Aldi news and analysis – Page 70
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Don’t discount their advantage
The discount chains are tightening their grip on continental Europe. Could the same happen here? John Wood and Siân Harrington reportFor mainstream retailers operating in the UK, Aldi’s announcement...
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UK not yet in Lidl’s net
Lidl is set to overtake its bitter rival Aldi as the top discounter in Europe in the next 10 years, according to a report from IGD.Last year Lidl increased its sales by 15% to E18.9bn, twice Aldi’s growth rate, and IGD estimates Lidl trebled...
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Ireland’s multiples face prices probe
Multiples in the Irish Republic are to be quizzed by a parliamentary committee on why Irish grocery prices are among the highest in the EU. The market’s major players, Tesco, Dunnes, SuperValu, Aldi and Lidl, as well as a number of other...
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Aldi plans big expansion into Ireland
Aldi is planning to expand its presence in Ireland over the next 18 months, and hopes to increase its store numbers from 14 to 80.According to a report in The Sunday Times this week the retailer plans to open at least one store a week...
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Lidl plans to target central Europe
German discount store Lidl is set to roll out stores in 15 European countries, according to media reports.This should turn it into Europe’s biggest discount store, overtaking Aldi as the leading small format discount store operator in Europe by...
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Irish discounters ready to treble market share
Discounters Lidl and Aldi are likely to have a 15% share of the grocery market in the Irish Republic – three times their current figure – within five years, according to a report on the sector by Dublin-based Merrion Stockbrokers.By then, Lidl...
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Self-heat meals listed nationwide
Self-heating canned ready meals are finally making inroads into the mass market with products under the Hotcan brand getting nationwide listings.Launching now in Moto service stations, the range is also listed in Palmer & Harvey, Aldi, Spar...
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Morrisons to divest 140 smaller Safeway stores
Morrisons is set to bring in £250m by selling 140 of Safeway’s smaller convenience stores after acquiring the supermarket group last week.Weekend press reports suggest that the Big Food Group, Somerfield and German discounters Netto and Aldi...
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Inside Aldi
Little is known about the notoriously secretive hard discounter, so Liz Hamson tracked down a former insider to quiz him on the secrets of its success and ask whether he thinks the formula will thrive in the UKMost of the time,...
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Aldi dossier
>>established 1948The Albrecht brothers, Karl and Theo, opened their first store in 1948 under the Albrecht Discount fascia in Essen, Germany. In the early 1960s they had around 350 stores and divided the business into two, Aldi...
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BP powers up Connect offer
Anne Bruce Petrol giant BP has created a convenience operations division and recruited buyers and other staff from Alldays, Aldi, Marks and Spencer, Tesco and Sainsbury. The division takes in all 1,240 BP forecourt stores, which clocked up...
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Aldi plans 80 new stores
Anthony Garvey Discount chain Aldi has dropped a bombshell into the Irish grocery sector by signalling plans for 80 new stores across the Republic. The company has advertised for property owners to get in touch if they have green or brown...
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Luxury prawns for Aldi stores
A range of luxury prawns has been launched into Aldi stores across the UK and Ireland. The Luxury Cocktail Cold Water Prawns in Brine have been created by the Big Prawn Company and are available in tubs of 180g. Business development manager...
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Aldi introduces new collection system
Aldi’s Nord and Sud stores in Germany are to introduce a new system for the collection of mono-use drinks packaging from January. All those items liable to a 25c deposit will have a special label on them. In addition both companies...
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World News - 14th December 2002
Lidl chance. German discount chain Aldi has a clear advantage in Europe over its rival Lidl both in terms of store numbers and store performance, according to IGD. In a report on the grocery discount market IGD said number two chain Lidl stood...
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Aldi/Lidl cocking a snook' at the Irish
Discount chains Aldi and Lidl give consumers in the Irish Republic very little option to buy Irish-produced goods, according to a survey by the independent grocers' group, RGDATA. It found that with Aldi, only 19% of products were of...
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Quality items, and make no mistake
If an Aldi opens up next door to you, you might curse your downmarket postcode.But have you been to an Aldi store recently? Not only will you find a few Mercedes and BMWs in the car park, but products which look and taste better than you might...
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There is growing evidence that Aldi is aiming to boost its U
If an Aldi opens up next door to you, you might curse your downmarket postcode.But have you been to an Aldi store recently? Not only will you find a few Mercedes and BMWs in the car park, but products which look and taste better than you might...
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Aldi pushes suppliers to improve quality
Aldi is stepping up efforts to improve the quality of its product offering as it attempts to attract a more diverse customer base into its stores. Suppliers are being asked to provide better quality - although they still have to make tough deals...
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Aldi ice cream scoops top frozen award
Consumers have voted an Aldi premium ice cream as the best frozen food product of the year in the retail sector. Milfina Temptations premium honeycomb crunch ice cream, made for Aldi by Richmond Foods, also won the category for best new ice...