Jan 13, 20232 min read

Italy: Action Italy reveals strategies and development plans

Discount Non-food Retail Chain Action Italy's (owned by UK PE investor 3i Group) expansion projects for 2023 are big. The chain, born 30...

Poland: EUR 17.6 billion of Biedronka's revenues in 2022

Jan 13, 20232 min read

Europe

Poland: EUR 17.6 billion of Biedronka's revenues in 2022

Discount Retail Chain Biedronka (owned by Portuguese Jeronimo Martins) recorded sales of EUR 17.58 billion, which means an increase in...

Jan 13, 20231 min read

Europe

Turkey: BiM also fixes its prices

Discount Retail Chain BiM Birleşik Mağazalar A.Ş. (BİST listed: BIMAS) joined the chains that fixed prices in January. BiM announced that...

UK: Aldi axing home delivery of Specialbuys and booze

Jan 13, 20232 min read

Europe

UK: Aldi axing home delivery of Specialbuys and booze

Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK (German family owned) is winding down its home delivery service of general merchandise ‘Specialbuys’ and...

Russia: After the successful launch of My Price, Magnit wants to launch another discount concept

Jan 12, 20231 min read

Europe

Russia: After the successful launch of My Price, Magnit wants to launch another discount concept

Largest Russian retail chain Magnit (more than 27,000 stores), plans to launch a new discount format, while the relative new My Price...

UK: Discounters to be hit with higher business rates

Jan 9, 20232 min read

Europe

UK: Discounters to be hit with higher business rates

Food stores of the size favoured by Lidl and Aldi are set to pay more in business rates while large supermarkets save nearly £700m...

Jan 7, 20231 min read

Europe

Germany: Aldi launches 3rd XXL store

The discounter opened the new large box in a former Real store (Metro group) in Boblingen. The store covers a sales area of about 1,775...

Germany: how a German grocer became the fastest-growing food retailer in the USA

Jan 7, 20236 min read

Europe

Germany: how a German grocer became the fastest-growing food retailer in the USA

The History: Aldi has its origin in a small store set-up by Anna Albrecht in Germany back in 1913. After WW2 Anna handed over the store...

Jan 7, 20232 min read

Europe

UK: B&M posts strong Q3 trading update

B&M European Value Retail S.A. ("the Group"), the UK's leading variety goods value retailer, today provides a trading update for the...

Spain: Lidl logistics center and 300 jobs

Jan 5, 20233 min read

Europe

Spain: Lidl logistics center and 300 jobs

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Spain (owned by the German Schwarz Group) has acquired a plot of about 158,000m2 in the Leon municipality of...

UK: German discounters Aldi and Lidl grow with a stunning 27% resp. 24% in UK

Jan 4, 20232 min read

Europe

UK: German discounters Aldi and Lidl grow with a stunning 27% resp. 24% in UK

Another great sales period for the discounters and continuing strong growth of own label are the headlines from the Kantar UK data for 12...

UK & Ireland: Aldi report ‘best Christmas ever’ as sales soar 26%

Jan 3, 20232 min read

Europe

UK & Ireland: Aldi report ‘best Christmas ever’ as sales soar 26%

Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK and Ireland has reported a 26% in sales over the festive period, dubbing it as its “best Christmas ever”....

UK: ‘Absolute carnage’ at Aldi as shoppers battle to buy viral Prime drink

Jan 2, 20231 min read

Europe

UK: ‘Absolute carnage’ at Aldi as shoppers battle to buy viral Prime drink

There were chaotic scenes at some discounter Aldi stores as shoppers tried to get their hands on Prime Hydration, a sports drink created...

Turkey: Şok Marketler fixes prices for 1,000 products

Jan 2, 20232 min read

Europe

Turkey: Şok Marketler fixes prices for 1,000 products

Discount Retail Chain Şok Marketler (listed on BIST: SOKM) sets prices for 1,000 products throughout January. From rice to pasta, from...

Norway: Rema-Reitan buys Aldi that was its role model

Dec 31, 20225 min read

Europe

Norway: Rema-Reitan buys Aldi that was its role model

Discount Retail Chain Rema 1000 (owned by Norwegian Rema-Reitan) becomes Denmark's largest grocery chain after the acquisition of German...

Dec 31, 20223 min read

Europe

Poland: 1400 new jobs at Lidl

Despite the economic and social challenges, 2022 was a special year for Lidl Polska, because it was jubilee. The company celebrates its...

Poland: the passing year was a time of dynamic development for Netto

Dec 31, 20225 min read

Europe

Poland: the passing year was a time of dynamic development for Netto

Discount Retail Chain Netto Poland (owned by the Danish Salling Group) has expanded to more than 660 stores, opening more than 60 of them...

Netherlands: Marketing makes Aldi more relevant and self-evident'

Dec 31, 20229 min read

Europe

Netherlands: Marketing makes Aldi more relevant and self-evident'

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Netherlands (German family owned) is back. While other supermarket chains advanced and the German super was...

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