All Discounters articles – Page 112
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News
Aldi looks to create 700 deputy store manager roles
Aldi is to advertise externally for deputy store managers for the first time.
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Comment and Opinion
Lidl sets out its statement of intent
Lidl has developed into a charming and compelling operator – as exemplified by a lavish four-course dinner it laid on for …
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Comment and Opinion
Sparks fly in batteries
The batteries category is a huge battleground between the supermarkets and the discounters, which are seizing share here as they are in grocery in general.
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News
Lidl sales on course to smash £4bn barrier in 2014
Lidl expects to smash the £4bn barrier in 2014, with its sales on course to rise 20%.
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News
Poundland execs decide against bonuses despite successful year
Poundland executives have elected to receive no bonus despite a year of double-digit sales growth and a landmark IPO…
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Comment and Opinion
Discounters can be rivalled with information and innovation
The modern savvy shopper is concerned about far more than just low prices, especially in the wake of food crises…
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Comment and Opinion
Moy and UBUK flotations: will the trickle become a flood?
Moy Park and UBUK IPOs will be hugely important in establishing if UK fmcg suppliers can make sense to Stock Market again…
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Comment and Opinion
Peter Andre takes Iceland back to the future
Iceland has announced the new face of its ad campaign will be none other than “TV presenter, songwriter and chart-topping singer” Peter Andre, of Mysterious Girl fame
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Comment and Opinion
Discounter disillusion: Aldi and Lidl have a long way to go
I have not been carried away by the current wave of enthusiasm for the German discounters…
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Comment and Opinion
99p Stores has made a bold leap into mainstream grocery
99p Stores is taking on a bewildering array of rivals with its food-to-go move – from M&S to Greggs…
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News
Lidl 15% cheaper in Grocer 33 and service also impresses
Lidl has trounced its rivals in terms of price as it makes its debut as a guest retailer in this week’s Grocer 33…
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Grocer 33
Tesco takes Grocer 33 mystery shop win but Lidl impresses
The common impression is that Lidl’s no frills offer means it doesn’t do customer service…
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News
Former Lidl buyer to ramp up Meat Porter online meat service
An online artisan butcher set up by a former Lidl buyer has revealed ambitious plans to expand its operations…
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News
99p Stores unveils first coffee and bakery concept store
Single price discounter 99p Stores has opened a new concept store featuring an in-store bakery and coffee to go.
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News
99p Stores' bakery concept: in pictures
99p Stores has opened a new store format in Northampton with an in-store bakery, takeaway coffee and a vastly expanded fresh food offering. The Grocer took a tour.
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Comment and Opinion
99p Stores thinks big in Northampton
99p Stores’ Abington Street branch is the first of a brand new concept for the chain. What’s it like?
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Comment and Opinion
Aldi and Lidl are far from the plucky underdogs of UK grocery
How big can the discounters get in the UK? That is the £175bn question we are tackling this week…
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Comment and Opinion
Discounters: a fashion that is here to stay?
“The fashion of this world passeth away.” Seldom has this been shown more clearly than in today’s grocery market…
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Analysis and Features
Aldi and Lidl: how big could the discounters get?
The rapid rise of Aldi and Lidl is changing the shape of the grocery landscape. How big will they get?…
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News
Max 99p opens in Peterborough with one eye on expansion
Discount store Max 99p has opened a second store in a residential area of Peterborough and has announced plans to open another three stores this year.