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Discount Textile Retail Chain Primark is rolling out a nationwide recycling initiative in the UK, inviting customers to donate their pre-loved clothes, textiles, footwear and bags from any brand to be “reused, recycled or repurposed” via its in-store recycling boxes to ensure nothing goes to landfill. The ‘Re-loved’ collection boxes will be available in Primark’s 190 stores across the UK and has been launched to help make recycling more convenient for shoppers, following calls from the non-profit WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) for people to protect charity shops from the influx of donations expected as lockdown eases. WRAP found in recent research that more than a third of the population have had a clear out of unwanted textiles and clothing while at home on lockdown and it is encouraging the public to use other donation options, including in-store collections like Primark’s new scheme which it states are an often underused route for recycling clothing, but do prevent clothing and textiles going to landfill. Passing on clothes through retail stores is an effective, and often underused way to donate clothes. Primark is a signatory of the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan, and this new in-store recycling scheme for clothes gives people even more options, and will help make recycling clothes easier with drop off boxes in stores on high streets and retail hubs across the UK. All profits from the scheme will go to UNICEF, Primark’s global charity partner, in support of its education programmes for vulnerable children around the world. Primark partners with Yellow Octopus for ‘Re-loved’ recycling scheme Primark has partnered with Yellow Octopus, a recycling specialist with a ‘no landfill’ policy across the 21 countries it operates in, to implement its recycling scheme. Yellow Octopus diverts around one million garments from landfill every month and aims for as many donations as possible to be worn again, with the remainder being repurposed into new products such as insulation, toy stuffing and mattress fillers. Click here for more: https://fashionunited.uk/news/fashion/primark-launches-new-uk-in-store-recycling-scheme/2020072950091

Discount Retail Chain Lidl has put into operation a new logistics centre in Agüimes (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain) in which it has invested US$53 million (45 million euros) and created 60 new jobs. This is the second Lidl warehouse in the Canary Islands, the other is located in Güímar (Tenerife). The objective of the discount retail chain is to grow its store network further in the archipel. The new logistics centre is built on a plot of about 40,000 m2, which supplies mechandise to the 14 Lidl stores spread across the islands Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria. With more than 25,000 m2 the warehouse has the capacity to store about 21,000 pallets and has up to 49 loading and unlaoding docks to optimize the transit of merchanidies from its supplier delivery to its store distribution. With this logistics centre Lidl can guarantee "maximum freshness and quality" for its products, and at the same time it favors the development of its more than 100 Canary suppliers, since it reduces both the routes and the transport times of merchandise, and minimizes the impact on the environment. In addition, Lidl included in its new logistics centre different energy savings measures, such as the installation of photovoltaic panels for self-consumption, as well as having the BREEAM benchmark certificate in global sustainable construction. Regarding employment, Lidl points out that currently its activity affect about 3,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs in the archipel, providing 0.34 % of all employment on the islands, and providing about US$ 166 million (140 million euros) annual to the GDP of the region, 0.40 % of all Canary GDP. Lidl currently purchases around US$ 60 million (50 million euros) a year in Canary Islands products, offering some 760 regional items in its assortment and exporting through its chain to more than 10,800 Lidl stores in various countries. Lidl is already ten years present in the Canary Islands, where it currently has a workforce of more than 1,000 people and 30 stores on the islands. Click here for more: https://www.laprovincia.es/gran-canaria/2020/07/30/lidl-destina-45-millones-euros/1304604.html

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Australia works towards achieving Aldi's 2025 corporate responsibility commitments. Australian made products using locally manufactured recycled PET.

The Schwarz Group (owner of discount retail chain Lidl) continued on its growth path in the 2019 financial year. Group-wide sales were EUR 113.3 billion net. This is an increase of 8.6 percent compared to the previous year. Discounter Lidl increased its sales to EUR 89 billion and grew by 9.5 percent. Sales at Supermarket Chain Kaufland climbed 4.5 percent to EUR 23.7 billion. The rest EUR 0.6 billion are realised by its recycling company PreZero and Schwarz Produktion. The two retail divisions are active in 33 countries with over 12,500 stores. According to its own statements, Kaufland has 1,300 stores, Lidl now has 11,200 this are 400 more than a year ago. Kaufland surprisingly withdrew from the 34th country, Australia, in February. 458,000 people currently work in the group.

