Tag: groceries
Manufacturers resist trade
butter Consumers have to pay less money for butter again than before the war broke out in Ukraine. Other products are likely to remain expensive. (Photo: Sorin Gheorghita/Unsplash) Dusseldorf The…
Manufacturers resist trade
butter Consumers have to pay less money for butter again than before the war broke out in Ukraine. Other products are likely to remain expensive. (Photo: Sorin Gheorghita/Unsplash) Dusseldorf The…
Why inflation hardly affects online retail
Dusseldorf In German retail, prices are rising drastically – but inflation is largely absent in online retail. This is the result of a price analysis by the e-commerce service provider…
Aldi Nord’s success story in the USA
Trader Joe’s in Los Angeles The offshoot of Aldi Nord is successful in the USA. (Photo: Frank Rothe / VISUM) new York Cheerful employees in Hawaiian shirts asking customers how…
Aldi Nord’s success story in the USA
Trader Joe’s in Los Angeles The offshoot of Aldi Nord is successful in the USA. (Photo: Frank Rothe / VISUM) new York Cheerful employees in Hawaiian shirts asking customers how…
Express delivery service prepares withdrawal from France
Flink bikes The fast delivery service is considering withdrawing from France. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) Berlin Just one year after taking over the French competitor Cajoo, the Berlin fast…
Schwarz Group around Lidl and Kaufland is growing strongly with new business areas
Lidl branch The discounter’s business still accounts for the largest part of the Schwarz Group’s sales. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In a difficult environment, the Schwarz Group has managed to significantly…
Flink is only valued at one billion euros – new layoffs
Fast drivers in Berlin Existing investors provide the fast delivery service with fresh money. At the same time, the company is laying off more employees. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin. Frankfurt, Dusseldorf…
Germany boss promises falling food prices
Lidl supermarket Inflation increases the sales of discounters. (Photo: IMAGO) Bad Wimpfen The German boss of the discounter Lidl, Christian Härtnagel, gives customers hope that food prices will soon fall…
Who benefits from the lack of shelves in the supermarket
Hamburg, Dusseldorf At Edeka there are no more chocolate bars from Mars on the shelves, at Aldi there are no creams from Nivea. Customers feel with every purchase that retailers…
Aldi Süd is testing its own delivery service for fresh groceries
Dusseldorf After long preparations, Aldi Süd starts a first test with a delivery service for fresh groceries in Germany. From the beginning of June, the discounter initially wants to use…
Who benefits from the high prices in the supermarket?
customer in the supermarket In view of the high prices, many consumers are extremely price-sensitive right now. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf For months, a tough price war has been raging in…
“We are the fire brigade for purchasing”
Ralph Buehler The head of Conrad Electronic wants to double sales on his online marketplace every year. (Photo: Conrad Electronics) Dusseldorf The family business Conrad Electronic has turned its business…
Inflation: Europeans save on food
Athens, London, Madrid, Paris, Rome All over Europe, many can no longer afford to shop for groceries as they used to because of high inflation. According to the Federal Statistical…
Producer prices with the smallest increase in two years
Groceries on a checkout conveyor Producer prices are seen as a precursor to the development of the cost of living. (Photo: IMAGO/Martin Wagner) Berlin German producer prices rose more slowly…
Less variety in the supermarket – manufacturers are merging their ranges
Dusseldorf Kitkat, Nescafé, Maggi, Thomy – over 2000 brands belong to the world’s largest food company Nestlé. Including the numerous flavor and size variants, the Swiss company has so far…
50 years of Lidl – This is how Dieter Schwarz taught Aldi to fear
discounters Lidl has grown much faster than the two Aldi chains in recent years. Dusseldorf The attack on Aldi almost failed because of the wrong name. But entrepreneur Dieter Schwarz…
This is how Dieter Schwarz taught Aldi to fear
Lidl branch The discounter has grown much faster than the two Aldi chains in recent years. (Photo: imago images/Hanno Bode) Dusseldorf The attack on Aldi almost failed because of the…
Kaufland expands in e-commerce
Kaufland branch Kaufland is still reluctant to connect the shops too closely to the online marketplace. (Photo: Kaufland) Cologne The retailer Kaufland wants to expand its online trade throughout Europe.…
Greenhouse start-up Infarm continues to shrink and leaves Europe
Infarm cabinets in France According to insiders, the start-up is withdrawing completely from Europe. (Photo: imago images/IP3press) Berlin. Frankfurt The massive downsizing at the Berlin greenhouse start-up Infarm continues. The…