Discounters

The rate of growth in retail current value sales of discounters continued at a very similar strong rate to the first year of the pandemic. Although this is robust double-digit growth, it is nevertheless significantly slowed when compared with the…

Leading discounters such as Aldi and Lidl have continued to gain share of Irish grocery retailers, with the channel increasing its overall penetration between 2020 and 2021. The continued reduced incomes for many consumers and the desire for…

The onset of the pandemic in 2020 initially proved highly problematic for discounters. Despite the advantage of their low prices, during the first lockdown period and its immediate aftermath, consumers opted to frequent one-stop shopping formats.…

Discounters continued to record value sales growth in 2021, albeit at a slower rate compared to 2020, with local consumers seeking more convenient purchasing options, as the country experienced prolonged periods of financial uncertainty. During 2020…

Brazilian consumers in general have remained highly price sensitive since the most recent economic recessive cycle in 2014. However, the discounters model has failed to appeal to the country’s vast middle-class, a consumer base that is crucial for…

Dominated by Lidl Bulgaria EOOD & Co KD, discounter retail constant value sales (2021 prices) continued to expand at a robust pace during 2021. The limited disposable incomes of Bulgarian consumers was the main contributing factor to the growth of…

Discounters continued to see solid growth in 2021, although growth was lower than that recorded in 2020. The main growth in 2021 came early in the year as a new wave of COVID-19 infections resulted in Danish consumers spending more time at home and…

The one of the most obvious and serious consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for the Malaysian population has been the adverse and uncertain economic situation that has unfolded due to the interruption that the pandemic caused to the commercial…

Discounters managed to grow very strongly in 2020 in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, for certain consumer groups, value proved to be the most important factor when doing their grocery shopping. Following such strong growth in 2020 and…

Discounters remained the most dynamic performer within grocery retailers in 2021, recording the fastest current value growth. Discounters continued to gain in popularity by offering a wide range of products at extremely competitive prices, a relevant…

Discounters significantly benefited from the pandemic in 2020 as greater at-home consumption and increasing price sensitivity amongst local consumers meant that they sought value for money. This resulted in double-digit current value growth for the…

Puregold Price Club continues dominating discounters in 2021 as it is the only player present in the channel with its Puregold Extra brand. In 2020, Puregold Extra continued its expansion, albeit at a slightly slower rate than pre-pandemic.…

Having come close to double-digit growth during 2020, the rate of growth in retail current value sales of discounters slowed significantly during 2021 but remained relatively buoyant. In 2020, discounters benefited from the COVID-19 lockdown due in…

Despite seeing a slight decline in current value sales in 2021 compared with the previous year, this was still a reasonable year for discounters, with sales remaining well above the 2019 pre-pandemic level. This trend was in line with the performance…

While current value sales registered a double-digit increase in 2021, this growth was mainly due to soaring inflation and in fact in constant value terms, value sales actually fell quite substantially in 2021, as they also did in 2020. Other grocery…

Lidl continued to dominate discounters in terms of number of outlets as well as value sales in 2021, with increasing numbers of consumers appreciating its mix of affordable private label products and A-brands. The only significant challenger to Lidl…

There were no discounters operating in Thailand in 2021, and there are currently no expectations of any entering the market over the forecast period.

Turkish hard discounter BIM has been present in Morocco since 2009 and opened an average of 50 outlets each year during the review period. As of August 2021, BIM had 567 stores in Morocco, and it accounts for the bulk of retail value sales made by…

E-Mart Inc entered discounters in 2016 as the growth of hypermarkets, the company’s core business, had gradually plateaued. Since the launch of its No Brand banner, the company has aggressively expanded its presence by opening close to 300 outlets…

Discounters hugely benefitted from the pandemic and the 2020 lockdowns and registered double-digit value growth. In 2021, with society gradually opening up, and some spending switching to other formats such as convenience stores, discounters…