To coincide with the International Green Week 2023 trade fair in Berlin, we look at some recent sustainability initiatives from Edeka, Lidl, REWE, Penny and Aldi Süd. Edeka responds to new food-to-go legislation From 1 st January 2023, all food-to-go and drinks containers provided to shoppers in Germany must be reusable. The new packaging law aims to reduce the amount of disposable packagi...

With our European grocery retail forecasts to 2027 showing increased discount penetration in a number of markets, we look at what retailers can learn from Germany to help prepare for discounter growth. How Germany can help retailers prepare for discount growth In this report we look at 10 things other markets can learn from Germany. The country’s grocery market is led by the discount ch...

Positive results in 2021/22 saw Metro Group’s sales increase by more than 20% in local currency. We look at the reasons for these results and Metro Group’s focused approach for the future. Multichannel strategy leads to growth Sales revenue for Metro Group increased to €29.8 bn in the 2021/22 year, with strong performances across all its multichannel activities: Store-based sales grew...