Feb 5, 20232 min read

Germany: Lidl rebuilds range: less meat, more plant-based products

Discounter Lidl is rebuilding its assortment. By 2025, there should be more plant-based products in the range, the proportion of meat...

Colombia: Bulk discounter Bodega del Canasto opens 44th store

Feb 5, 20231 min read

Americas

Colombia: Bulk discounter Bodega del Canasto opens 44th store

Bodega del Canasto (owned by the Portugese Jeronimo Martins group) started the new year by opening the 44th store (in city of Orito) and...

UK: Discounters make a strong start in 2023

Feb 5, 20232 min read

Europe

UK: Discounters make a strong start in 2023

Aldi and Lidl saw strong sales of 26.9% resp. 24.1% in the four weeks to 22 January 2023. The German discounters show a market share of...

Spain: Aldi opens first store that Aldi will open in Spain in 2023

Feb 4, 20232 min read

Europe

Spain: Aldi opens first store that Aldi will open in Spain in 2023

Aldi Spain (German family owned) kicks off its expansion plan for this year with the opening of a new supermarket in the city of Madrid,...

USA: Aldi and Trader Joe's, the most popular grocery stores in America

Feb 2, 20232 min read

Americas

USA: Aldi and Trader Joe's, the most popular grocery stores in America

A discounter and two convenience-store chains rank among the 10 most popular grocers in America. Aldi ranks as the most popular grocery...

Russia: Magnit plans to invest over 2 billion rubles in the development of the network in North-West

Feb 2, 20231 min read

Europe

Russia: Magnit plans to invest over 2 billion rubles in the development of the network in North-West

Largest retail chain in Europe (Magnit) plans to open more than 160 outlets in the North-West of Russia in 2023. The main part of the...

Feb 1, 20233 min read

Research

Research: Aldi, H-E-B among growth leaders in 2022 in the USA

Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA, H-E-B, Publix and Grocery Outlet were the supermarket sector’s growth leaders in 2022, according to a new...

Germany: Penny avoids waste in the banana supply chain

Feb 1, 20237 min read

Europe

Germany: Penny avoids waste in the banana supply chain

Discount Retail Chain Penny (owned by the German REWE Group) accelerates its sustainability activities and avoids waste by switching to...

USA: Aldi supports Gulf Coast expansion with new regional HQ and DC

Feb 1, 20232 min read

Americas

USA: Aldi supports Gulf Coast expansion with new regional HQ and DC

Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA (German family owned) has opened a new distribution center to support its growth across the Gulf Coast...

Poland: Lidl rolling out electronic shelf labels

Feb 1, 20232 min read

Europe

Poland: Lidl rolling out electronic shelf labels

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Poland (owned by the German Schwarz Group) has been testing Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) for a short time. In...

USA: Aldi opens new regional HQ in fast-growing region

Feb 1, 20232 min read

Americas

USA: Aldi opens new regional HQ in fast-growing region

Aldi opens new regional HQ in fast-growing region of Southeastern U.S. in Loxley, Alabama. Fast-growing retailer Aldi said it has...

UK: Lidl to invest £4bn. into British food industry

Jan 30, 20232 min read

Europe

UK: Lidl to invest £4bn. into British food industry

Lidl is set to make a £4 billion investment into the British food industry this year to support suppliers across the country. This looks...

Netherlands: Action store engine running at full speed: opening one every other day

Jan 27, 20233 min read

Europe

Netherlands: Action store engine running at full speed: opening one every other day

Discount Non-food Retail Chain Action (owned by the 3iGroup), increasingly chooses locations just outside the inner cities, in the...

USA: Aldi expands its stores and digital commerce platform

Jan 27, 20232 min read

Americas

USA: Aldi expands its stores and digital commerce platform

Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA (German family owned) opens multiple stores this week. Further the discount retail grocer is also working...

Jan 27, 20232 min read

Europe

Italy: Penny opens new logistics hub

Discount Retail Chain Penny Italy (owned by the German REWE Group) opens the doors of its new logistics DC in Cascine di Buti, Pisa,...

Germany: Aldi Süd reaches 2,000 store milestone

Jan 25, 20232 min read

Europe

Germany: Aldi Süd reaches 2,000 store milestone

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Süd in Germany (privately owned by a German family) has announced that it has reached the milestone of 2,000...

USA: Lidl opens largest store in Long Island, New York

Jan 25, 20231 min read

Europe

USA: Lidl opens largest store in Long Island, New York

Discount Retail Chain Lidl USA (owned by the German Schwarz Group) has set its sights on the East Coast of the United States. Lidl...

Research: Aldi is the new German advertising darling

Jan 25, 20231 min read

Europe

Research: Aldi is the new German advertising darling

Since 2020, APG, BBDO, Deloitte and Yougov have been conducting a long-term study exclusively for HORIZONT Online to collect the...

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