or toilet paper, among others, are part of the products that families...

Apr 11, 20243 min read

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