Aug 30, 20232 min read

USA: Aldi far outpaces rival Lidl in share of wallet

Discount Retail Chains Aldi and Lidl are two German grocery retail rivals on different paths in the U.S., but despite these opposing...

Netherlands: After cutting down the number of DCs, Aldi is expanding the selected DCs

Aug 1, 20231 min read

Europe

Netherlands: After cutting down the number of DCs, Aldi is expanding the selected DCs

Aldi will continue to optimize its distribution network in the Netherlands. The sub-decentralization at Aldi in the Netherlands is still...

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

Jul 30, 20231 min read

Americas

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...

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: 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...

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...

USA: Dollar General boosts its logistics capacity

Jun 2, 20233 min read

Europe

USA: Dollar General boosts its logistics capacity

The fast-growing discounter said it has opened new distribution centers in Blair (Nebraska), Newman (Georgia) and Fort Worth (Texas),...

Turkey: Mr. DIY opens 46th store in North-East Turkey

May 15, 20231 min read

Europe

Turkey: Mr. DIY opens 46th store in North-East Turkey

Discount Variety Retail Chain MR. D.I.Y.'s (listed XKLS: MRDIY) new store was opened in Parkur Bursa Shopping Centre. MR. D.I.Y. Turkey...

May 15, 20231 min read

Europe

Turkey: BİM announces Q1 results

Discount Retail Chain BİM Birleşik Mağazalar A.Ş. (listed BIST: BIMAS) has reported a net income of 1.35 billion Turkish Liras for the...

USA: Dollar General boosts supply chain with new distribution centers

May 12, 20232 min read

Americas

USA: Dollar General boosts supply chain with new distribution centers

Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollar General (listed NYSE: DG) is growing its supply chain capacity with the addition of three facilities...

Netherlands: Action is growing fast everywhere

May 12, 20231 min read

Europe

Netherlands: Action is growing fast everywhere

Discount Variety Retail Chain Action (owned by PE investor 3I group) achieved a turnover growth of 36% in the first quarter. In the first...

UK: Aldi extends self-service checkouts to more UK stores

May 12, 20231 min read

Europe

UK: Aldi extends self-service checkouts to more UK stores

Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK (German family owned) has added self-service checkouts to many of its existing stores in a bid to “further...

UK: Aldi UK named "Food Retailer of the Year"

May 11, 20231 min read

Europe

UK: Aldi UK named "Food Retailer of the Year"

Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK (German family owned) was officially named Grocer of the Year at the 2023 Retail Week Awards, which took...

Turkey: Şok increased its net sales revenues in the Q1

May 10, 20231 min read

Europe

Turkey: Şok increased its net sales revenues in the Q1

Discount Retail Chain Şok Marketler's (listed TYR: SOKM) first quarter net sales revenues increased by 103.6 per cent to TL 20.8 billion...

UK: Lidl to expand with “no ceiling on our ambition or growth potential”

May 4, 20232 min read

Europe

UK: Lidl to expand with “no ceiling on our ambition or growth potential”

Discount Retail Chain Lidl UK (owned by the German Schwarz Group) welcomed a record number of new shoppers to its stores in 2022, as over...

Spain: DIA Sales Increase 3.2% in Q1 2023, Spain drives results

May 4, 20232 min read

Europe

Spain: DIA Sales Increase 3.2% in Q1 2023, Spain drives results

Discount Retail Chain DIA (listed BMAD: DIA) has reported sales worth €1.78 billion in the first quarter of its financial year, up 10%...

South-Africa: Don’t underestimate discount low-cost retail in South Africa

May 4, 20233 min read

Middle East & Africa

South-Africa: Don’t underestimate discount low-cost retail in South Africa

Discount Retail Chains like Boxer, QualiSave to Cambridge Food stores enable consumers to ‘buy two’, ‘buy three’, even ‘buy more’, to...

USA: Five Below to open 200-plus stores, convert 400 locations to higher-price format

May 4, 20232 min read

Americas

USA: Five Below to open 200-plus stores, convert 400 locations to higher-price format

Discount Variety Retail Chai Five Below (listed NASDAQ: FIVE) has laid out ambitious store plans for 2023. The tween and teen discounter...

<a href="https://www.bloggerei.de/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.bloggerei.de/bgpublicon.jpg" alt="Bloggerei.de" /></a>