May 4, 20232 min read

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...

Poland: Woolworth will enter Poland this year

May 2, 20232 min read

Europe

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...

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...

Germany: Aldi discounter advertises with permanent price drop for F&V

Apr 19, 20232 min read

Europe

Germany: Aldi discounter advertises with permanent price drop for F&V

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Germany (German family owned) wants to fight inflation with a large-scale marketing campaign. Consumers will...

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...

Germany: What would Germany be without Aldi?

Apr 6, 20233 min read

Europe

Germany: What would Germany be without Aldi?

The Albrecht brothers made history with the invention of the discounter. And the high inflation even increases the attractiveness of...

Oct 31, 20224 min read

Europe

Germany: the future strategy of Penny

Discount Retail Chain Penny (owned by the German REWE Group) has benefited for years from being more innovative than the rest of the...

Oct 4, 20224 min read

Research

Research: Grocery store prices aren’t coming down anytime soon

Grocery prices climbed 13.5% in August from the year before, the highest annual increase since March 1979, according to government data....

Ukraine: ATB continues to reopen stores in occupied territories

May 23, 20222 min read

Europe

Ukraine: ATB continues to reopen stores in occupied territories

Discount Retail Chain ATB Corporation (owned by the Ukrainian business men Borys Markov and Hennadiy Butkevyc) has announced that it is...

France: Système U Boasts The Most Eco-Friendly Private Label Range

Sep 24, 20211 min read

Europe

France: Système U Boasts The Most Eco-Friendly Private Label Range

Système U's private label selection is the most eco-friendly in France, a new study has shown, with some 27.2% of the retailer's own...

USA: Five Below Q2 earnings more than double; on track to open 170 - 175 stores this year

Sep 18, 20212 min read

Americas

USA: Five Below Q2 earnings more than double; on track to open 170 - 175 stores this year

Discount Variety Retail Chain Five Below (listed on NASDAQ: FIVE) is on track to end the year with 1,200 stores. Five Below has opened...

Sep 18, 20212 min read

Europe

Research: Edeka, Lidl, Aldi or Rewe? Which discounter and supermarket is really ahead in Germany

The market leadership in stationary food retailing has been fiercely contested for years. A current ranking by the EHI Retail Institute...

France: Russian hard-discounter "Mere" to open three stores in October 2021

Sep 6, 20211 min read

Europe

France: Russian hard-discounter "Mere" to open three stores in October 2021

Discount Retail Chain Mere (owned by the Russian Schneider family) deploys to Spain and prepares for France. Mere is the translation of...

UK: Lidl launches new vegan range from just 99p and includes pizzas, ice cream and fish fingers

Aug 19, 20212 min read

Europe

UK: Lidl launches new vegan range from just 99p and includes pizzas, ice cream and fish fingers

Discount Retail Chain Lidl (owned by the German Schwarz Group) has announced they are launching a vegan range to help more shoppers...

Denmark: Aldi launches new advertising universe in search of more revenue

Aug 19, 20213 min read

Europe

Denmark: Aldi launches new advertising universe in search of more revenue

Discount Retail Chain Aldi Denmark (German family owned) continues to struggle with prejudice and a worn-out image at home. A new...

Aug 18, 20215 min read

Europe

Russia: Russian Aldi: How Svetofor Store Owners Build a Retail Network in Europe

Brothers Sergey and Andrey Schneider, owners of the Svetofor chain, have opened more than 50 stores outside of Russia in four years. How...

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