Oct 15, 20232 min read

Balkan: Lidl set to enter 4 Balkan countries

Discount Retail Chain Lidl is in the process of entering the markets of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Kosovo,...

UK: Lidl named as fastest growing retailer as discounters keep on gaining market share

Oct 14, 20231 min read

Europe

UK: Lidl named as fastest growing retailer as discounters keep on gaining market share

Lidl was the fastest growing retailer in September with sales up 15.2% and a market share of 7.65%, up 0.5% year on year. According to...

Oct 14, 20231 min read

Europe

UK: Aldi rolls out more price cuts

Aldi is launching its latest round of price cuts on a wide range of items as it looks to continue providing value for customers. The...

UK: Aldi named as Britain's most favourite supermarket

Oct 14, 20231 min read

Europe

UK: Aldi named as Britain's most favourite supermarket

Shoppers in the UK have rated Aldi as the nation’s most popular supermarket, according to new data from YouGov. The poll revealed that...

Oct 10, 20232 min read

Europe

Germany: Aldi wants to conquer Europe: it projects 700 new stores until 2026

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Nord's (German family owned) CEO, Torsten Hufnagel, wants to reach 6,000 European establishments in the next...

Spain: Aldi Spain inspires with dedicated private label day

Oct 6, 20231 min read

Europe

Spain: Aldi Spain inspires with dedicated private label day

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Spain proclaimed September 19th as the new official private label day, to celebrate their success and to thank...

Russia: Discounter Pobeda opened stores in eleven regions

Oct 5, 20231 min read

Europe

Russia: Discounter Pobeda opened stores in eleven regions

Discount Retail Chain Pobeda opened in September 2023, twenty-four new stores of the retail chain began operating in the Ryazan, Moscow,...

Poland: Lidl wants to be the price leader

Oct 4, 20232 min read

Europe

Poland: Lidl wants to be the price leader

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Poland, the second strongest grocer in Poland, now wants to claim price leadership for itself in order not to...

Oct 4, 20231 min read

Workshop

Workshop: DRC will be once more the guest-speaker at the annual Discounter Workshop

On Tuesday October 17th DRC will be hosted by Retail Cities at the third annual Discounter workshop. Retail Cities, led by Ray Gaul,...

Germany: DRC comments on Schwarz Group Global Strategy

Oct 2, 20231 min read

Europe

Germany: DRC comments on Schwarz Group Global Strategy

Discount Retail Chain Lidl's owning Schwarz Group CEO Gerd Chrzanowski was personally interviewed by Florian Kolf, a respected German...

Spain: Lidl overtakes Mercadona as fastest-growing Spanish grocery chain

Oct 2, 20231 min read

Europe

Spain: Lidl overtakes Mercadona as fastest-growing Spanish grocery chain

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Spain (owned by the German Schwarz Group) has reached a 6.3% share of Spain’s grocery retail sector, which is...

Belgium: Aldi intends to cut the assortment

Sep 30, 20231 min read

Europe

Belgium: Aldi intends to cut the assortment

Aldi Belgium (German family owned) intends to cut next to Aldi in the Netherlands about 100 items, as part of its plan to become more...

Belgium: Discounters Aldi, Colruyt and Lidl exceeds 50% market share

Sep 30, 20233 min read

Europe

Belgium: Discounters Aldi, Colruyt and Lidl exceeds 50% market share

While Belgium has seen some easing of overall inflation in recent months, dropping to 6.62% in February 2023, food inflation continues to...

Belgium: Lidl wants to simplify the concept

Sep 30, 20231 min read

Europe

Belgium: Lidl wants to simplify the concept

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Belgium is simplifying its store concept in Belgium to ensure that all 310 stores eventually have the same...

Sep 29, 20231 min read

Europe

Netherlands: Aldi cuts 100 items

The discount chain says it will take "some time" to remove the selected slow-movong items from the shelves. By reducing the range, Aldi...

Denmark: Swedish Big Dollar store continues to expand its store network in Denmark

Sep 28, 20234 min read

Europe

Denmark: Swedish Big Dollar store continues to expand its store network in Denmark

Swedish Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollarstore (owned by the Finnish discount group Tokmanni Group) acquired in August, opens two new...

Bulgaria: T-MARKET opens its 120th store

Sep 28, 20232 min read

Europe

Bulgaria: T-MARKET opens its 120th store

Discount Retail Chain T-MARKET (owned by the Lithuanian MAXIMA GRUPE) opened its 120th store in Sofia. Haskovo. It is located in HOLIDAY...

Poland: All Lidl stores have self-service checkouts

Sep 28, 20231 min read

Europe

Poland: All Lidl stores have self-service checkouts

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Poland (owned by the German Schwarz Group) has announced the completion of the process of installing...

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