Dec 5, 20221 min read

Poland: Aldi takes traditional discount stores to the next level

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Group (German family owned) has achieved a 38% increase in in-store sales over the past five years, cementing...

Research: UK discounter market set to top $40Bn

Dec 5, 20223 min read

Europe

Research: UK discounter market set to top $40Bn

From the lure of the middle aisle to the thrill of a bargain, Britain’s savvy shoppers are set to splash out £34.4 billion at food and...

Dec 5, 20222 min read

Europe

Austria: GiFi enters Austria

Discount Non-Food Retail Chain GiFi (French family owned) the French market leader in household and family items is opening its first...

Dec 3, 20221 min read

Europe

Research: Lidl as the best retail brand in the global top 10

With its Global Best Brand Ranking 2022, the Mafo Institute YouGov publishes the best brands in 41 markets worldwide. Here, Mercedes-Benz...

Germany: EC clears takeover of Stora Enso Maxau paper mill by Schwarz group

Dec 2, 20221 min read

Europe

Germany: EC clears takeover of Stora Enso Maxau paper mill by Schwarz group

Discount Retail Chain Lidl's sister company Schwarz Produktion has received the green light, by the European Commission, for the...

Research: Private Labels making up 36% of the total FMCG value sales

Dec 2, 20221 min read

Europe

Research: Private Labels making up 36% of the total FMCG value sales

Small and mid-sized manufacturers are losing ground in volume and value to private labels, which now make up 36% of total FMCG value...

Belgium: Aldi opens first compact store in Brussels

Dec 1, 20222 min read

Europe

Belgium: Aldi opens first compact store in Brussels

Discount retail chain Aldi Belgium (German family owned) reaches a milestone with the opening of the 23rd store in the Brussels Region....

Poland: Aldi wants to have 500 - 600 stores in Poland within 5 years

Nov 30, 20223 min read

Europe

Poland: Aldi wants to have 500 - 600 stores in Poland within 5 years

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Nord Poland (German family owned) wants to have about six hundred stores in Poland within 5 years. Ultimately...

Russia: Retailer Magnit opens over 500 My Price discount stores

Nov 30, 20222 min read

Europe

Russia: Retailer Magnit opens over 500 My Price discount stores

Largest Russian retailer Magnit has expanded their discount network My Price with over 500 stores in 60 districts across Russia. Discount...

Germany: Lidl introduces work sabbatical

Nov 26, 20221 min read

Europe

Germany: Lidl introduces work sabbatical

Discounters are known for their high productivity and a demand for high performances by their employees. Lidl introduces something quite...

Norway: KIWI is Norway's best-liked grocery chain

Nov 21, 20222 min read

Europe

Norway: KIWI is Norway's best-liked grocery chain

Discount Retail Chain KIWI (owned by Norgesgruppen) is in the top 3 of the most positively mentioned brands in 2022, among 250 Norwegian...

France: Action passes the milestone of 700 stores in France

Nov 21, 20221 min read

Europe

France: Action passes the milestone of 700 stores in France

Discount Non Food Retail Chain Action (owned by PE i3 Group) is continuing its development in France. The bar of 700 stores in France was...

UK: Lidl to become UK’s fifth largest grocer

Nov 18, 20221 min read

Europe

UK: Lidl to become UK’s fifth largest grocer

Discount Retail Chain Lidl GB (owned by the German Schwarz Group) is set to overtake Morrisons as the UK’s fifth largest grocer, as an...

UK: Lidl profits quadruple as it wins £58m from big grocers in past month

Nov 17, 20222 min read

Europe

UK: Lidl profits quadruple as it wins £58m from big grocers in past month

Discount Retail Chain Lidl GB (owned by the German Schwarz Group) full-year profits more than quadrupled as it continues to win spend...

Germany: 3,000th Pepco store opens in Berlin

Nov 11, 20222 min read

Europe

Germany: 3,000th Pepco store opens in Berlin

Discount Non food Retail Chain Pepco (owned by WSE listed Pepco Group) will soon open its 3,000th store in the German capital. It is the...

Netherlands: Action turnover rises 27 percent

Nov 11, 20223 min read

Europe

Netherlands: Action turnover rises 27 percent

Discount Non-food Retail Chain Action (owned by 3i group) sees that consumers buy much more at their stores due to the high inflation, as...

Germany: Aldi Nord buys its private label mineralwater supplier 'Altmühltaler Mineralbrunnen'

Nov 9, 20222 min read

Europe

Germany: Aldi Nord buys its private label mineralwater supplier 'Altmühltaler Mineralbrunnen'

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Nord (German family owned) wants to buy its own and Aldi Süd's main mineralwater supplier 'Altmühltaler...

Poland: Żabka sees discount stores not as competition

Nov 7, 20222 min read

Europe

Poland: Żabka sees discount stores not as competition

Żabka Polska's (owned by Luxembourg based CVC Capital Partners), the largest convenience store network in Poland with more than 8,000...

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