All Discounters articles – Page 143
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Lidl plans Slovakia expansion
Lidl is planning to open 14 stores in Slovakia on 14 September, according to media reports.Another 16 stores are expected to open in the following weeks with a total of 30 Lidl stores planned for the country by the end of...
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Baker set to forge new buying strategy
Icefresh Foods has appointed Lee Baker from Iceland Foods to take up the new role of purchasing manager, with responsibility for all procurement and the creation of a new buying strategy.He will be working with the company’s business...
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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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How Grimsey will tackle sales falls
Big Food Group has pledged to drive up operational efficiency at Iceland after another quarter of negative like-for-like sales growth.Posting a 1.7% drop in like-for-like sales at Iceland and a 1.1% drop at Booker in the 13 weeks to July 2,...
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How Grimsey will tackle sales falls
Big Food Group has pledged to drive up operational efficiency at Iceland after another quarter of negative like-for-like sales growth.Posting a 1.7% drop in like-for-like sales at Iceland and a 1.1% drop at Booker in the 13 weeks to July 2,...
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Chicago Town rolls out microwaveable snack range
Schwan’s is expanding its Chicago Town offering with the launch of a new snacking range.
Chicago Town Wraps are rolling out to freezers in Iceland filled with one of four flavours – chilli beef, fajita chicken, roast vegetable and ham & cheese… -
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wiseman deliveries
Robert Wiseman Dairies has started to deliver to an additional 111 Iceland and Booker stores in England and Wales, it revealed at its annual general meeting. The company said this would help it build volume for its planned south of England depot,...
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Lalani gets £5m for 99p’s growth
Whistlestop founder Nadir Lalani has secured a £5m cash boost from Barclays Ventures to drive expansion of the 99p Stores discount chain.The cash will help the chain grow from 20 stores to 70 with a turnover topping £150m in three years, said...
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Friends reunited @ JS
Mike Coupe and Justin King have been reunited at Sainsbury, with former Iceland boss Coupe becoming trading director under recently appointed chief executive King.During earlier stages of their careers, the pair had worked together at Asda....
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Start-up that iceland failed to defeat
from Malcolm Walker, Cooltrader, by e-mailSir; So Bill Grimsey is accusing Tesco of trying to drive smaller local players out of business (The Grocer, May 15, p6).Could this be the same Bill Grimsey who tried very hard to see off...
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Iceland trials satellite radio
Iceland is piloting a live satellite radio station from Immedia Broadcasting in 30 stores.Branded Iceland Live, the station features a mix of news, sport, music, product news and advertising, said Immedia chief executive Bruno Brookes. “This...
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Iceland trials in-store radio
Iceland is piloting a live satellite radio station in 30 stores from Immedia Broadcasting.Branded Iceland Live, the station features a mix of news, sport, music, product news and advertising, said Immedia chief executive Bruno...
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Troubleshooting at the top
Andy ClarkeClarke has been drafted in as managing director of Iceland after spending a period as group retail director at Matalan. Before that he worked at Asda for 10 years where his last post was as retail director.He left Matalan more...
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The Asda effect
Many who cut their teeth at the university of Asda have graduated to key positions in UK retail. Glynn Davis finds out whyThis week Asda alumni Andy Clarke takes up his role as MD of Iceland. Last month, Justin King took the reins...
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BFG moving to convenience
Big Food Group said like-for-like sales at Iceland dipped 0.2% for the fourteen weeks to April 2, due to competition and disruptions from improvements to its customer service.But sales at the frozen food specialist were up 0.7% for the year...
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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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Maximum fine for Lidl
Lidl has been fined E9,000 for breaching new unit pricing laws in the Irish Republic.The new rules, which came into effect on March 1, require retailers to display a price per litre or per kilogram for all products sold by quantity, helping...
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Lidl looks to luck in Ireland
Lidl has launched an outdoor poster campaign to woo Irish consumers following the recent slippage in its share of the Republic’s grocery market.
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Matalan’s Andy Clarke hired to take the reins at Iceland
The Big Food Group has recruited Andy Clarke, group retail director of Matalan, as managing director of Iceland.Clarke’s appointment means current MD Mike Coupe will leave the company earlier than previously announced.In its third quarter...
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Iceland snaps up Matalan chief
The Big Food Group has appointed Andy Clarke – currently group retail director of Matalan – as managing director of its frozen food chain Iceland.Clarke will join BFG on April 26 and after a month’s induction will replace Mike Coupe who...