Dec 30, 20221 min read

UK: Do Tesco and Sainsbury make strong Aldi advertisement with their price match campaign?

Sainsbury and Tesco still face strong competition from the German discounters Aldi and Lidl due to the inflationary environment according...

Spain: Grupo Dia, operating discounter DIA, sells Clarel drugstore

Dec 23, 20222 min read

Europe

Spain: Grupo Dia, operating discounter DIA, sells Clarel drugstore

Portugal-based private equity firm C2 acquires Spanish Clarel drugstore from Grupo Dia. DIA wants to focus solely on proximity food...

UK: Aldi joins Podback scheme to recycle used hot drink pods

Dec 21, 20221 min read

Europe

UK: Aldi joins Podback scheme to recycle used hot drink pods

Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK customers will be able to visit the Podback website to either order recycling bags, which can be filled and...

Germany: Aldi distributes leaflets via WhatsApp

Dec 21, 20222 min read

Europe

Germany: Aldi distributes leaflets via WhatsApp

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd (both German family owned) are now using social media platform WhatsApp to communicate with...

Dec 21, 20223 min read

Europe

Poland: Lidl successfully climbs to the top rankings of the largest retailers in C- & E-Europe

Discount Retail Chain Lidl (owned by the German Schwarz Group) dethroned its sister supermarket chain Kaufland in the Czech Republic in...

France: Casino's Leader Price makes come back with LP ?

Dec 16, 20222 min read

Europe

France: Casino's Leader Price makes come back with LP ?

No classic checkouts, sliding prices, no national brands and only 2,000 product references. The French discount chain Leader Price is...

UK: Aldi extends its "click & collect" services

Dec 16, 20222 min read

Europe

UK: Aldi extends its "click & collect" services

Aldi UK has revealed that the discount supermarket has ‘big plans’ to extend its existing click and collect initiative in 2023. Aldi is...

Belgium: Cash & Carry discounter Colruyt sees its sales growing by 5.7% ... but, with less volumes

Dec 16, 20222 min read

Europe

Belgium: Cash & Carry discounter Colruyt sees its sales growing by 5.7% ... but, with less volumes

Belgian market leader Colruyt (Colruyt Group) saw its turnover increase in the past six months only due to price increases: volumes are...

Russia: Magnit races to open Discount Stores as living standards slump

Dec 15, 20222 min read

Europe

Russia: Magnit races to open Discount Stores as living standards slump

Russian Retail Chain Magnit (MCX listed) plans to continue the rapid roll-out of discount stores next year as shoppers across the country...

Russia: Magnit opens 700th My Price discount store

Dec 15, 20222 min read

Europe

Russia: Magnit opens 700th My Price discount store

Largest Russian supermarket chain Magnit plans to continue the rapid roll-out of discount stores next year as shoppers across the country...

Dec 14, 20222 min read

Europe

France: Carrefour to launch Atacadão format in Europe

Retail Chain Carrefour is finalising the European launch of its hard discount cash-and-carry brand Atacadão, already available in Brazil...

Germany: Action Germany is reaching 1 billion euro in revenues

Dec 12, 20222 min read

Europe

Germany: Action Germany is reaching 1 billion euro in revenues

Dutch Discount Non-food Retail Chain Action (owned by UK based Private Equity company 3i Group) also benefits from the ongoing price...

Denmark: local discounters beat international discount giant again in Scandinavia

Dec 12, 20224 min read

Europe

Denmark: local discounters beat international discount giant again in Scandinavia

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Denmark (German family owned) has decided to withdraw from the Danish market and entered into an agreement...

Poland: Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com will launch the Biedronka online store

Dec 12, 20222 min read

Europe

Poland: Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com will launch the Biedronka online store

Discount Retail Chain Biedronka (owned by Jeronimo Martins) announced that it has established cooperation with JD Logistics. The Chinese...

Serbia: Lidl Serbia exported goods worth 10 million euros

Dec 9, 20222 min read

Europe

Serbia: Lidl Serbia exported goods worth 10 million euros

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Serbia (owned by the German Schwarz Group) uses its retail network strength in Europe, Lidl Serbia exported...

Russia: Discounter Chizik (owned by X5 group) wants to grow to 3,000 stores coming years

Dec 8, 20223 min read

Europe

Russia: Discounter Chizik (owned by X5 group) wants to grow to 3,000 stores coming years

Against the background of the current economic situation, more and more retail market experts are recording the growing interest of...

UK: Record high market shares for discounters in UK

Dec 6, 20222 min read

Europe

UK: Record high market shares for discounters in UK

Record high discounter share and continuing strong growth of own label are the headlines from the kantar UK data for 12 w/e 27th Nov...

UK: Aldi stays cheapest grocer at UK market

Dec 6, 20222 min read

Europe

UK: Aldi stays cheapest grocer at UK market

Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK (German family owned) has been named the UK’s cheapest supermarket for the sixth month in a row, according...

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