Germany

Discounter Lidl Marks 50th Anniversary In Germany

Lidl is marking the 50th anniversary of its first store opening, in 1973, with a series of events scheduled to take place well into the autumn, under the b...

VertiFarm Gears Up For Its Second Edition In September

Following its successful début, VertiFarm will be back from 26 to 28 September 2023 at Messe Dortmund with a detailed range of products and services...

Edeka Minden-Hannover To Use Bio-LNG Fuel For Delivery Fleet

Edeka Minden-Hannover has announced that it has introduced renewable and climate-friendly bio-LNG fuel for its delivery fleet.

10 Things You Didn't Know About Aldi Süd

ESM examines 10 things you might not have known about Aldi Süd, Germany's discount powerhouse.

Private Label Now Accounts For 38% Share Of European Grocery Sales: Circana

Private label now accounts for 38% of total FMCG value sales across Europe, equating to about €229 billion in spend, according to Circana's latest FMC...

REWE To Use Electric Truck Fleet In German Capital

German supermarket chain REWE has announced it is cooperating with Swedish freight technology company Einride to supply its supermarkets in the capital reg...

Metro Sees Double-Digit Sales Growth In Second Quarter, EBITDA Down

Cash-and-carry giant Metro has reported a 10.5% increase in sales in local currency in the second quarter of its financial year, with reported sales rising...

Edeka Rhein-Ruhr Reports Sales Growth In FY 2022

Edeka Rhein-Ruhr has reported year-on-year sales growth of 3%, to €5.9 billion, in its financial year 2022, with all branches contributing to its grow...