Aldi news and analysis – Page 69

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    Have you got the best in own label?

    2006-08-12T00:00:00Z

    Do you think you have the best own label products in the marketplace? If so, it's time to get your entry in for the 2007 Own Label Excellence Awards, run by The Grocer.Since our inaugural awards this year, products including Aldi's...

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    Can Tesco see off Aldi/Lidl threat?

    2006-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Three events in the past week point to the impact of the hard discounters across Europe. Last week's Allegra report highlighted the growing appeal of German discounters Aldi and Lidl in the UK. Wal-Mart announced its withdrawal from Germany and...

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    Hard discounters muscle in on organic for staple ranges

    2006-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Hard discounters are jumping on the organic bandwagon with Aldi, Lidl and Netto developing ranges. Aldi has begun the roll out of a range of own label organic staples, comprising seven lines in the dry staple goods category, as well as...

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    Multiples toast award success

    2006-05-17T08:19:00Z

    Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose shared the top honours in The Grocer's first Own Label Excellence Awards - winning three prizes apiece at our awards lunch hosted by broadcaster Richard Johnson at the Savoy in London yesterday - while Asda and Aldi...

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    ?Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    shared the top honours in The Grocer's first Own Label Excellence Awards - ­winning three prizes apiece at our awards lunch that was hosted by broadcaster ­Richard Johnson at the Savoy in London - while Asda and Aldi also picked up...

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    Dairy Farmers of Britain awarded third of Aldi's liquid milk business

    2006-04-22T00:00:00Z

    Milk co-operative Dairy Farmers of Britain has been awarded a 12-month contract to supply liquid milk to Aldi stores across the country. The contract, which begins next month, equates to volumes of 12.5 million litres of milk a...

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    Aldi on the road to empire

    2006-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Aldi has drawn up a hitlist of towns and cities across the UK that it is targeting for potential sites as part of its ambitious store roll-out plan.The discounter, which currently has 332 stores in the UK, has published a long...

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    Aldi, Lidl yet to win allegiance of Irish

    2006-01-28T00:00:00Z

    The low prices offered by Aldi and Lidl may have secured a combined 6% share of the Irish market, but they have still to win the loyalty of the Republic’s shoppers, according to a new survey by ACNielsen. Researchers found that the discount...

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    Aldi targets Scotland

    2006-01-21T00:00:00Z

    German discounter Aldi is targeting Scotland as it continues to drive its ambitious store roll-out programme.It has just opened three new stores, in Stirling, Carluke in Lanarkshire and Berwick. It has also acquired the site of a former Safeway...

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    Aldi targets Scotland

    2006-01-21T00:00:00Z

    German discounter Aldi is targeting Scotland as it continues to drive its ambitious store roll-out programme.It has just opened three new stores, in Stirling, Carluke in Lanarkshire and Berwick. It has also acquired the site of a former Safeway...

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    Aldi stretches into lobster, goose and duck

    2005-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Aldi is offering its customers whole frozen salmon, lobster, duck and goose for the first time as part of its Christmas range.The discounter is hinting at further premium line offerings in meat and fish being introduced in the future.The...

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    Aldi plans to go big in UK

    2005-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Aldi has started work on a major expansion of its head office – further proof that the discount chain really does mean business in the UK and Ireland.Group MD Paul Foley said that planning permission was granted last week for the expansion at...

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    Aldi plans to go big in UK

    2005-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Aldi has started work on a major expansion of its head office – further proof that the discount chain really does mean business in the UK and Ireland.Group MD Paul Foley said that planning permission was granted last week for the expansion at...

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    Aldi offers premium range

    2005-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Aldi is taking on the multiples with the launch of a premium range to fit its new quality-led brand positioning.The discounter is moving into the territory occupied by Tesco Finest and Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference with its Specially...

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    Aldi Shelves Planned Store in Fraserburgh

    2005-10-24T09:06:00Z

    German discounter Aldi has shelved plans for a store in Fraserburgh, Scotland, after the proposal was rejected by local authority planners in August.Locals were divided over plans for the store, but many objected to its location next to a...

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    Aldi pay hits a new high

    2005-10-08T00:00:00Z

    German hard-discounter Aldi is smashing through the minimum wage pay scale to offer inflation-busting wages to store assistants.A recent recruitment drive for store staff has been offering prospective employees an hourly wage of £7.20, rising...

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    Out with the Aldi

    2005-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Aldi has unveiled a bold new blueprint for a more upmarket offer, says James DurstonAfter a decade of near media silence, German hard discounter Aldi has finally spoken. Last week it invited The Grocer to the opening of its new store...

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    Aldi takes itself upmarket

    2005-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Aldi is to spend £500m in the UK building new stores and refurbishing existing stores in a move that it hopes will turn its image into one appealing to middle Britain.According to Tony Baines, MD for group buying, Aldi’s ambition is to tempt...

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    Irish retailers’ profits soaring

    2005-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Profits in the Republic of Ireland’s wholesale and retail grocery sector may be higher than 11.3bn a year, according to the Department of Finance.It is the first official estimate, as the major supermarkets – Tesco, Dunnes, Superquinn, Aldi and...

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    Aldi soup launch

    2004-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Discounter supermarket group Aldi is launching a new range of low calorie fresh soups.Available in three varieties – Tomato & Red Pepper, Spicy Parsnip and Chicken & Sweetcorn – all the soups contain less than 3.4g of fat and 53 calories...