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UK: Aldi UK Sees Sales Up In 2020, Announces Investment of US$1.8bn
Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK (German family owned) said it plans to invest £1.3 billion (US$1.8 billion) over the next two years,...
Oct 2, 20212 min read


UK: Aldi to launch checkout-free ‘simply walk out’ store in London
Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK (German family owned) is trialling “checkout-free technology” at a store in London that allows shoppers to...
Sep 21, 20212 min read


UK: Poundstretcher records an US$111 million turnaround in profits in one year
Discount Retail Chain Poundstretcher (family owned) has bounced back in the space of just one year since being forced to enter a CVA in...
Sep 9, 20212 min read


UK: Aldi adds doors to fridges to reduce energy consumption
Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK (German family owned) has announced that it will save the equivalent of over 2,000 tonnes of carbon...
Aug 19, 20211 min read


UK: Lidl launches new vegan range from just 99p and includes pizzas, ice cream and fish fingers
Discount Retail Chain Lidl (owned by the German Schwarz Group) has announced they are launching a vegan range to help more shoppers...
Aug 19, 20212 min read


UK: Lidl slashes price on its private label baby products by 20% for Lidl Plus card users
Discount Retail Chain Lidl UK (owned by the German Schwarz Group) has slashed the price of its private label branded 'Lupilu' baby...
Aug 5, 20212 min read


UK: Lidl is speeding up supermarket check-outs by testing new ‘scan as you shop’ service
Discount Retail Chain Lidl (owned by the German Schwarz Group) is speeding up supermarket check-outs by testing a new service where you...
Aug 5, 20212 min read


UK: Iceland trials plastic-free and ‘reduced plastic’ packaging for potatoes and fish
Discount Frozen Foods Retail Chain Iceland latest moves have the potential to save 96 tonnes of plastic a year. It has extended its...
Jul 28, 20212 min read


UK: Mere prepared for first opening
Russian discount retail chain Mere (Schneider family owned) has started accepting supplies of goods as it prepares to open its nearly...
Jul 24, 20211 min read


UK: Lidl GB makes major fruit and veg pledge
Discount Retail Chain Lidl GB (owned by the German Schwarz Group) is aiming to radically increase the amount of fresh fruit and veg it...
Jul 24, 20212 min read


UK: Lidl sets 2022 carbon neutral target, including new climate expectations for suppliers
Discount Retail Chain Lidl GB (owned by the German Schwarz Group) is aiming to be carbon neutral by 2022 in a string of new climate...
Jul 12, 20213 min read


UK: Lidl hits 860 stores milestone and remains on track to reach 1,000 by end of 2023
Discount Retail Chain Lidl UK (owned by the German Schwarz Group) has reached the milestone of 860 stores in Great Britain and remains on...
Jun 25, 20213 min read


UK: Pepco Group posts increase in first half sales and profit
Pepco Group, the owner of the Discount Variety and Textile Retail Chains Pepco and Dealz brands in Europe and Poundland in the UK, saw...
Jun 24, 20211 min read


Europe: Aldi and Lidl continue their strong push
The sales of the two food discounters continue to grow much faster than the mass distribution average in many countries. This largely...
Jun 11, 20212 min read


UK: B&M posts strong full year profit uplift
Discount Variety Retail Chain B&M saw its group statutory pre-tax profit climb by 108.5% to £525.4 million (US$745 million) in the year...
Jun 3, 20212 min read


UK: 'Aldi’s just done it'; Nike gets competition
Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK (German family owned) recently played with the world famous Nike claim "Just Do it". "Aldi’s just done it"...
May 13, 20211 min read


UK: Poundland plans new store formats ‘Poundland Local’ and ‘Poundland Go!’
Variety Discount Retail Chain Poundland (managed by PepCo and owned by Steinhoff International) has applied to trademark ‘Poundland...
May 7, 20212 min read


Morocco: BİM sold 35% of its affiliate for US$ 83 million
Discount Retail Chain BİM (publicly listed and Turkish largest discount chain and market leader) announced that the sale of 35% shares in...
May 7, 20211 min read
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