Nov 15
2 min

Germany: Woolworth is planning thousands of new stores, but no online shop

Discount Variety Retail Chain Woolworth wants to expand strongly in Europe in the next few years. "The potential is huge. In the medium...

Poland: Aldi plans a new checkout system and recruitment of thousands of new employees

Nov 15
3 min

Europe

Poland: Aldi plans a new checkout system and recruitment of thousands of new employees

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Poland wants to hire thousands of new employees and open more than 1,000 stores, which will be served by 6...

Colombia: ARA expands with more than 300 stores and a new distribution center

Nov 13
4 min

Americas

Colombia: ARA expands with more than 300 stores and a new distribution center

Discount Retail Chain Tiendas Ara, owned by the Portuguese listed group Jerónimo Martinss, already has 38 stores open in the department,...

Oct 10
2 min

Europe

Germany: Aldi wants to conquer Europe: it projects 700 new stores until 2026

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Nord's (German family owned) CEO, Torsten Hufnagel, wants to reach 6,000 European establishments in the next...

Germany: DRC comments on Schwarz Group Global Strategy

Oct 2
1 min

Europe

Germany: DRC comments on Schwarz Group Global Strategy

Discount Retail Chain Lidl's owning Schwarz Group CEO Gerd Chrzanowski was personally interviewed by Florian Kolf, a respected German...

Mexico: The significant growth of discount stores after Covid

Sep 28
3 min

Americas

Mexico: The significant growth of discount stores after Covid

Discount Retail Chains Tiendas 3B, Neto, Waldo's, Mi Super Bara and Willys went from 2,180 stores in 2019 to about 3,300 stores this year....

Netherlands: Aldi Nord expands self-scanning and self-checkout test

Sep 28
2 min

Europe

Netherlands: Aldi Nord expands self-scanning and self-checkout test

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Nord (German family owned) is expanding its self-scanning and self-checkout pilot to 18 stores in the...

USA: Discounters are booming. Here’s how they pick location spots

Aug 24
8 min

Americas

USA: Discounters are booming. Here’s how they pick location spots

Discount Retail Chain Lidl, Aldi and others browse smaller footprints than their pricier competitors but it still has to be busy outside....

Aug 19
2 min

Europe

Poland: Biedronka goes green

Discount Retail Chain Biedronka Poland (owned by Portuguese Jeronimo Martins) is the largest retail chain in Poland. With such a scale of...

USA: Dollar General set to build massive distribution center in Arkansas

Aug 19
1 min

Americas

USA: Dollar General set to build massive distribution center in Arkansas

Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollar General (listed NYSE: DG) is planning on building a 1.2 million-square-foot distribution center in...

USA: Aldi is buying 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets

Aug 17
3 min

Americas

USA: Aldi is buying 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets

Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA (German family owned) is acquiring Winn-Dixie and other grocery stores in the Southeast in a move to...

USA: Grocery Outlet reaches milestone, 1st quarter to hit US $1 bn. in net sales

Aug 9
2 min

Americas

USA: Grocery Outlet reaches milestone, 1st quarter to hit US $1 bn. in net sales

Discount Retail Chain Grocery Outlet (listed on the US Nasdaq: GO) is the fast-growing West Coast discounter. It's net sales increased by...

Turkey: BİM publishes 2022 Sustainability Report

Aug 9
1 min

Europe

Turkey: BİM publishes 2022 Sustainability Report

Discount Retail Chain BİM Birleşik Mağazalar A.Ş. (listed BIST: BIMAS) aims to meet 25% of its total electricity consumption with...

Research: Living with and responding to uncertainty – The State of Grocery Retail 2023

Aug 6
1 min

Europe

Research: Living with and responding to uncertainty – The State of Grocery Retail 2023

For the European grocery sector, 2022 was all about inflation and growing consumer price sensitivity. This led to the biggest decrease in...

Vietnam: Mr DIY enters with its first store

Aug 6
1 min

Asia

Vietnam: Mr DIY enters with its first store

Discount Variety Retail Chain Mr DIY (listed at XKLS: MRDIY) has launched its first brick-and-mortar store in Vietnam, as it accelerates...

North Macedonia: Lidl enters with its first store

Aug 6
1 min

Europe

North Macedonia: Lidl enters with its first store

Discount Retail Chain Lidl North Macedonia (owned by the German Schwarz Group) enters the North Macedonian market with the construction...

Aug 6
2 min

Europe

UK: Poundland brings back £1 price point on big A-brand products

Discount Variety Retail Chain Poundland UK (owned by Pepco Group) has brought back the £1 price point on big brand family favourite...

Research: Private label accounts for nearly 22% of global grocery spend

Aug 6
2 min

Europe

Research: Private label accounts for nearly 22% of global grocery spend

New research from Market Reseach company Kantar has found that private labels currently account for nearly 22% of global grocery spend,...

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