Nov 252 min read

Colombia: Tiendas Ara receives US$120 million loan from IFC for logistics expansion

Discount Retail Chain Tiendas ARA, got a sustainability-linked loan of up to US$120million from the International Finance Corporation...

Nov 82 min read

North Macedonia: KAM to boost sustainability efforts with €6m EBRD loan

Discount Retail Chain KAM Market has received a €6 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to...

Oct 103 min read

Germany: Lidl introduces upcycled shopping baskets

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Netherlands is introducing new sustainable shopping baskets in all Lidl stores. The baskets are made of...

Sep 272 min read

Germany: ALDI SOUTH Group among the first global grocery retailers to set science-based net-zero targets

Discount Retail Chain ALDI SOUTH reaches a significant milestone after gaining SBTi approval of new emissions reduction goals. The...

Aug 244 min read

UK: Most influential women in the UK world of discounting

Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK finally broke the long-held dominance of the ‘big four’ supermarkets. Much as Aldi might argue its...

Aug 131 min read

Germany: Lidl produces its own shopping baskets

Schwarz Services will produce shopping baskets for Lidl and Kaufland stores will largely consist of recycled plastic (recyclate), which...

Jul 28 min read

Netherlands: If Zeeman can pay a living wage, so can more expensive brands

A sustainable discounter, it seems like two worlds that cannot be reconciled. But you don't have to come up with that story to Erik-Jan...

Jun 274 min read

USA: As Aldi grows, so does its environmental impact

Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA is having a big year as it moves forward with its rapid expansion plans to open hundreds of new U.S....

Jun 52 min read

UK: ALDI switches to recycled plastic own PL brand washing-up bottles

Discount Retail Chain Aldi has rolled out 100% recycled plastic (rPet) packaging for some of its own private label brand washing-up...

Jun 52 min read

Germany: Aldi takes entire product category off the shelves

Discount Retail Chain Aldi is changing its range, cheap meat is being replaced. Cheap turkey meat from low housing methods will no longer...

Jul 30, 20232 min read

Europe

EU: Aldi completes European roll-out of reusable crates for fruits & vegetables

Logistical efficiency, greater sustainability - extended freshness! With reusable crates for fruits and vegetables, the Aldi Nord Group...

Germany: Lidl and Kaufland will move into North Sea wind power

Apr 6, 20232 min read

Europe

Germany: Lidl and Kaufland will move into North Sea wind power

The RWE offshore wind farm "Kaskasi" has gone into operation off Helgoland. From 2028, it will also supply the food retailers Lidl and...

USA: Aldi only one to pass Greenpeace transparency test on tuna supply chain

Mar 28, 20233 min read

Europe

USA: Aldi only one to pass Greenpeace transparency test on tuna supply chain

Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA (German family owned) is the only US retailer with a “passing” grade on the recent report, while others...

Thailand: MR. D.I.Y. donates funds and essential items to home for Handicapped Animals Foundation

Mar 21, 20233 min read

Asia

Thailand: MR. D.I.Y. donates funds and essential items to home for Handicapped Animals Foundation

Discount Variety Retail Chain MR. D.I.Y. Thailand (owned by Malaysia based PE firm Creador) sends love and care to disabled cats and...

USA: Exploring Aldi's unlimited success with limited assortments

Feb 14, 20239 min read

Americas

USA: Exploring Aldi's unlimited success with limited assortments

Discount Retail Chain Aldi USA (German family owned) first put down roots in the United States back in 1976, revealed that more than 1...

Feb 12, 20232 min read

Europe

Germany: Meat revolution at Aldi

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Germany (German family owned) is taking the next step for animal welfare and changing its meat range! Aldi...

Netherlands: 6 reasons why the Lidl formula works in the Netherlands

Feb 12, 20234 min read

Europe

Netherlands: 6 reasons why the Lidl formula works in the Netherlands

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Netherlands (owned by the German Schwarz Group) has one in ten Dutch people shopping at their stores. This...

Spain: Aldi invests massively in solar energy

Feb 7, 20231 min read

Europe

Spain: Aldi invests massively in solar energy

In 2022, Aldi Spain avoided to emit more than 3,296 tons of CO2 emission into the atmosphere, thanks to the use of solar energy at their...

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