Looking at a global comparison of the World's Largest Discount Food and Non-Food Store Chains FY2018, it appears that discount retailing is dominated by European retailers, as well as chains in the United States. While many retailers who made the FY2017 list moved up or down in rankings by a few spaces, there were a few larger instances of discount stores changing their place in global rankings. Discount retailers in Brazil, and Chile lost ground and no longer appear in the top 250. Discount retailers in South Korea and the United Kingdom expanded their global presence and moved into the top 250. Defining Discount Retailers Discount retailers are defined by their pricing model, which offers prices that are substantially lower than those of their competitors and generally well below manufacturer's suggested retail prices. The following list shows a comparison of the world's largest discount store chains or chains active in discount retail, according to annual revenue figures compiled based on financial results in 2017, published in the Deloitte 2019 Global Powers of Retailing report. Comparisons can be made between different discount chains in different countries. The 2018 and 2010 Largest Discount Chains rankings, if available, are also included to show the upward or downward progress each largest discount retail chain has made, The list that follows is arranged according to the 2019 revenue rankings, with the largest discount retail chain listed first. The revenue results behind these 2019 ranking numbers were generated in FY 2018. Discount Retail Chains Ranked Among the 250 Largest Retailers In the World The History of Discount Retail Looking at the history of discount retailing in the U.S., the retailing shift to a discount pricing model took hold in full force in the U.S. during the Baby Boom era. 1879 - Frank Woolworth opened a discount variety store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in June 1879. His initial $300 investment was borrowed from a friend. 1900s - The first Stein Mart store was opened by Russian immigrant Sam Stein. The store sold general merchandise until 1932. There was just one Stein Mart store until 1977 when the store was duplicated in other locations, and the chain expanded rapidly. 1930 - Charles C. Loehmann opened a women's store selling manufacturer overruns of high-quality fashions in the Bronx of New York. By 1981 he had sales of 160 million with stores in 21 states. 1946 - Polish immigrant Max Kohl opened Kohl's Food Stores in Milwaukee, WI, which grew to be a 50-store chain before it was purchased by the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company. It wasn't until 1962 that Max Kohl opened the first Kohls discount department store. 1955 - J. L. Turner and Son Wholesale stores were renamed Dollar General. At that time the discount chain sold only merchandise that cost only $1.00 or less. 1961 - Theo and Karl Albrecht started experimenting with US food discount concepts in Germany, later this concepts became better known as Aldi. 1962 - The first store with the Wal-Mart name opened In Rogers, AK. 1962 - The first Dress Barn store opened in Stamford, CT by Roslyn Jaffe with a focus on selling wear-to-work, designer-style women's clothing at discount prices. 1964 - The first Consumer Value Store (CVS) selling discount health and beauty products were opened by Ralph Hoagland and Stanley Goldstein. The CVS name was used for the first time in 1969 when the discount retail chain was acquired by the Melville Corporation. 1965 - The Dayton Company opened the first mass-market discount store called Target.

US Discount Non-Food Retail Chain Five Below is establishing a Western U.S. distribution center in Buckeye, Arizona. Five Below plans to begin construction in 2020 at the southwest corner of Miller and Durango Roads, and open the 850,000 square foot distribution center in the second half of 2021. The company will invest more than $75 million in land, building and equipment, and initially create around 150 jobs, with plans to nearly double to 290 jobs over five years. Joel Anderson, CEO & President of Five Below, stated “We are really excited to continue our expansion out West and to build out our distribution network. The center will initially service stores in Arizona, California, Nevada and Colorado, with capacity to expand as we enter new Western states over the coming years, as well as to support future eCommerce operations.” The Philadelphia-based retailer currently operates over 950 stores, including nine in Arizona, across 38 states, with plans to grow to over 2,500 stores in the U.S. “Five Below’s expansion in Greater Phoenix exemplifies the opportunity that our region affords a company looking to expand its southwest operations and distribution model,” says Chris Camacho, president & CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. “This is yet another win for the West Valley, and residents have new employment opportunities that help bolster our regional economy at a critical juncture.” Buckeye Mayor Jackie Meck adds, “Five Below and Buckeye are a perfect fit for each other. Five Below is one of the fastest growing retailers in the country and Buckeye is one of the fastest growing cities in the country.” Meck continues, “Despite the recent challenges of COVID-19, the city continues to move forward with significant new projects, like Five Below.” About Five Below Five Below is a leading high-growth value retailer offering trend-right, high-quality products loved by tweens, teens and beyond. We know life is way better when you’re free to “let go & have fun” in an amazing experience filled with unlimited possibilities. With most items priced $1-$5, and some extreme value items priced up to just $10, we make it easy to say YES! to the newest, coolest stuff across 8 awesome Five Below worlds: Style, Room, Sports, Tech, Create, Party, Candy and Now. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Five Below today has over 950 stores in 38 states. Realising a fiscal 2019 net sales increase of 18.4% to $1,846.7 million from $1,559.6 million in 2018, fiscal 2019 net income increased 17.0% to $175.1 million from $149.6 million in 2018.

