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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
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


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


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


USA: why suppliers should be keeping a close watch on it over the next 12 months
Discount retail chain Lidl US (owned by German Schwarz Gruppe) announced its CEO, Johannes Fieber, will be leaving and will be replaced...
May 25, 20214 min read


USA: How Trader Joe’s Is Embracing Technology, Human Interaction
Discount retail chain Trader Joe’s (owned by German Aldi Nord group), a brand synonymous with friendly human interaction and wildly...
May 7, 20214 min read


USA: Aldi’s Next Phase
Discount Retail Chain Aldi U.S. (family owned) has added more than 200 stores in the last 2 years, with another 100 on the way this year,...
May 4, 20217 min read
USA: "German discounters" are accepted everywhere, Aldi and Lidl conquer the Big Apple
German sourdough bread, pretzels, wheat yeast, typical German specialties are well received in the USA. In New York, the discount retail...
Apr 29, 20213 min read


USA: Store brands appeal for US shoppers was unfazed by effect of the pandemic in 2020
The pandemic brought unprecedented volatility to US grocery purchasing in 2020, but consumers continued to favor store brands for about...
Apr 15, 20211 min read


USA: Dollar General has the capacity to become A 30,000 store retailer
Variety Discount Retail Chain Dollar General (NYSE: DG) is in a league of its own. The reason is simple, Dollar General operates 17,177...
Mar 27, 20213 min read


USA: Results Customer Satisfaction Index 20 - 21 for Grocery retail and Variety Discount Stores
Among the brick-and-mortar retail categories, supermarkets and grocery discount retailers are hit hardest amid the upheavals of the...
Mar 10, 20217 min read


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


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


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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