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...
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Aug 9, 20232 min read
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...
Aug 6, 20232 min read
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,...
Jul 30, 20231 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20231 min read
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...
Jul 24, 20231 min read
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...
Jul 20, 20232 min read
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...
Jul 3, 20231 min read
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...
Jul 3, 20232 min read
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...
Jun 26, 20233 min read
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...
Jun 25, 20233 min read
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,...
Jun 12, 20232 min read
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
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...
Jun 8, 20232 min read
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%...
Jun 7, 20232 min read
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...
Jun 6, 20232 min read
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...
Jun 6, 20231 min read
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...
Jun 6, 20231 min read
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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