Feb 102 min read

Austria: Woolworth's Strategic Return to Austria

Discount Variety Retail Chain Woolworth's resurgence in the Austrian market marks a significant strategic maneuver for the company, with...

Sep 28, 20232 min read

Netherlands: Aldi Nord expands self-scanning and self-checkout test

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Nord (German family owned) is expanding its self-scanning and self-checkout pilot to 18 stores in the...

Jun 16, 20232 min read

Austria: Discounter Hofer installs reverse vending machines from Tomra

Discount Retail Chain Hofer (owned by Aldi Süd) is introducing reverse vending machines from Tomra for both disposable and reusable...

Oct 25, 20221 min read

Austria: Hofer launches a new own brand

Discount Retail Chain Hofer Austria (owned by the Aldi Süd group) products of the new own German brand "Rettenswert" (translated in...

Jul 8, 20222 min read

Austria: Lidl invests in e-fleet

Discount Retail Chain Lidl (owned by the German Schwarz Group) e-filling network continues to grow: by 2025, every second branch with a...

Apr 17, 202218 min read

Netherlands: this is why the Action is so cheap

Investigative journalist Rens Lieman worked in the midst of mostly Polish colleagues for four weeks in discount variety retail chain...

Apr 7, 20222 min read

Austria: Lidl sees growth in net sales, market share in FY 2021

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Austria (owned by Schwarz Group) has reported net sales growth of 2% to around €1.5 billion (US$ 1.65Bn) in...

Jun 19, 20214 min read

Austria: The antithesis to online shopping, discount retail, is booming

Constantly new stores and long queues in front of the shops: discount chains such as Action and Tedi are continuing their expansion...

Mar 27, 20215 min read

Austria: Lidl on a major modernization course

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Austria (owned by German Schwarz Gruppe) is getting louder. Since the Swiss-born Alessandro Wolf took over the...

May 29, 20201 min read

Austria: Action opens store number 57

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