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Belgium: MERE expands to Belgium
Discount retail chain MERE (family owned by Schneider) has announced its arrival in Belgium and wants to challenge Aldi and Lidl there....
Jun 14, 20213 min read


Denmark: Flying Tiger Steps Up Global Expansion and Opens 200 New Stores
Flying Tiger Copenhagen (privately owned by Treville) is a variety discount retail chain that sells everything from teapots to games at...
Jun 11, 20212 min read


Research: The state of grocery in North America
The COVID-19 pandemic left no industry untouched. Grocers in North America, along with those in other regions of the world, served as...
Jun 10, 20218 min read


Ireland: Aldi Unveils Revamped Ashbourne 'Project Fresh' Store
Discount Retail Chain Aldi Ireland’s (family owned) Ashbourne Project Fresh store has reopened its doors to customers following an...
Jun 10, 20211 min read
USA: Aldi vs. Lidl store check
Store 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, 202119 min read


Spain: MERE, the Russian ‘hard discount’ similar to the start-up model of Lidl and Aldi
Discount Retail Chain MERE (owned by Russian Torgservis and managed by Svetefor) is a Russian ‘hard discounter’ similar to the initial...
Jun 9, 20213 min read


USA: How Dollar General Is Disrupting Grocery
Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollar General plans to continue expanding its Dollar General Market format, with around 16,000 square feet...
Jun 9, 20218 min read


Sweden: Lidl Plus App goes better than expected
Discount Retail Chain Lidl Sweden's Plus App and customer club have gotten off to a better start than expected. "Compared to other...
Jun 9, 20212 min read


France: Aldi's progress in France
Discount Retail Chain Aldi France (German family owned) has completed almost half of the transformation plan of the Leader Price which it...
Jun 8, 20213 min read


Poland: Lidl will deliver purchases from the e-shop to InPost parcel machines
Discount Retail Chain Lidl Polska (owned by the German Schwarz Gruppe) plans a double-digit increase in the range of products offered in...
Jun 8, 20212 min read


USA: Five Below Adding Associate-Assisted Self-Checkout to 250 Stores
Discount Retail Chain Five Below (publicly listed NYSE: FIVE) said it will add Associate Assisted Self-Checkout (ACO) to be in over 60%...
Jun 8, 20212 min read


USA: Lidl's now or never strategy
Discount Retail Chain Lidl US (owned by the German Schwarz Gruppe) CEO Michal Lagunionek, the discounter’s fourth U.S. chief executive in...
Jun 8, 20215 min read


Australia: ALDI celebrates five years in Western Australia as it reveals its latest expansion plans
Discount Retail Chain ALDI Australia (German family owned) celebrates its five-year anniversary in Western Australia, looking back at the...
Jun 8, 20212 min read


Germany: New German headquarters-good service for Lidl employees
Discount Retail Chain Lidl's (owned by the German Schwarz Gruppe) new German headquarters in Bad Wimpfen is intended to increase...
Jun 7, 20214 min read


USA: Dollar stores are starting to offer fresh food
Dollar Discount Retail Store chains are starting to offer fresh groceries at some stores after years of criticism that they don't provide...
Jun 4, 20212 min read


Australia: Aldi launches its first self-service checkouts
Discount Retail Chain Aldi Australia (privately owned) has rolled out its first ever self-serve checkouts in a surprising backflip just...
Jun 4, 20211 min read


Serbia: Lidl Srbija has put plastic shopping bags out of use
Discount Retail Chain Lidl Serbia (owned by German Schwarz Gruppe) has decided to further contribute to the betterment of the community...
Jun 4, 20212 min read


Netherlands: Lidl starts Dutch test with Eco-Score
Discount Retail Chain Lidl Netherlands (owned by German Schwarz Gruppe) is the first supermarket in the Netherlands to start a pilot with...
Jun 4, 20212 min read
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