Aug 11, 20234 min read

USA: Online grocery sales slide 7% to $7.2B

Lower order frequency and constrained spending drove the sales decline despite a larger user base versus the prior year. The U.S. online...

USA: Grocery Outlet reaches milestone, 1st quarter to hit US $1 bn. in net sales

Aug 9, 20232 min read

Americas

USA: Grocery Outlet reaches milestone, 1st quarter to hit US $1 bn. in net sales

Discount Retail Chain Grocery Outlet (listed on the US Nasdaq: GO) is the fast-growing West Coast discounter. It's net sales increased by...

Research: Private label accounts for nearly 22% of global grocery spend

Aug 6, 20232 min read

Europe

Research: Private label accounts for nearly 22% of global grocery spend

New research from Market Reseach company Kantar has found that private labels currently account for nearly 22% of global grocery spend,...

USA: Dollar General preps to open $35M cold storage center in New York

Jul 30, 20231 min read

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USA: Dollar General preps to open $35M cold storage center in New York

Dollar General will start construction next year on a $35.4 million cold storage center after the discount retailer was awarded tax...

Colombia: Portuguese owned bulk discounter Bodega del Canasto opens 49th store in Colombia

Jul 30, 20231 min read

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Colombia: Portuguese owned bulk discounter Bodega del Canasto opens 49th store in Colombia

Discounter Bodega del Canasto (owned by the Portugese Jeronimo Martins group) opened 6 stores in 2023. Source: Bodega del Canasto...

Germany: AI reduces food waste for retailers

Jul 24, 20231 min read

Europe

Germany: AI reduces food waste for retailers

In a 2021 study, the UN estimated that 17 per cent of total food produced for human consumption goes to waste at the retail and consumer...

Research: US Private Label sales rose 8.2% in first half of this year

Jul 20, 20232 min read

Americas

Research: US Private Label sales rose 8.2% in first half of this year

For the first half of 2023, private label or so called store brands continued to post record sales and share as they have for the past 18...

USA: Aldi reopens 2 refurbished locations to make grocery shopping smarter, faster and easier

Jul 3, 20231 min read

Americas

USA: Aldi reopens 2 refurbished locations to make grocery shopping smarter, faster and easier

Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA reopened two long-time locations in Illinois and Ohio and will welcome shoppers back to their stores...

USA: Dollar General will test and learn from cashierless technology

Jul 3, 20232 min read

Americas

USA: Dollar General will test and learn from cashierless technology

Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollar General (listed NASDAQ: DG) is experimenting with cashierless technology in one of its North...

USA: Trader Joe’s to build massive distribution center in Palmdale

Jun 26, 20233 min read

Americas

USA: Trader Joe’s to build massive distribution center in Palmdale

Trader Joe’s (owned by the German discount Aldi Nord) will begin construction later this year on a 1 million-square-foot food assembly...

USA: Dollar General announces planned expansion into Montana state

Jun 25, 20233 min read

Americas

USA: Dollar General announces planned expansion into Montana state

Goodlettsville, Tennessee – June 20, 2023 – Dollar General announced it is planning to open its first store in Montana in fall 2023,...

Germany: Aldi and Lidl discount stores massively introduce ecological bio private label assortment

Jun 12, 20232 min read

Europe

Germany: Aldi and Lidl discount stores massively introduce ecological bio private label assortment

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Germany (owned by the German Schwarz Group) launched its own brand of bio products, competitor Aldi follows...

Jun 10, 20232 min read

Americas

Mexico: Discounter Tiendas 3B benefits from changes in consumer habits to position its brand

Discount Retail Chain Tiendas 3B (owned by Anthony Hatoum and PE Group Quilvest Capital Partners) has already opened more than 1,800...

Canada: Dollarama profits skyrocket as consumers visit more often for bigger purchases

Jun 8, 20232 min read

Americas

Canada: Dollarama profits skyrocket as consumers visit more often for bigger purchases

Sales in what was the company's first quarter totalled $1.29 billion Montreal-based Dollarama Inc. (TSX: DOL) enjoyed a 21%...

USA: Five Below on track to open 200-plus stores; convert 400 stores to new format

Jun 7, 20232 min read

Americas

USA: Five Below on track to open 200-plus stores; convert 400 stores to new format

Discount Variety Retail Chain Five Below (listed NASDAQ: FIVE) is continuing its aggressive expansion even as its customers face...

USA: Trader Joe’s embraces digital scarcity amid grocery’s e-commerce rush

Jun 6, 20232 min read

Americas

USA: Trader Joe’s embraces digital scarcity amid grocery’s e-commerce rush

As many brands race to become as digitally available as possible, Trader Joe’s is going the opposite route, leaning into its lack of...

USA: Why Trader Joe’s is leaning into its lack of digital presence

Jun 6, 20231 min read

Americas

USA: Why Trader Joe’s is leaning into its lack of digital presence

The grocer says it would rather spend that money on well-trained staff. Is Trader Joe’s bothered by its own lack of digital presence? Not...

Colombia: discount keeps on growing rapidly

Jun 6, 20231 min read

Americas

Colombia: discount keeps on growing rapidly

The evolution of discount stores in Colombia is growing swiftly. In the meanwhile, also the 3rd discount player, Isimo, is aiming for 600...

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