Tag: Aldi
The Germans are hoarding again – why prices in supermarkets continue to rise
Dusseldorf Where else the bottles with sunflower oil are, there is a gaping emptiness on the shelves of Edeka in Duisburg-Huckingen. Other retailers such as Aldi Süd have already limited…
Aldi, Rewe and Edeka boycott Russian goods
Rewe supermarket The grocer no longer wants to sell Russian products in the future. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf According to a survey by the German Press Agency, more and more food…
Chipmangel bremst Produktion des Thermomix – Boom ungebrochen
Düsseldorf Weltweite Engpässe bei Halbleitern treffen nun auch den Multifunktionskocher Thermomix. „Leider bremst der Chipmangel temporär die Produktion des Thermomix – der Boom ist aber ungebrochen“, sagte Thomas Stoffmehl, Sprecher…
“German farmers make a loss with every egg”
chicken industry The competition abroad can produce more cheaply – mainly because there is less investment in animal welfare. (Photo: dpa) Hubbelrath The brown laying hens from Gut Aue in…
The string puller Emil Huber leaves the discounter
Emil Huber The lawyer accompanied the family of Aldi Nord founder Theo Albrecht for almost five decades. (Photo: picture alliance / Markus Scholz) Dusseldorf For the family of Aldi founder…
Aldi, Amazon & Co.: price-performance ranking 2022
Tiktok meets Aldi Süd The “Elevator Boys” play in an Aldi promotional video on the Tiktok platform. (Photo: Aldi Süd) Cologne It was rather bad news that the US payment…
Two brothers want to compete with SAP & Salesforce
Dusseldorf The founders Stefan and Sebastian Hamann have built their company Shopware into one of the leading providers of e-commerce software over the past few years. Now they want to…
YFood’s appetite for bottled meals is growing
Dusseldorf At some point, the two Munich residents Ben Kremer and Noel Bollmann were fed up with greasy fast food. As young bankers at Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank, they…
Start-up SoSafe: Playfully avoiding hacker attacks
Sosafe founder Lukas Schaefer, Niklas Hellemann and Felix Schürholz want to prepare employees for hacker attacks as realistically as possible. (Photo: SoSafe) Dusseldorf Even a simple e-mail from a supposed…
These are the best corona tests in retail and pharmacies
Corona self-test from Roche The Handelsblatt has compared 20 corona tests, which are currently often offered in pharmacies and in retail, with whether they have withstood the test of the…
Emma Mattresses expands with hundreds of stores in China
Emma flagship store in Shanghai The company is planning a franchise chain with hundreds of stores in China. (Photo: Emma Sleep) Dusseldorf The start of mattress manufacturer Emma in China…
Delivery Hero wants to earn money with food deliveries for the first time
Dusseldorf The Dax group Delivery Hero has announced that it intends to break through the profitability threshold for the first time since it was founded. In the second half of…
Start-up share: sales grow by double digits
Dusseldorf In spring 2018, the first Share products were on the shelves of Rewe and the drugstore chain dm. The nut bars, mineral water or liquid soaps from the social…
Dispute over retail prices escalates
Shopping in the supermarket Dealers and manufacturers argue about conditions. In the new year there could be not only higher prices but also gaps on the supermarket shelves. (Photo: imago…
Why sparkling wine will be more expensive in 2022
Dusseldorf The big fireworks are canceled again on New Year’s Eve, balls and dance parties are prohibited. However, even in the pandemic, Germans cannot completely take their champagne mood away.…
Apple, Microsoft & Alphabet ahead of Europe
Apple CEO Tim Cook (from left), Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Alphabet boss Sundar Pichai The three most valuable corporations are in the USA. Credits: REUTERS, AFP, BrauerPhotos / J.Reetz Dusseldorf…
Why are corona rapid tests currently in short supply?
Berlin In view of the spreading Omikron variant, companies as well as patient and consumer advocates warn of the scarce availability of reliable rapid tests. There were “shortages and deficiencies”,…
German food tech start-up from Berlin becomes a unicorn
Infarm Growing Center A greenhouse module from Infarm needs 40 square meters – it should deliver the same crop yield as 10,000 square meters in conventional cultivation. Düsseldorf, Berlin With…
Tchibo should become younger, more digital and more sustainable
From left: Michael and Wolfgang Herz The brothers’ families each hold around 40 percent of the Maxingvest Holding. Hamburg The heart of Tchibo beats on Überseering in City Nord, a…
Why it is so difficult to get plastic out of packaging
Dusseldorf At first glance, the cardboard displays on which Procter & Gamble will be presenting Gillette razors at Lidl and Kaufland from this week look inconspicuous. But a year of…