Discount Retail Chain ALDI and Hema Super-Value NB ( 超盒算NB)  have gone a step further by selling products directly out of their original shipping crates and turnover boxes. They have stripped away the layers of packaging that define modern retail, returning to the most primal and core dimension: the exchange of goods. With an almost raw honesty, they tell us that the essence of retail has nothing to do with flashy appearances. Hard Discount retail can be summarized by four k

Discount Retail Chain Biedronka and Ara's parent company Jerónimo Martins has successfully navigated a challenging 2025, a year defined by moderate consumer spending and heightened price sensitivity, by remaining steadfast in its strategic priorities. These focus areas included price leadership, continuous product portfolio innovation, and a commitment to enhancing store quality. All brands under the Jerónimo Martins umbrella, discounters Biedronka, Ara, and supermarket Pingo

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Süd has emerged victorious in a lawsuit initiated by the coffee roaster Tchibo. The judges found no issue with selling coffee below production costs. For the Hamburg-based company, this ruling signals a concerning trend for the entire industry. Once again, Tchibo faced a legal setback against Aldi Süd regarding allegedly low coffee prices. According to a spokeswoman, the 6th Cartel Senate of the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court dismissed the appeal

Discount Retail Consulting GmbH (DRC) recently had the privilege of organizing and navigating a high-impact sourcing tour under the esteemed auspices of Dr. Mohamed Althaf , Group Director of Global Operations and CSO of LuLu Group International. Navigated alongside Simon Alexander , Regional Director of LuLu Qatar, and LuLu’s dedicated international buying leads Mohammed Shabab  (Y International Italia) and Mohamed Sanij  (Y International UK), the tour marked a significant m

Discount Retail Chain DALI Everyday Philippines get a lot of attention of the large private equity fund giants KKR, General Atlantic ABC Impact, and Hillhouse Investment, among others. They say to be in talks to invest in Philippine hard-discount grocery retailer DALI, which is potentially raising a pre-IPO round that could exceed $80 million, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions. The round is likely to see participation from some of the existing invest

Discount Retail Chain Lidl France has hit hard with an extraordinary store, both in terms of its size and organization. An ambitious project, thought out on several levels, which awakens curiosity as much as it impresses when you are there. Behind This eagerly awaited opening, the German brand displays clearly its ambitions for the future. Modernization, Innovation and a reimagined customer experience are at the heart of this new model. Lidl inaugurates an extraordinary and r

Discount Retail Chain Denner achieved marginal sales growth of 0.13% in its 2025 financial year, reaching CHF 3.9 billion (€4.07 billion) across its 612 self-owned stores and 260 partner businesses. The company’s store network expanded by two locations, to 872 stores, and continues to grow. To date, 250 existing points of sale have been upgraded to the new store concept, significantly enhancing its fresh produce offering. This revitalisation, combined with a double-digit mill

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

Discount Retail became in 2025 a buzzword in China, with the concept of "discount" evolving beyond a mere consumer strategy of "buying more for less." It represented a significant strategic transformation for the entire industry. Reflecting on this, the global discount retail sector experienced an unprecedented upheaval, beginning with Aldi China with digital presence in 2017 and physical stores in 2019. Subsequently, the top three Chinese tech giants, JD.com and Meituan, ope

Discount Retail Chain Aldi is keeping the frequency high: The discounter reports seven price reductions in the first six weeks of the new year and thus sees itself confirmed as the price leader in Germany. And the retailer also lets the consumer know this mantra-like, be it in radio and TV commercials or on billboards and in online advertisements. Because Aldi feels attacked and challenged. And in fact, competitor Lidl has been trying to adopt the price leader image for some

German consumers are increasingly looking at prices when shopping for food. But whether they shop at the discounter or in the normal supermarket apparently makes practically no difference. Whether butter, coffee or sausage: The main German discounters ALDI and Lidl are currently engaged in particularly intense competition. Sometimes one lowers prices first, sometimes the other reacts with an even cheaper offer, most recently, for example, for chocolate products. The price war

The retail industry is undergoing a moment of "qualitative change" in China. Retailers such as Costco, Pinduoduo, Aldi, Pangdonglai and Ling shi Hen Mang (Snacks Busy) have risen rapidly through aggressive price advantages, carving up the market share of traditional supermarkets and even traditional e-commerce. As a result, declining performance, store closures, and bankruptcies have become the "new normal" in the retail track. In recent years, Snacks Busy opened 2,000 stores