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Peru: Dollarcity opens its first store in this Peru and plans new openings
Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollarcity arrived in a historic city in the interior of the country, marking a new milestone in its expansion strategy in the Peruvian market. This move is part of its growth plan, focused on strengthening its presence in regions with high consumption potential. The commitment responds to the trend of decentralization of retail to intermediate cities, where the demand for affordable alternatives is growing. With this opening, Dollarcity reaches
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USA: Dollar Tree reports higher first-quarter sales, raises fiscal 2026 outlook
Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollar Tree reported stronger first-quarter earnings and sales growth Thursday, driven by higher customer spending and improved merchandise margins, as the discount retailer raised its outlook for fiscal 2026. The company said net sales for the quarter ended May 2 rose 7.2% to $5 billion from a year earlier. Comparable-store sales increased 3.5%, fueled by a 4.5% increase in average ticket size, though customer traffic declined 1%. Results reflec
Jun 32 min read


Netherlands: Action growth continues despite global economic unpredictability
Discount Non-food Variety Retail Chain Action's net sales increased by 14% to €4 billion in the first quarter of 2026, compared to the same period last year. Like-for-like sales growth was 3.6%. Action continued to attract more customers year on year, underlining the strength and appeal of its formula. On average, 22.2 million customers visited Action stores each week during the quarter, an increase of 12.4% compared to the same period in 2025. Customers continue to value Act
May 153 min read


Finland: Tokmanni Group’s Strategic Pivot - Synergy and Scale
Discount Retail Chain Tokmanni Group’s ability to navigate a challenging 2025 serves as a masterclass in operational synergy. By successfully integrating its Finnish operations with the recently acquired Dollarstore (Sweden) and Bigdollar (Denmark and Norway), the group has transformed from a local discount leader into a formidable Nordic powerhouse. Key Pillars of the 2025 Turnaround The Group’s improved profitability wasn't just a matter of luck; it was driven by three spec
Apr 162 min read


USA: Dollar General grows its in-store audio network
Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollar General (DG) plans to expand an in-store audio network to about 6,000 additional locations across 48 states, the company said Monday, as part of a partnership with QSIC. DG said the rollout is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2026 and would bring the total number of stores with in-store audio capabilities to about 12,000, roughly double its current footprint. Dollar General, which operates more than 20,000 stores nationwid
Apr 151 min read


Germany: Kodi takes over discounter Mäc Geiz
Discount Variety Retail Chain Kodi operates 150 stores in North Rhine-Westphalia, and now the company is taking over 200 Mac Geiz stores in the east. The chains want to partially merge their operating business, but keep their brand names. The non-food discounter Mäc Geiz is changing hands. Kodi Beteiligungs GmbH, which also owns the discounter Kodi, is taking over the chain. The purchase contracts have already been signed, as the company announced when asked by the German Pre
Mar 232 min read


Spain: MR. D.I.Y. opens a new store model
Discount Variety Retail Chain MR. D.I.Y. boosts its expansion in Spain with the opening of a store in the El Rosal shopping center, in Ponferrada (León). This is the first store of the brand in Castilla y León with its renewed store concept. The MR.D.I.Y. store in El Rosal has a surface area of 550 m², is located on the first floor of the shopping centre and responds to the company's commitment to locations in high-traffic shopping centres. With this opening, the chain advanc
Feb 52 min read


Germany: Mr. DIY makes its German debut
Discount Variety Retail chain, MR. D.I.Y. Germany GmbH, has been officially registered with the District Court of Berlin-Charlottenburg. Germany is the fourth European country where Mr. D.I.Y. operates, following Spain, Poland, and Turkey, and is the fifteenth country globally. The company is headed by directors, with Choon Leng Gan being a shareholder in Platinum Alphabet, one of Mr. D.I.Y.'s investors, and Chen Hwee Lim serving as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Mr. D.
Jan 312 min read


Netherlands: Action posted net sales of 16 billion euros in 2025, an increase of 16.1 % lfl
Discount Variety Retail Chain Action posted net sales of 16 billion euros in 2025, an increase of 16.1 percent compared to the previous year. The performance in France depressed the results. According to the discounter, the growth was driven by a continued increase in the number of customers'. Last year, 21.6 million consumers shopped at Action every week, compared to 18.7million in 2024. This is mainly due to the 384 stores that were opened. At the end of the year, the count
Jan 292 min read


Peru: Dollarcity Accelerates National Expansion in 2026
Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollarcity started 2026 with seven new stores in Lima and regions, reaching 107 stores and reinforcing its expansion in Peru. The Dollarcity chain of multi-category stores started 2026 with a clear sign of expansion in the Peruvian market. After closing 2025 with 100 operating stores nationwide, the company launched a new stage of growth with the opening of seven new stores in different areas of the country during the first weeks of the year. Thi
Jan 235 min read


Netherlands: Variety and textile discounters are advancing in the high street: 'Shame to buy there has disappeared'
Discount Retail Chains in the Netherlands are advancing in the high streets. There are now 25 percent fewer shops in our country than in 2010. But especially retail chains with low prices are actually expanding. "In the past, you didn't want to be seen with a bag from textile discounters Wibra or Zeeman, but now people are no longer ashamed of it." Low prices, but bad products and stores that don't look good. That was the image that consumers had of discounters, says retail c
Jan 163 min read


USA: Dollar Tree gets a big boost from shoppers making over $100K
Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollar Tree reported that higher-income shoppers are contributing to one of its most successful recent quarters, fueling a resurgence for the retailer. The retailer saw 3 million more households shop its stores during the third quarter compared to the prior year, and about 60% of those shoppers came from households earning over $100,000, equal to the combined share of middle-income households (earning $60,000 to $100,000 at 30%) and lower-income
Dec 4, 20252 min read


Germany: This is how the low-cost retailer Action is overrunning the retail trade
Discount Variety Retail Chain Action is expanding at a rapid pace in Germany. Internal documents show ambitious profit targets and how Action became a money-printing machine for the investor 3i. Action now operates 3190 stores in 14 European countries. The non-food discounter is expanding at a rapid pace. Year after year, Action increased its turnover to almost 14 billion euros (2024), conquering new countries again and again, most recently Switzerland, Romania and Portugal.
Nov 18, 20257 min read


Thailand: Mr. DIY Thailand to raise USD 173 mio from public offering
Discount Variety Retail Chain MR. D.I.Y. Holding (Thailand) Public Company Limited (MRDIYT), Thailand’s leading home improvement and lifestyle retailer, is set to launch its Initial Public Offering (IPO) to raise up to THB 5.6 billion (approximately USD 173 million). This offering marks the largest IPO by Market Capitalisation on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in the last three years. The fundraising effort has secured strong backing from notable domestic and internatio
Nov 12, 20252 min read


Finland: Tokmanni Group expands in the Nordics
Discount Variety Retail Chain Tokmanni Group is expanding and renovating its stores across Finland, Sweden and Denmark. In Finland, the...
Sep 18, 20252 min read


Colombia: Akitoki, the new chinese dollarstore, has arrived in Colombia
Discount Variety Retail Chain Akitoki, a Chinese 'Action' format, opened its first store, located in the north of the Capital Bogota. It...
Sep 5, 20253 min read


Canada: Dollarcity to Strongly Increase Number of Stores in Latin America by 2031
Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollarcity sees Latin America as a key market for the expansion of its retail stores. As part of the...
Aug 28, 20252 min read


Poland: HalfPrice has one of the highest results in the retail sector
Discount Variety Retail Chain HalfPrice, the off-price concept of the CCC Group, is dynamically increasing the scale of its operations,...
Aug 22, 20253 min read
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