Jun 16, 20213 minEuropeGermany: Minced meat from the bag: Discount Retail Chain Aldi (privately family owned) started with the ambitious goal of saving plastic as much as possible. With German...
Jun 16, 20212 minEuropeGermany: ALDI sets 30% global goal for recycled content in plastic packagingDiscount Retail Chain ALDI SOUTH Group (German family owned and active in 11 countries globally) is committed to using an average of 30%...
Jun 15, 20212 minEuropeGermany: discount retail chain owners at the very front of richest people in GermanyThese are the two richest Germans both owners of discount retail chains: 1. Beate Heister (69) & Karl Albrecht Jr. (74) - discounter Aldi...
Jun 14, 20213 minEuropeBelgium: MERE expands to BelgiumDiscount retail chain MERE (family owned by Schneider) has announced its arrival in Belgium and wants to challenge Aldi and Lidl there....
Jun 11, 20212 minEuropeEurope: Aldi and Lidl continue their strong pushThe sales of the two food discounters continue to grow much faster than the mass distribution average in many countries. This largely...
Jun 11, 20212 minEuropeDenmark: Flying Tiger Steps Up Global Expansion and Opens 200 New StoresFlying Tiger Copenhagen (privately owned by Treville) is a variety discount retail chain that sells everything from teapots to games at...
Jun 11, 20211 minEuropeSweden: Dollarstore expands furtherDiscount Retail Chain Dollarstore's (privately owned) new central warehouse of 55,000 square meters will soon be open for operation and...
Jun 10, 20218 minAmericasResearch: The state of grocery in North AmericaThe COVID-19 pandemic left no industry untouched. Grocers in North America, along with those in other regions of the world, served as...
Jun 10, 20211 minEuropeIreland: Aldi Unveils Revamped Ashbourne 'Project Fresh' StoreDiscount Retail Chain Aldi Ireland’s (family owned) Ashbourne Project Fresh store has reopened its doors to customers following an...
Jun 9, 202119 minAmericasUSA: Aldi vs. Lidl store checkStore check report executed and written by: Su-Jit Lin Aldi is a cult-favorite store known for its low prices and special offers What...
Jun 9, 20213 minEuropeSpain: MERE, the Russian ‘hard discount’ similar to the start-up model of Lidl and AldiDiscount Retail Chain MERE (owned by Russian Torgservis and managed by Svetefor) is a Russian ‘hard discounter’ similar to the initial...
Jun 9, 20218 minAmericasUSA: How Dollar General Is Disrupting GroceryDiscount Variety Retail Chain Dollar General plans to continue expanding its Dollar General Market format, with around 16,000 square feet...