Jan 7, 20231 minEuropeGermany: 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 minAmericasUSA: Aldi expands strongly at the Gulf CoastAldi supermarket chain is continuing its expansion across the Gulf South - including the greater New Orleans area - with the opening...
Jan 7, 20236 minEuropeGermany: how a German grocer became the fastest-growing food retailer in the USAThe 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, 20232 minEuropeUK: B&M posts strong Q3 trading updateB&M European Value Retail S.A. ("the Group"), the UK's leading variety goods value retailer, today provides a trading update for the...
Jan 5, 20233 minEuropeSpain: Lidl logistics center and 300 jobsDiscount Retail Chain Lidl Spain (owned by the German Schwarz Group) has acquired a plot of about 158,000m2 in the Leon municipality of...
Jan 4, 20232 minEuropeUK: German discounters Aldi and Lidl grow with a stunning 27% resp. 24% in UKAnother great sales period for the discounters and continuing strong growth of own label are the headlines from the Kantar UK data for 12...
Jan 3, 20232 minEuropeUK & 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 2, 20231 minEuropeUK: ‘Absolute carnage’ at Aldi as shoppers battle to buy viral Prime drinkThere were chaotic scenes at some discounter Aldi stores as shoppers tried to get their hands on Prime Hydration, a sports drink created...
Jan 2, 20232 minEuropeTurkey: Şok Marketler fixes prices for 1,000 productsDiscount Retail Chain Şok Marketler (listed on BIST: SOKM) sets prices for 1,000 products throughout January. From rice to pasta, from...
Dec 31, 20224 minAmericasUSA: Dollar General expands its offerings to help eliminate food desertsDiscount Non-food Retail Chain Dollar General (ETR: 7DG) expands its offerings to help eliminate food deserts. About 100 miles north of...
Dec 31, 20225 minEuropeNorway: Rema-Reitan buys Aldi that was its role modelDiscount Retail Chain Rema 1000 (owned by Norwegian Rema-Reitan) becomes Denmark's largest grocery chain after the acquisition of German...
Dec 31, 20223 minEuropePoland: 1400 new jobs at LidlDespite the economic and social challenges, 2022 was a special year for Lidl Polska, because it was jubilee. The company celebrates its...