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Jan 1, 20243 min read
USA: Private label penetration rates at Family Dollar grow
Private brand sales continue to grow at Family Dollar and the retailer is on pace to hit its penetration rate target of 20% by 2026,...
Dec 12, 20233 min read
USA: Dollar General to ‘Get Back to Basics’ as it refocuses store, supply chain, and merchandising
Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollar General (listed NYSE: DG) CEO Todd Vasos is looking to refocus the company’s efforts amid a...
Nov 30, 20232 min read
Tiendas Neto reaches agreement to finance its expansion into new markets
Discount Retail Chain Tiendas Neto, a Grupo Salinas company, announced a strategic expansion agreement to new markets, including the...
Nov 15, 20237 min read
USA: Aldi named Retailer of the Year
Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA looked to make a big splash with inflation-battered consumers by introducing price cuts on everything the...
Nov 13, 20234 min read
Colombia: ARA expands with more than 300 stores and a new distribution center
Discount Retail Chain Tiendas Ara, owned by the Portuguese listed group Jerónimo Martinss, already has 38 stores open in the department,...
Nov 10, 20231 min read
Germany: Schwarz expands its vertical integration within the bread category
Schwarz Produktion, owned by Lidl's mother company Schwarz Group, wants to acquire the ARTiBack GmbH from Halle in Germany. At the moment...
Nov 9, 20232 min read
USA: Aldi's 'No Frills' approach is helping it dominate the US Market
Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA (German family owned) has been growing at a rate of about 100 stores per year since the 2008 recession. In...
Nov 9, 20231 min read
USA: Walmart and Aldi promise to Lower Prices on Holiday Essentials
Holiday shoppers will be grateful to hear that Walmart and Aldi are lowering prices on essential groceries for Thanksgiving and...
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Germany: Schwarz Group invest in Aleph Alpha AI
Discount Retail Chain Lidl's mother the German Schwarz Group sees that technology is fundamentally changing everyday life, society and...
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Germany: Tailwind Shipping Lines key to Lidl's 'hard discount' policy
Discount Retail Chain Lidl's (owned by the German Schwarz Group) controls via its shipping company Tailwind Shipping Lines its...
Nov 4, 20231 min read
USA: Why is Aldi so cheap and successful?
See video report from Wall Street Journal: Why Is Aldi So Cheap and Successful? | WSJ The Economics Of - YouTube...
Nov 1, 20232 min read
USA: Aldi launches new website
Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA (German family owned) launches after months of development and tests “with a select group of customers”...
Oct 4, 20233 min read
USA: Consumer trust in private brands continues to grow
The Food Marketing Association reveals price isn't the only reason shoppers are buying more store brand products. In recent years...
Oct 4, 20231 min read
Workshop: DRC will be once more the guest-speaker at the annual Discounter Workshop
On Tuesday October 17th DRC will be hosted by Retail Cities at the third annual Discounter workshop. Retail Cities, led by Ray Gaul,...
Oct 2, 20231 min read
Germany: DRC comments on Schwarz Group Global Strategy
Discount Retail Chain Lidl's owning Schwarz Group CEO Gerd Chrzanowski was personally interviewed by Florian Kolf, a respected German...
Sep 28, 20233 min read
Mexico: The significant growth of discount stores after Covid
Discount Retail Chains Tiendas 3B, Neto, Waldo's, Mi Super Bara and Willys went from 2,180 stores in 2019 to about 3,300 stores this year....
Sep 27, 20234 min read
USA: Dairy and plant-based CFGs digs in at discount channels as consumer tastes change
The retail channel is one of the fastest-growing segments of the dairy and plant-based giant’s FMCG business in the U.S. with sales...
Sep 27, 20232 min read
Colombia: Ara expects to increase sales by 41% in Colombia and reach 1,300 stores
Discount Retail Chain Ara Colombia (owned by Portugues Jeronimo Martins) sales rose from 21 million euros in 2013 to 1.8 billion in 2022...
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