Aldi - Latest News and Analysis – Page 56
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Aldi again leads the way for growth
Aldi has again led the grocery market in terms of growth over the past three months, according to new data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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Analysis and Features
Is Tesco and Asda’s loss Aldi and Lidl’s gain? It looks like it
After the rollercoaster ride of 2008-2009, Aldi and Lidl are back on form – and this time it’s not about recession chic. James Halliwell reports
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Ex-Aldi MD Burger sets up kosher foods supplier Avenue 18
Former Aldi UK and Ireland MD Armin Burger has resurfaced with a new venture selling kosher foods. His new company, Avenue 18, specialises in finding manufacturers and suppliers capable of supplying food products in accordance with…
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ASA raps Aldi for misleading comparison
Aldi has expressed its "surprise and disappointment" after the ASA banned its 'Swap and Save over 40%' email ad. A complaint to the ASA suggested the ad was unfair and misleading after it compared the price of Aldi's own-label products...
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Comment and Opinion
Ad of the Week: Aldi’s own-label angel takes a swing at the champ
Thankfully we live in a more tolerant age than when folk hid in kitchens making chugging noises and frothing at the mouth like a possessed Frenchman to convince guests they weren't serving instant coffee.
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Aldi ups the ante with its first Fairtrade range
A resurgant Aldi has opened a new front in its war with the supermarkets. This week, the discounter launched its first range of Fairtrade products in time for Fairtrade Fortnight, which kicks off on Monday. The five-strong range consists of...
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Imitators won’t fool shoppers, says Heinz following Aldi TV ad
Heinz has hit back at a new Aldi TV ad campaign that pits its own-label lines against big-name brands. The first home-movie style ad, which broke this week, features a young girl holding up a bottle of Heinz Tomato Ketchup and a bottle of...
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Quality drives upsurge in sales at Lidl and Aldi
The recent discounter revival is down to Lidl and Aldi pushing the quality of their products to tempt shoppers into their stores, and is not a sign of a worsening economy, the retailers have claimed. Both discounters have dramatically...
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Comment and Opinion
Editor's Comment: VAT rise will hurt round-pound deals and single-price retailers
I often wonder at the micro-price management we see in this industry. It’s not just the cavalcade of constantly changing promotions: if you study, week in week out, the prices in our weekly Grocer 33 survey, you regularly see price changes of…
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In rude health: Holland & Barrett's Peter Aldis
Health food isn’t an easy place to be, thanks to rampant inflation, stiffening competition and the coming VAT hike. But Peter Aldis, CEO of Britain’s biggest health food player Holland & Barrett, is up for the fight. Rob Brown reports.
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Which way forward for the stalling discount chains?
Netto has thrown in the towel, leaving Aldi and Lidl as the UK’s only true limited assortment discounters. What’s the future for them, asks Peter Cripps
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Comment and Opinion
Editor's Comment: Fresh & Easy could be Sir Terry's farewell gift
It's been a bad week for the Germans. As we report, Metro-owned wholesaler Makro posted a £45m loss in the same week that discounter Aldi suffered a £147m reversal in fortunes an Icarus-like fall from grace.
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Aldi left devastated by discounter-style offensive of big four
Aldi, which just two years ago was promising to revolutionise the UK grocery industry and had Tesco on the run, made a whopping £54.2m pre-tax loss last year, The Grocer can reveal.
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World News 31/7/10
One of the founding brothers of Aldi has died at the age of 88. Publicity-shy billionaire Theo Albrecht, who was last seen in public after release from kidnap nearly 40 years ago, died after a long illness. Theo, together with his brother...
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Discounter dreams destroyed as store openings plummet
The discounters have failed to open stores at the ambitious rates they promised when 'The Aldi Effect' was in full swing, new figures show.
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JJ Food Service hires D’Acampo to oversee its healthier ranges
Sainsbury's has Jamie Oliver, Aldi has Phil Vickery and now JJ Food Service has signed up Gino D'Acampo.The winner of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! is working with JJ's to promote its brand, raise its profile among caterers and...
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World News 3/4/10
Lidl and Aldi could be sued for infringing patents, according to a leading licensing company. MPEG LA said several patent holders had registered separate enforcement actions against Aldi Nord, Aldi Süd, Lidl...
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World News 27/3/10
Kellogg's, Sanitarium, Cereal Partners Worldwide, Woolworths, Coles and Aldi are to reduce the sodium content of ready-to-eat breakfast cereals containing more than 400mg per 100g by 15% over the next four years....
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Editor's Comment: Success of independents and Morrisons has changed Bond's mind on smaller stores
The demise of Thresher and Woolies was no surprise. Recession hunts out the weak and infirm. But who would have predicted, a year ago, that Aldi a discounter, with a strong price message would go through more bosses than Portsmouth FC?
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Netto shifts strategy to focus on clearance
Netto is planning to introduce more clearance lines to its stores in a move that will shift its offer closer to that of variety discount retailers B&M Bargains and Home Bargains than its traditional rivals Aldi and Lidl.