Jun 5, 20234 min read

Germany: Largest discounter in the world Lidl turns 50 years old

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Germany (owned by the German Schwarz Group) opened its first discounter in Ludwigshafen. This makes the...

Poland: Comarch will conduct IT paper work for Lidl

Jun 5, 20231 min read

Europe

Poland: Comarch will conduct IT paper work for Lidl

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Poland (owned by the German Schwarz Group) will entrust the implementation of shared service e-invoicing in...

USA: Aldi unveils Instacart-Powered virtual convenience store

Jun 5, 20232 min read

Americas

USA: Aldi unveils Instacart-Powered virtual convenience store

Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA offering delivery of nearly 2,000 popular items in as fast as 30 minutes. Through its partnership with...

USA: Aldi slashes prices targeting $60M in savings

Jun 5, 20231 min read

Americas

USA: Aldi slashes prices targeting $60M in savings

Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA (German family owned) said as food prices remain high, it remains committed to creating value for its...

USA: Dollar General moves to challenge proximity grocery, challenging Aldi, Target and Walmart

May 26, 20233 min read

Americas

USA: Dollar General moves to challenge proximity grocery, challenging Aldi, Target and Walmart

Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollar General (listed NYSE: DG) is trying attract shoppers beyond its core low income consumers. Dollar...

Germany: Lidl and Kaufland grow at a stable level

May 25, 20232 min read

Europe

Germany: Lidl and Kaufland grow at a stable level

Discount Retail Chain Lidl's owner, the German Schwarz Group, have successfully completed the 2022 financial year and, with over 575,000...

May 25, 20232 min read

Europe

Germany: Aldi enters e-commerce

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Süd (German family owned) enters e-grocery and starts home deliveries in Germany. This is an unusual move, so...

USA: Dollar General boosts supply chain with new distribution centers

May 12, 20232 min read

Americas

USA: Dollar General boosts supply chain with new distribution centers

Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollar General (listed NYSE: DG) is growing its supply chain capacity with the addition of three facilities...

Colombia: In less than 15 years, hard discount stores revolutionized the supermarket business.

May 11, 20236 min read

Americas

Colombia: In less than 15 years, hard discount stores revolutionized the supermarket business.

Discount Retail Chains D1, ARA, Olympic or Jumbo, increase their competition in Colombia to serve consumers looking for the lowest...

Spain: DIA Sales Increase 3.2% in Q1 2023, Spain drives results

May 4, 20232 min read

Europe

Spain: DIA Sales Increase 3.2% in Q1 2023, Spain drives results

Discount Retail Chain DIA (listed BMAD: DIA) has reported sales worth €1.78 billion in the first quarter of its financial year, up 10%...

USA: Five Below to open 200-plus stores, convert 400 locations to higher-price format

May 4, 20232 min read

Americas

USA: Five Below to open 200-plus stores, convert 400 locations to higher-price format

Discount Variety Retail Chai Five Below (listed NASDAQ: FIVE) has laid out ambitious store plans for 2023. The tween and teen discounter...

Portugal: Jerónimo Martins' profits grow 59% between January and March

May 4, 20233 min read

Europe

Portugal: Jerónimo Martins' profits grow 59% between January and March

Jerónimo Martins, owner of discount retail chains ARA in Colombia and Biedronka in Poland, saw net income rise across the group to 140...

May 2, 20232 min read

Americas

USA: Aldi reveals big US growth plans

Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA (German family owned) is the fastest-growing grocer and will have 2,400 locations by end of 2023 Following...

USA: Aldi ranks #9 within American top 10 supermarket retail chains, ... and growing

Apr 30, 20233 min read

Americas

USA: Aldi ranks #9 within American top 10 supermarket retail chains, ... and growing

The grocery market in the United States is one of the biggest in the world, with annual sales of more than $800 billion last year alone....

USA: Are dollar stores a threat to traditional supermarkets?

Apr 30, 20231 min read

Europe

USA: Are dollar stores a threat to traditional supermarkets?

Grocery is now the top category shopped in the dollar store sector, as found in ChaseDesign’s 2023 Dollar Store Channel Survey, followed...

Apr 18, 20232 min read

Research

USA: Cash strapped consumers

Research of the Retail Cities team is currently asking the important question, “How are consumers who live pay-event to pay-event doing...

Germany: What would Germany be without Aldi?

Apr 6, 20233 min read

Europe

Germany: What would Germany be without Aldi?

The Albrecht brothers made history with the invention of the discounter. And the high inflation even increases the attractiveness of...

USA: Aldi turns the middle aisle into a runway as fan gear creates social media frenzy

Mar 28, 20232 min read

Americas

USA: Aldi turns the middle aisle into a runway as fan gear creates social media frenzy

Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA fans created a social media frenzy on Wednesday morning as the discount grocer’s devotees posted pics of...

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