Supermarket News reports that the German supermarket operator will significantly ramp up its store openings in the U.S., from 80 new stores a year to 130 new stores a year for the next five years. The move will help Aldi grow its U.S...

Private equity player the Blackstone Group is expanding its aleady sizeable retail portfolio with an investment in shopping center owner Edens, according to The Wall Street Journal...

Upscale grocery chain Whole Foods seems to have ambitions for major growth domestically. Analyst blog Zacks reports the chain's executives would like to eventually operate 1,200 stores domestically, a portfolio about two thirds larger than...