May 2, 20232 min read

Poland: Woolworth will enter Poland this year

Discount Variety Retail Chain Woolworth bets on the Blix Group. The first Woolworth store will be opened in Poland in May this year,...

May 2, 20232 min read

Americas

USA: Aldi reveals big US growth plans

Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA (German family owned) is the fastest-growing grocer and will have 2,400 locations by end of 2023 Following...

Italy: Todis exceeds €1 bn. in sales, opens 23 new stores in 2022

May 2, 20232 min read

Europe

Italy: Todis exceeds €1 bn. in sales, opens 23 new stores in 2022

Italian franchise Discount Retail Chain Todis, owned by the Pac2000A Conad cooperative, exceeded the €1 billion sales milestone in 2022,...

Thailand: Discount variety store chain Mr. DIY celebrates its 600th store opening with a new concept

Apr 30, 20233 min read

Asia

Thailand: Discount variety store chain Mr. DIY celebrates its 600th store opening with a new concept

Mr. DIY, a leading home improvement retailer with the largest number of stores in Thailand celebrates its 600th store opening in Thailand...

UK: Britons flock to Discount Grocers as Food Inflation persists

Apr 28, 20232 min read

Europe

UK: Britons flock to Discount Grocers as Food Inflation persists

Kantar Research shows that Discount grocers are winning over more British shoppers as a tenth month of double-digit food-price inflation...

UK: Lidl outpaces Aldi on new stores despite slowdown

Apr 24, 20232 min read

Europe

UK: Lidl outpaces Aldi on new stores despite slowdown

Lidl is outpacing Aldi on store openings so far this year, despite scaling back its plans as its rival makes headlines with announcements...

Poland: Poundland-owner Pepco sales jump as shoppers seek value

Apr 20, 20231 min read

Europe

Poland: Poundland-owner Pepco sales jump as shoppers seek value

Discount Non-food Retail Chain Pepco Group (listed WSE:PCO) has reported a 22.8% increase in first-half revenue, driven by strong demand...

Sweden: Rusta reaches 200 stores and wants to grow further

Apr 20, 20232 min read

Europe

Sweden: Rusta reaches 200 stores and wants to grow further

Discount Home and Leisure Retail Chain Rusta from Sweden (privately owned) celebrates the opening of the 200th store in Kerpen (near...

Portugal: Lidl switches to digital price tags

Apr 19, 20231 min read

Europe

Portugal: Lidl switches to digital price tags

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Portugal (owned by the German Schwarz Group) has announced plans to introduce digital price tags in all its...

Apr 18, 20232 min read

Research

USA: Cash strapped consumers

Research of the Retail Cities team is currently asking the important question, “How are consumers who live pay-event to pay-event doing...

Netherlands: How Picnic approached the design process of its new private label

Apr 6, 20234 min read

Europe

Netherlands: How Picnic approached the design process of its new private label

Online supermarket Picnic (owned by German EDEKA) opens these days in Paris, goes to Hamburg later in April and the app is also available...

UK: Aldi will not halt ‘relentless’ roll out of UK stores despite sabotage by rivals

Apr 5, 20231 min read

Europe

UK: Aldi will not halt ‘relentless’ roll out of UK stores despite sabotage by rivals

Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK and Ireland boss Giles Hurley has said the discounter’s “relentless” expansion of new stores will not pause...

Apr 5, 20232 min read

Asia

Asia: Flying Tiger looks to Ikea as CEO will open 1,000 stores in Asian push

Discount Variety Retail Chain Flying Tiger Copenhagen, the variety retailer that sells everything from water guns to yoga mats, plans to...

Apr 5, 20232 min read

Europe

Italy: Pepco conquers another country

Discount Textile Retail Chain Pepco Group, a discount retail chain that includes the Pepco, Dealz and British Poundland brands, has...

Poland: Lidl will build a distribution centre in Bytom

Apr 5, 20232 min read

Europe

Poland: Lidl will build a distribution centre in Bytom

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Poland (owned by the German Schwarz Group) builds a new distribution centre will cover an area of approx....

Spain: Aldi has 400 stores and is preparing to open 50

Apr 5, 20231 min read

Europe

Spain: Aldi has 400 stores and is preparing to open 50

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Spain (German family owned) has just opened a new discount store in Valencia. This is the sixth opening of the...

Portugal: Lidl invests 110 million euro in its largest logistics warehouse

Mar 30, 20232 min read

Europe

Portugal: Lidl invests 110 million euro in its largest logistics warehouse

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Portugal (owned by the German Schwarz Group) launched the first symbolic stone of the new warehouse in Loures,...

Mar 30, 20232 min read

Europe

UK: Poundland to open largest store

Discount Variety Retail Chain Poundland (owned by Pepco group) announced that it would be opening its largest store in Yorkshire....

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