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Nov 25, 20242 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 8, 20242 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 10, 20243 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 27, 20242 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 24, 20244 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 13, 20241 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 2, 20248 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 27, 20244 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 5, 20242 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 5, 20242 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
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...

Apr 6, 20232 min read
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...

Mar 28, 20233 min read
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...

Mar 21, 20233 min read
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...


Feb 14, 20239 min read
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
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...


Feb 12, 20234 min read
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...


Feb 7, 20231 min read
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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