All Discounters articles – Page 147
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Iceland rethinks web service to grab more ABC shoppers
Exclusive Ed Bedington Iceland has completely revamped its online shopping service to attract more sales from ABC consumers. The company has launched an improved home shopping web site, which also supports offline shopping via CD as well as...
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republic of ireland
Discounters sourcing insignificant quantities' from Irish suppliers says RGDATA Aldi/Lidl sourcing probe urged by independents The independent grocers' body in the Irish Republic, RGDATA, has called for a government probe into the food sourcing...
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Discounters taking to CR
Lidl and Netto have become the latest food retailers to adopt the practice of civil recovery to combat shoplifting and staff theft. Netto director John Buitekant said: "The system is on trial, and trials will continue for the next few months. So...
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Major players feeling the pressure
By Julian Hunt Further evidence of the pressure under which many of the smaller players in the multiple sector are operating comes in this month's TradeTrak market share figures. In particular, our data for Iceland and the Somerfield group show...
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Triple blow but Iceland says it can stand alone
Iceland Group has suffered setbacks on supply deals with three major customers. Bhs is axing half of its instore Iceland concessions as part of a "reassessment" of its store portfolio. Iceland stores in Bhs outlets in Birmingham, Staines,...
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Iceland ready to launch £250m sale and leaseback
Iceland is looking at opportunities for its property portfolio, including sale and leaseback, as part of its overall strategic review. It is expected to launch a £250m property sale and leaseback programme to help fund its store acquisition...
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Iceland hungry for store sites
Iceland has launched a nationwide property search to find sites for 80 new stores it plans to open in the next three years. The company, which has 760 stores, has identified more than 110 towns and cities in the UK, including locations in Scotland...
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A Lidl goes a long way if you can get it
Only one shopper seeking the basics for a cooked breakfast at the discounters came away with a full basket this week. The lesson to be learned is that discounters may well be flexible on price, but in return customers must make allowances for pack...
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Iceland sales dip is a concern'
Iceland and Morrisons reported strongly contrasting sales figures as they kicked off the round of Christmas period trading statements by the major multiples. A defiant Bill Grimsey insisted Iceland's results were "very good", although he conceded...
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Lidl squeezed by planners
German discounter Lidl has been forced to rewrite its selection criteria for new UK stores due to shortages of sites and difficulties in getting planning consent. Mark Sheehan, director of property agent Christie and Co, said: "Lidl favours new...
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Icelandic group buys Katsouris
Icelandic group Bakkavor has scooped up London based chilled food specialist Katsouris Fresh Foods and Fillo Pastry in a £102m deal. The deal is the largest corporate acquisition ever undertaken by an Icelandic firm and follows the recent purchase...
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Code comfort for the few
n For key players in the British grocery industry, 2001 could be dubbed the year of recovery. Tesco remained firmly at the top, but Sainsbury started to show real signs of renaissance and Iceland and Somerfield started to pull round. The toothless'...
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Booker's warehouses to be trialled
as picking centres for independents Booker warehouses are to be used as delivered wholesale picking centres for both independent retailers and caterers, as well as depots for Iceland's home shopping service. The Iceland Group, which has changed...
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n From a very naive start up' with an £18K kitchen and a ti
For many, the words frozen food conjure up images of cheap and cheerful products such as peas, pizza and fish fingers. Given that, and the fact that the sector is dominated by the supermarkets and specialists such as Iceland, what potential is...
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Hard discount fight in Iberia
German retailers Lidl, Tengelmann and Aldi are gearing up for battle in Iberia with ambitious store opening plans for their hard discount formats in the region over the next three to five years. Aldi's announcement earlier this month of a move into...
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New generation depots to feed Iceland delivery
Iceland Group is developing a new hi-tech picking centre to take its home delivery service out of stores and to develop a new level of efficiency. Chief executive Bill Grimsey said Iceland would not be following the model of standalone picking...
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When Iceland founder Malcolm Walker left the company he had
And he did, for about three months, before jumping straight back into the fray with a brand new frozen food venture, Cooltrader. "After leaving Iceland I had intended to retire but I felt the urge to get back into business," Walker says. "That...
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Stepping back into a cold war
Former Iceland founder and frozen food supremo Malcolm Walker thinks there's still plenty of life in the frozen food discounting business. So much so he's even come out of retirement to launch his brand new chain Cooltrader. However, things have...
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Seeing red over a 9p carrier bag
The price of carrier bags was a sore point with our shoppers this week. Both Kwik Save and Lidl in Cardiff imposed a 3p charge for them and at Kwik Save our shopper was unable to obtain a free bag even for raw chicken. The biggest gripe ...