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Germany: Aldi launches 3rd XXL store
The discounter opened the new large box in a former Real store (Metro group) in Boblingen. The store covers a sales area of about 1,775...
Jan 7, 20231 min read


USA: Aldi expands strongly at the Gulf Coast
Aldi supermarket chain is continuing its expansion across the Gulf South - including the greater New Orleans area - with the opening...
Jan 7, 20231 min read


Germany: how a German grocer became the fastest-growing food retailer in the USA
The History: Aldi has its origin in a small store set-up by Anna Albrecht in Germany back in 1913. After WW2 Anna handed over the store...
Jan 7, 20236 min read


UK: B&M posts strong Q3 trading update
B&M European Value Retail S.A. ("the Group"), the UK's leading variety goods value retailer, today provides a trading update for the...
Jan 7, 20232 min read


Spain: Lidl logistics center and 300 jobs
Discount Retail Chain Lidl Spain (owned by the German Schwarz Group) has acquired a plot of about 158,000m2 in the Leon municipality of...
Jan 5, 20233 min read


UK: German discounters Aldi and Lidl grow with a stunning 27% resp. 24% in UK
Another great sales period for the discounters and continuing strong growth of own label are the headlines from the Kantar UK data for 12...
Jan 4, 20232 min read


UK & Ireland: Aldi report ‘best Christmas ever’ as sales soar 26%
Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK and Ireland has reported a 26% in sales over the festive period, dubbing it as its “best Christmas ever”....
Jan 3, 20232 min read


UK: ‘Absolute carnage’ at Aldi as shoppers battle to buy viral Prime drink
There were chaotic scenes at some discounter Aldi stores as shoppers tried to get their hands on Prime Hydration, a sports drink created...
Jan 2, 20231 min read


Turkey: Şok Marketler fixes prices for 1,000 products
Discount Retail Chain Şok Marketler (listed on BIST: SOKM) sets prices for 1,000 products throughout January. From rice to pasta, from...
Jan 2, 20232 min read


USA: Dollar General expands its offerings to help eliminate food deserts
Discount Non-food Retail Chain Dollar General (ETR: 7DG) expands its offerings to help eliminate food deserts. About 100 miles north of...
Dec 31, 20224 min read


Norway: Rema-Reitan buys Aldi that was its role model
Discount Retail Chain Rema 1000 (owned by Norwegian Rema-Reitan) becomes Denmark's largest grocery chain after the acquisition of German...
Dec 31, 20225 min read


Poland: 1400 new jobs at Lidl
Despite the economic and social challenges, 2022 was a special year for Lidl Polska, because it was jubilee. The company celebrates its...
Dec 31, 20223 min read


Poland: the passing year was a time of dynamic development for Netto
Discount Retail Chain Netto Poland (owned by the Danish Salling Group) has expanded to more than 660 stores, opening more than 60 of them...
Dec 31, 20225 min read


Netherlands: Marketing makes Aldi more relevant and self-evident'
Discount Retail Chain Aldi Netherlands (German family owned) is back. While other supermarket chains advanced and the German super was...
Dec 31, 20229 min read


UK: Do Tesco and Sainsbury make strong Aldi advertisement with their price match campaign?
Sainsbury and Tesco still face strong competition from the German discounters Aldi and Lidl due to the inflationary environment according...
Dec 30, 20221 min read


Spain: Grupo Dia, operating discounter DIA, sells Clarel drugstore
Portugal-based private equity firm C2 acquires Spanish Clarel drugstore from Grupo Dia. DIA wants to focus solely on proximity food...
Dec 23, 20222 min read


USA: Aldi the 5th largest store chain after gigantic Kroger - Albertsons merge
The joining of The Kroger and Albertsons (both in top 3 of U.S. supermarkets) would create a truly national operator with 4,996 stores,...
Dec 23, 202210 min read


Research: Consumers can’t get enough of private label, ..... driven by discounters
Grocers are adapting to the ongoing consumer quest for value, according to a new Colliers report. TOP TAKEAWAYS some 61.3% of consumers...
Dec 23, 20224 min read
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