All Discounters articles – Page 131
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NewsMorrisons to slash margins as it takes on the discounters
Morrisons made a loss before tax of £176m for the year ending 2 February, as it announced plans to cut prices to take on the discounters.
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NewsMorrisons under pressure in ‘shrinking middle ground’
Morrisons’ share of the market has slipped from 11.8% to 11.1% year on year, new figures have revealed.
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NewsB&J Supplies joins scramble to establish online pound shops
B&J Supplies is the latest company to attempt to bring the £1 discount model online…
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Analysis & FeaturesCan pound shops work online?
A raft of new pound shops have launched online, but how transferrable is the model?…
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NewsAldi and Lidl step up space race as big four climb down
Aldi looks set to maintain its forward momentum with ambitious plans to step up its store expansion…
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Analysis & FeaturesWho's played the property game best in the recession?
How have property portfolios evolved since the recession began? And who’s best positioned to cash in on the green shoots?…
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Analysis & FeaturesWho took the old Woolworths stores?
Almost without exception the vacant Woolworth lots have been filled. Only six of the 807 remain empty. And one sector in particular has piled in….
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NewsPoundshop.com driven offline by heavy traffic
Poundworld is still having difficulties with its transactional site, more than two weeks after its launch.
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NewsFormer Iceland financial chief Bernard Leigh dies at age of 68
Iceland’s former financial director Bernard Leigh has died, aged 68….
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NewsPoundland takes time with its launch online
Poundland has confirmed it will launch an online trial later this year but stressed this would not necessarily lead to the rollout of a transactional website.
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NewsLidl to list hard-to-find Italian products in themed week
Lidl will bring a touch of Italy to its stores next week with an Italian-themed week…
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NewsOnline pound shop blames heavy demand for closure
One of three online pound shops to have launched this month has already closed down after struggling to cope with website traffic.
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NewsPoundland confirms flotation plan for March
Poundland today confirmed its intention to proceed with an initial public offering which it said will mark the “next phase” of the business.
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NewsPoundstretcher plots roll out of Pet Hut to 50 standalone stores
Poundstretcher is planning to open 50 standalone Pet Hut stores this year…
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NewsShonn Brothers launches latest online pound shop
The third online pound shop to launch in the space of a week plans to take on rivals with a range of 2,000 products…
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NewsSainsbury’s, Waitrose and discounters defy sluggish market
Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and the discounters are continuing to defy the slow growth of the grocery market with strong sales gains, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsPoundPanda launches online pound shop with 2,000 lines
The third online pound shop to launch in the space of a week plans to take on rivals with a range of 2,000 products.
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Comment & OpinionIn for a penny
You wait ages for a pound shop to start selling online and then three come along at once…
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NewsPoundworld launches online store Poundshop.com this week
Poundworld is hoping to steal a march on its rivals this week by launching what it claims is the UK’s biggest online pound store – Poundshop.com.
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Comment & OpinionPound Shop Wars: Poundworld resorts to a "breast seller"
Pound shops may have proliferated in the downturn, but unlike the Aldis and Lidls of this world, not all have prospered…