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In 2023, the German based Schwarz Group was the leading food and beverage retailer from Europe and generated approximately *** million U.S. dollars in revenue. The second largest retailer was also Germany-based: Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Ko. oHG ranked second with over *** million dollars in revenue. 

The German discounters

Aldi and Lidl are currently the most important players on the European market. The Schwarz Gruppe operates the discounter Lidl and the retailer Kaufland. However, on the German market the discounter is by far the more important part of the company’s portfolio. Lidl also made a notable entry on the market in the United Kingdom. While Schwarz and Aldi may be the biggest retail companies in Europe, at home in Germany they only rank *** and *** respectively.

The UK market

The U.K. market leader Tesco generated close to ** billion British pounds in revenue overall in the 2024/2025 financial year. At home in the UK the company generated some **** billion British pounds in the same year. The company witnessed a decline of its market share for multiple years in a row before experiencing a considerable growth in 2025 when, for the first time since 2017, its market share amounted again to over ** percent (as of January, 2025). Meanwhile the share of the German discounters grew: Lidl and Aldi have seen a sizable sales growth in the same period. In Aldi’s case, the German discounter has often seen sales growth into the double digits.