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USA: Discounter To Open 3,000 Rural Dollar Tree-Family Dollar Hybrid Stores
A rendering of a combination Dollar Tree-Family Dollar store, which Dollar Tree began rolling out in rural communities in 2020. Another...
Mar 10, 20212 min read


USA: Ross Stores to open 60 stores in 2021; ‘very optimistic’ about longer-term growth
Discount Retail Variety Chain Ross Stores remains committed to growing the national footprint of its two store banners in fiscal 2021,...
Mar 10, 20212 min read


Serbia: Lidl will build its second large logistics center
Discount Retail Chain Lidl Serbia (owned by the German Schwarz Gruppe) plans to start the construction of a large logistics center in...
Mar 9, 20211 min read


Germany: DRC's Lebensmittelzeitung Interview - Are Aldi and Lidl likely to pivot toward an acquisition-led growth strategy in the coming years?
Mr. Houppermans, why are #Aldi and #Lidl in Germany currently lagging behind those of the major supermarket operators in terms of their development? Due to the Covid-19 crisis, the discounters are concentrating on the operative business, which is at the expense of expansion and modernization. #Edeka and #Rewe, on the other hand, score highly in their function as local suppliers with a full range of products. At the same time, the perceived price difference between discounters
Mar 8, 20212 min read


Germany: Quality at a low price is moving back into the focus of customers
German discount retail chains are expanding their presence in Eastern Europe. Value for money, trust in the retailer brand and an...
Mar 8, 20213 min read


Peru: InRetail plans to open 450 Tiendas Mass stores in the next 3 years
Retail group InRetail (OTC PINK: INREF) continues to invest massively in its Tiendas Mass discount store format in the Peruvian market...
Mar 8, 20211 min read


Global grocery retail to add US$440bn in sales by 2022
The global grocery retail market is on track to generate an additional US$440bn in sales between 2020 and 2022, yielding a 3.1% CAGR...
Mar 5, 20212 min read


Argentina: leading the growth of supermarket own private label brands in Latin America
Due to the crisis, consumers turned to buying more value-for-money private label brand products at the large chains. In 2020, the...
Mar 5, 20214 min read


Poland: Biedronka's plans for 2021
Discount Retail Chain Biedronka (owend by Portuguese Jeronimo Martins) plans for 2021 approximately EUR 700 million (US$ 842million) in...
Mar 4, 20213 min read


Research: Chinese Grocery market to reach US$1.62TN by 2022
Market growth driven by spend rather than inflation With GDP growth ahead of inflation, the economic growth in China has been, and is forecast to be, driven by real increase in output rather than rising prices. The market is expected to see a CAGR of 5.8% from 2020 to 2022, ahead of South Korea and Japan, but slower than India, Vietnam and the Philippines. Most of the country has been virus free since April 2020. The growth of China’s grocery market is forecast to remain robu
Feb 27, 20212 min read


Poland: new warehouse for Biedronka
Discount retail chain Biedronka (owned by Portuguese Jeronimo Martins) has divided Poland into 15 logistic regions. From March 1 this...
Feb 24, 20212 min read


Spain: The supermarkets grew the most with the pandemic with Lidl ahead
COVID was a decisive factor in the growth of purchases in supermarkets whose spending is estimated at 95 Billion euros. 2020 will always...
Feb 24, 20212 min read


Spain: MERE expands further with 40 stores
The Russian discount retail chain MERE intends to open 40 supermarkets in Spain this year. Its competitive prices make the first reactions to be compared with other discounters such as Lidl, Aldi or DIA. The economic situation as a result of COVID-19 makes us think at first that it is not a good time to expand our businesses. The M ERE discount retail chain , on the other hand, has seen an opportunity in Spain. Its prices are between 10% - 20% lower than that of its competit
Feb 24, 20212 min read


Mexico: 3B Stores will open 150 stores while looking sideways at e-commerce
Discount Retail Chain Tiendas 3B (owned by Anthony Hatoum and PE Group #Quilvest Capital Partners) plans to close the year with 1,350...
Feb 24, 20213 min read


USA: Winco to revamp Boise headquarters building
Discount Warehouse Retail Chain Winco Foods (owned by its own employees) plans a large-scale overhaul of its Boise general offices...
Feb 24, 20211 min read


Germany: REWE Group is the second largest food retail group in Europe
REWE Group (also owned of the discount retail chain Penny) has cracked the 75 billion euro (US$ 91billion) mark for the first time. The...
Feb 23, 20211 min read


Denmark: Flying Tiger gets new owner
Danish Variety Discount Retail Chain Flying Tiger Copenhagen has 900 stores in 27 countries spread over shopping streets and shopping...
Feb 21, 20213 min read


USA: Aldi US is expanding and is further leaving Lidl US behind
Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA (privately owned by Aldi Süd) opens 100 new stores and expands its cooperation with the Instacart delivery...
Feb 18, 20213 min read
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