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Lidl is leveraging synergy with Aldi in their growth strategy: Expect
a dust up In the US mid-Atlantic region – where Aldi already has 400 stores –
Lidl is building three distribution centers capable of supporting several hundred
stores. Lidl clearly sees the synergy with Aldi as beneficial to its growth strategy.
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The Aldi transformation continues: Investments in the shopping
experience Transformation is a big topic and Aldi is a great example. It’s a
particularly good time to check on how its business reinvention is coming along. We
estimate topline sales will increase from $14.6 billion in 2016 to $24.9 billion by the
end of 2021. Go to this post
Heads Up: 5 key changes in how Aldi does business Aldi has
transformed itself from a limited assortment retailer into a promotional
merchant with a strong price reputation. The net result is an extremely
disruptive force in an increasingly competitive grocery landscape. Here are five
changes that up the ante in the competition for grocery dollars. Go to this post
Lidl fine tunes its US stores and value proposition Food retailers rarely get a
sneak preview of what a new competitor is bringing to market, but that’s exactly what an
interview with Lidl’s US chief executive Brendan Proctor delivers. The Washington Post
interview features two themes that seem particularly significant to us. Go to this post
Learning from "Lidl of the Future" stores Lidl’s US entry raises many
questions: How big will they be? What are their strengths? How will shoppers
respond? Visiting a UK “Lidl of the Future” store can fill in some of those
blanks and shows why the growth of hard discounters like Aldi and Lidl makes
them more than just another source of competition. Go to this post
Aldi takes big strides with new private label products Aldi’s creation of Little
Journey baby essentials sets a new high-water mark for how the discount retailer is
building its private label sales. Starting with low prices, Aldi branched out to offer
premium choices within items – and now they’re going after several in the baby-shopper
categories. Go to this post
Aldi made a splash with its high-tech wine pop-up store in London Aldi's
pop-up wine store only ran for a few days in the UK, but it clearly demonstrated that
they are increasingly sophisticated retail marketers who know how to use the latest
customer-facing technology, in this case for a growing online service. Go to this post
What Aldi entering China means for US grocery business Aldi’s entrance
to China without opening a store or finding a local partner is big. For the first time,
they’ll offer their hard discount model and own brand products exclusively online. It
shows they are confident enough in their ecommerce ability. Go to this post