Archive of all Aldi articles – Page 13
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NewsAldi launches hot pizza delivery service in three cities
Customers can book a scheduled delivery using a new website, but the service will be available only in the short term
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Comment & OpinionAldi’s biggest price cuts add more drama in retailers’ battle to the bottom
Aldi’s latest price cuts are substantial, and the numbers support that
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NewsAldi appoints Kyrsten Halley marketing director
Halley was previously marketing director at The Flavourists, part of the Samworth Brothers Group
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Comment & OpinionRail strikes should inspire us to protect jobs in supermarkets too
Replacing people with machines lets retailers reduce their wage bill and harvest data on customers’ shopping behaviour, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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NewsAldi makes its biggest round of price cuts this year
The 55 fruit & veg lines are reduced by an average of around 11%
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KVI TrackerCheese prices slashed in latest supermarket cuts
The average price of a block of own-label mature cheese is now 7% more expensive year on year, but has fallen 5% since last month
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Comment & OpinionM&S’s FTSE return shows the power of customer service
How did a focus on customer service contribute to M&S’s return to the FTSE 100?
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NewsAldi sets new target of 1,500 UK stores
It comes as the 1,000th store opens today in Woking, Surrey
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Analysis & FeaturesHow crime-hit supermarkets are turning into fortresses
Whether it’s TikTok mobs, a cash-strapped populace, or organised crime gangs, retail theft is on the rise. Stores are fighting back with a combination of new staff training techniques and high-tech solutions
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NewsAldi fresh chicken scans at £650 due to barcode error
Shoppers have been complaining of the bill coming to anywhere from £65 to £650 for fresh chicken products that should cost about £6
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NewsAldi to trial vacuum and flow-wrap packed beef mince to reduce plastic
Ditching its existing mince packaging would see the amount of plastic packaging cut by 73%, Aldi said
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NewsPoorest to suffer as cheapest food prices rise further and faster
The cost of supermarket value products has shot up by more than 20% in the past year
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NewsTesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Aldi recall savoury pastries over contamination fears
A total of 20 SKUs have been recalled
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Analysis & FeaturesHow discounters are getting away with copycatting food brands
How are discounters getting away with copying brands – and will a looming legal case put an end to the imitation?
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NewsAdam Leyland takes on ‘gruelling’ Farm Africa sponsored walk
Leyland will be taking part in the Mahale Mountains Challenge, joining 14 other senior industry executives from in Farm Africa’s first post-pandemic sponsored walk
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Analysis & FeaturesEight ways retail sector will change, according to the RSC
From discounter proliferation to online failures and less tax for the Treasury, how the Retail Sector Council sees the industry’s near future
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NewsAldi hiring 1,700 warehouse workers between now and end of 2023
The discounter has also said it will open an average store per week between now and Christmas
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Comment & OpinionAsda is fighting fit, but has it unleashed a sustainable growth strategy?
In the latter days of its time under Walmart, Asda all too often resembled a punch drunk heavyweight boxer
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KVI TrackerOrange juice sees price hikes in stores as industry warns of shortages
Britain’s favourite fruit juice is getting more expensive, with almost one in five fresh and long-life lines seeing a price hike in the past month
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NewsCampaigners call for child-friendly packaging ban on sugary cereals and yoghurts
While there were restrictions in place to prevent the ‘irresponsible advertising’ of HFSS foods, there was ‘an evident loophole’ regarding product packaging, said Action on Sugar