Discount Retail Chain Biedronka (owned by Portugese Jeronimo Martins) has launched a company profile on LinkedIn. The content published on the profile introduces Biedronka as the largest private employer in Poland. "We share knowledge, build commitment, do not sell" - these are the main principles on the basis of which, on the Biedronka profile, the discount retail chain will inform about important events to customers and show good practices in the field of social responsibility. More than 30 million companies from around the world have official company profiles on LinkedIn. The world's largest professional social network, LinkedIn, is used by over 630 million users. Most of the platform users are professionals, including directors and managers, with whom Biedronka will now regularly directly communicate via LinkedIn using photo and video materials. The Biedronki Foundation also has a profile on LinkedIn.

Discount Retail Chain Mr. Price Group performance summary from its recently released FY2020 annual year-end results to 28 March 2020: Revenues: $ 1.39 bn, Gross proft margin: 41.2%, Operating margin 17.5%, Market cap: $1.88 bn Stores: 1,378 stores (with 554 m2/store), Units solds: 220 million According to Mr. Price, these top achievements are only made possible by the efforts and sacrifices of the almost 20 000 associates and partners across our business - who are 'ordinary people doing extraordinary things'. Just another example of how we live our values of Passion, Value and Partnership.

The second largest Russian retailer has launched its first three pilot stores under the new discount retail chain format in Samara, Kamyshin and Staraya Kulatka Village, replacing three unsuccessful convenience stores. Goal is to assess the performance and decide on the potential for a full-scale roll-out. The concept is a store of up to 300m2 operating in a predominantly residential area and offering a limited assortment fast-moving basic needs assortment of around 1,800 SKUs with a strong focus on quality private labels and the lowest EDLP price. The discounter concept is aimed at the price-sensitive Russian consumers. Limited staffing levels compared to convenience stores, and will require significantly less capital expenditures for merchandising including costs for repairs and refurbishment. After X5 Group, Maria-Ra and Svetofor, Magnit is the fourth Russian retailer with a discount retail chain concept and second non-discount retail chain to start-up a discounter. The Russian discount market is expected to grow after COVID-19 with 8.4%, the second highest growth rate after E-commerce, according to Edge by Ascental. Based upon experiences with other international non-discount retail chains, it is hard for existing retailers and its management to start-up a discount chain within its own organisation as there is - in many cases - no fit in and understanding of the basic discount DNA. As Jan Dunning, President of Magnit, has long time experience at Aldi he certainly is aware of this. Let's see how this pilot stage works out for Magnit, if the company structure will be adapted and if a first wave expansion will evolve soon.

Discount Retail Chain DIA Group (owned by Russian LetterOne) recorded a 6% increase in sales in the second quarter and comparable Like-for-Like (LFL) sales growth of 15%, with all markets first positive since 2016. Spain: +20% (LFL) Portugal: +9.2% (LFL) Brasil: +14.7% (LFL) Argentina: +4.0% (LFL) With 409 stores less than 2019. Having a total of 6.400 stores.

Discount non-food Retail Chain #KiK #expansion in Europe continues: opening recently its first branch in the Mega Mall Sofia in #Bulgaria. After #Romania and #Italy, KiK is now present in 12 European countries - and continues to work towards the target of 5,000 stores by 2022. Click on image for more:

Discount Retail Chain Grupo DIA and Amazon continue to expand their alliance throughout Spain. After first results both companies realised through Prime Now and DIA stores in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, they have now taken it to Seville and its surroundings, where the service is now available. This way, Prime customers in these regions can purchase both on the website and in the Prime Now app a wide variety of products from DIA, including fruits and vegetables, refrigerated and frozen items, non-perishable products, beauty and personal hygiene, household and pet supplies. Amazon Prime customers can order online at DIA through Prime Now, and it will be prepared at a local DIA store and delivered by Amazon. In addition, they can choose between several delivery options, including delivery at no additional cost on orders over 40 euros, in two-hour delivery ranges between 10:00 and 22:00. Click on image for more: