All Discounters articles – Page 135
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NewsSuppliers threaten revolt as Aldi calls for 5% price cut
Aldi is facing a revolt by suppliers after telling them it will pay 5% less for their products from the end of this month.
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Everything goes with Aldi’s Anything Goes
Aldi is attempting to appeal to the palate of the masses with the launch of a white wine that claims to ‘go with anything’.
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NewsDiscounters storm global grocery top 20 rankings
A list of the world’s 20 largest grocery retailers in 2008 shows discounters have made strong progress, with Lidl owner Schwarz Group moving from number nine in the rankings to fifth.
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DBC aims to compete aggressively to win high-street contracts
DBC Foodservice's new owners at Iceland Foods want to add at least £30m to its annual turnover by taking on giants Brakes and 3663 First for Foodservice.The wholesaler plans to "annoy the market" by aggressively competing for high street...
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The Grocer Gold Awards 2009
In front of a packed audience at London's glamorous Dorchester Hotel, Aldi was crowned The Grocer of the Year. And this year's awards proved, resoundingly, that big isn't always best, with new awards also recognising the diversity of the UK grocery...
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NewsAldi scoops top gong at Gold Awards 2009
Aldi was crowned Grocer of the Year 2009 at The Grocer Gold Awards last night.
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Iceland profits soar as people turn to frozen
Iceland Foods has broken the £2bn sales barrier for the first time as cash-strapped consumers flock to the frozen food specialist in the recession.This week it reported sales up 16% to £2.1bn and pre-tax profits up 84% to £113.7m for the...
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NewsEditor's Comment: Is the discounter boom over?
Sustaining the discounters' godlike levels of growth - which saw Aldi's sales up 25% in 2008, while Lidl, Iceland, Farmfoods and others also enjoyed double-digit gains - was never going to happen.
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Geoff Burch Talks Shop: The suburban shop
Even though The Convenience Store, on the outskirts of Birmingham, has to compete with a Tesco down the road, a new Aldi in the area and a Londis a mere 60 feet away, business continues to tick over. But is it enough just to be convenient? Our retail expert Geoff ...
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NewsNetto misses out on the discounter switch
All the major discounters and freezer centres apart from Netto have gained sales from other retailers in recent weeks, according to switching data from TNS. Aldi, Lidl, Iceland and Farmfoods have all stolen customer spend from the rest of the...
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Walker's WPD aims to boost clout of DBC
A new company led by Iceland boss Malcolm Walker has completed its takeover of DBC Foodservice and plans to turn it into "the best service-orientated foodservice business in the UK".
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Aldi sets out its 99p stall with TV ad for 140 lines
Aldi is trumpeting its value credentials to consumers by advertising 140 lines at just 99p. The discounter has compared its 99p lines with similar products offered by Tesco and Asda and claims that buying 100 of them could save the consumer up to...
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Aldi flags up fruit and veg cuts in first TV campaign in Ireland
Discounter Aldi is stepping up its pressure on the major players in the Irish market with its first TV advertising campaign since it moved into the Republic more than a decade ago.The retailer is using the same 'Change your supermarket, not...
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World News 11/4/09
GERMANY: Lidl has sacked the head of its German operations following allegations that the division was spying on its staff. Lidl said it had released director for Germany Frank-Michael Mros from his duties with immediate effect. Last year Lidl was...
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Aldi swaps non-food for ambient in Special Buys
Aldi has ditched some of its higher-ticket non-food promotions for ambient grocery in a bid to reverse sliding non-food sales.Aldi's growth has been one of the success stories of the downturn but sales of the discounter's 'when it's gone,...
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Aldi trials beef brisket dishes in two stores
Aldi is trialling a new range of pre-cooked meat dishes using beef brisket .The Cook It Taste It Love It range, made by Welsh manufacturer Roberts of Port Dinorwic, comes with three sauce options - onion gravy, cracked black pepper and Diane...
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NewsTop 50 list shows indie discounters on the rise
The rise of the discounters has been much vaunted in the past 12 months but, as our latest ranking of the UK's 50 biggest independent retail chains has revealed, it's not just about Aldi, Lidl and Netto. Independent discounters are leading...
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Why is Iceland aiming for another go at foodservice?
Iceland is poised to buy DBC Foodservice. But it has bought a foodservice provider before with limited success, so why again? Peter Cripps reports
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NewsTesco under fire for misleading labelling of chicken
Tesco has been slammed for its "misleading" labelling of chicken following a consumer poll. More than 10,000 people voted in a Chicken Out! poll on whether labelling of standard own-label chickens sold in Tesco, Asda, Iceland, Morrisons and...
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Iceland set to buy DBC after Baugur collapse
Bosses at Iceland Foods Group are understood to have launched a bid to buy DBC Foodservice after Baugur, which owns a 50% stake in the company, was placed into administration.The Grocer has learned that Iceland Foods' CEO Malcolm Walker and...