Archive of all Aldi articles – Page 66

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    Germany: Wal-Mart's German operation must stop below cost se

    2000-09-16T00:00:00Z

    Every day low pricing at Wal-Mart's German operation took on a whole new complexion this week as the retail giant was ordered to put its prices up. Hard discounters Aldi and Lidl were also told by the cartel office to raise prices on staple goods...

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    Republic of Ireland: Cuts stay says Tesco as IFA threatens b

    2000-09-16T00:00:00Z

    Supermarkets in the Irish Republic are threatened with a petrol-style blockade by dairy farmers who claim they could be put out of business by the current price war. All the major chains ­ Tesco, Dunnes, SuperValu, Superquinn, Aldi and Lidl ­ have...

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    Republic of Ireland: Aldi strike over

    2000-08-26T00:00:00Z

    A strike over union recognition which had lasted for three months at Aldi's recently opened store in Dublin has ended following intervention by a government minister. Labour affairs minister Michael Kitt helped broker a deal between management...

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    Despatches: A gorilla scares Oz

    2000-08-12T00:00:00Z

    The arrival of Aldi means Australia's big three are no longer going to have it all their own way. Barry Flanagan reports Around Easter last year, recruitment ads started to appear in Sydney newspapers for managers to join one of the world's leading...

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    Industrial relations: Walk out threatened in Aldi dispute

    2000-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Strike action is threatened from next week in a dispute between the Irish shopworkers' union, Mandate, and German discount chain Aldi. The dispute, which is over staff pay and conditions at Aldi's Dublin store, is complicated by the company's...

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    2000-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Discounter builds on fears about euro changeover Rivals move to match Aldi's price cut drive Supermarkets in Germany have slashed prices on a raft of goods after Aldi threw down the gauntlet with a wave of price cuts in the new year. In an...

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    Kellogg in own label deal

    2000-03-04T00:00:00Z

    US cereal giant Kellogg has broken with tradition and signed a deal to produce five cereals for German discounter Aldi under the Gletscher Krone brand. This is the first time in the company's history it has produced anything other than Kellogg's...