Jul 30, 20231 min read

Colombia: Portuguese owned bulk discounter Bodega del Canasto opens 49th store in Colombia

Discounter Bodega del Canasto (owned by the Portugese Jeronimo Martins group) opened 6 stores in 2023. Source: Bodega del Canasto...

Jul 30, 20232 min read

Europe

Netherlands: A-brand discounter Nettorama takes over Boni supermarkets

The Dutch supermarket chains A-brand discounters Nettorama and Boni are going to merge. The new combination, with more than 80 stores and...

Jun 25, 20231 min read

Europe

Workshop: DRC at Coca Cola event

Today (22.06.2023), DRC was hosted at the Coca Cola Global Discounters Accelerate workshop. We are happy with the enthusiastic feedback...

USA: Dollar General announces planned expansion into Montana state

Jun 25, 20233 min read

Americas

USA: Dollar General announces planned expansion into Montana state

Goodlettsville, Tennessee – June 20, 2023 – Dollar General announced it is planning to open its first store in Montana in fall 2023,...

UK: Discounters keep on making big double digits in UK

Jun 21, 20232 min read

Europe

UK: Discounters keep on making big double digits in UK

Aldi and Lidl were the best-performing retailers in the UK in the 12-week period to 11 June, new data from Kantar has shown, with Aldi...

UK: DRC interview with The Grocer magazine

Jun 17, 20237 min read

Europe

UK: DRC interview with The Grocer magazine

With discounters booming in the cost-of-living crisis, what’s motivating Lidl’s move to slow down expansion in the UK? What’s going on at...

UAE: Discounters are on the rise in the Middle East

Jun 10, 20233 min read

Middle East & Africa

UAE: Discounters are on the rise in the Middle East

A well-established concept in the West, discounters have caused a paradigm shift in the retail landscape. Popular supermarkets have lost...

Research: How UK prices compare to five EU countries

Jun 9, 20233 min read

Europe

Research: How UK prices compare to five EU countries

Toilet paper roll, butter and ketchup are more expensive in the UK compared to some of our biggest European neighbours, research for the...

Poland: Colombian products reaching the Polish market by Biedronka

Jun 9, 20233 min read

Europe

Poland: Colombian products reaching the Polish market by Biedronka

Colombian products reach the largest retail chain in Poland. Biedronka will have a week dedicated to Colombian products such as hammocks,...

Canada: Dollarama profits skyrocket as consumers visit more often for bigger purchases

Jun 8, 20232 min read

Americas

Canada: Dollarama profits skyrocket as consumers visit more often for bigger purchases

Sales in what was the company's first quarter totalled $1.29 billion Montreal-based Dollarama Inc. (TSX: DOL) enjoyed a 21%...

Research: Massive shift in food shopping habits as prices soar

Jun 8, 20234 min read

Europe

Research: Massive shift in food shopping habits as prices soar

There has been a "massive shift" in the way we do our grocery shopping since the pandemic, analyst firm Kantar has told the BBC. Private...

UK: Variety discount retailer B&M forecasts higher 2024 core profit

Jun 6, 20231 min read

Europe

UK: Variety discount retailer B&M forecasts higher 2024 core profit

British discount retailer B&M has forecast higher 2024 core earnings, after reporting an annual profit in line with its expectations....

USA: Trader Joe’s embraces digital scarcity amid grocery’s e-commerce rush

Jun 6, 20232 min read

Americas

USA: Trader Joe’s embraces digital scarcity amid grocery’s e-commerce rush

As many brands race to become as digitally available as possible, Trader Joe’s is going the opposite route, leaning into its lack of...

USA: Why Trader Joe’s is leaning into its lack of digital presence

Jun 6, 20231 min read

Americas

USA: Why Trader Joe’s is leaning into its lack of digital presence

The grocer says it would rather spend that money on well-trained staff. Is Trader Joe’s bothered by its own lack of digital presence? Not...

Colombia: discount keeps on growing rapidly

Jun 6, 20231 min read

Americas

Colombia: discount keeps on growing rapidly

The evolution of discount stores in Colombia is growing swiftly. In the meanwhile, also the 3rd discount player, Isimo, is aiming for 600...

UK: Private-Label sales in UK growing twice as fast as branded products

Jun 4, 20231 min read

Europe

UK: Private-Label sales in UK growing twice as fast as branded products

Sales of own-label products at British supermarkets have grown at double the speed of branded goods in 2023, data from market researchers...

Netherlands: Textile discounter Zeeman sees further increase in turnover

Jun 2, 20231 min read

Europe

Netherlands: Textile discounter Zeeman sees further increase in turnover

Zeeman recorded a net turnover of 774.2 million euros last year: a growth of 14.1 percent. Sales volumes rose slightly less rapidly, by...

Netherlands: Variety discounter Action removed self-checkouts

Jun 2, 20231 min read

Europe

Netherlands: Variety discounter Action removed self-checkouts

In recent weeks, a number of branches in The Hague, Lelystad, Amsterdam, Purmerend and Hoofddorp, among others, have stopped using the...

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