All Discounters articles – Page 28
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Lidl set to topple Aldi as highest-paying UK supermarket with new minimum hourly rate
Lidl has become the latest supermarket to give workers a second rise this year
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Lidl to bring DRS trial to England with launch at Bristol stores
The discounter’s DRS trial, which is currently in six stores in Scotland, is on its way to two in Bristol
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Aldi winning share from supermarket online operations
Online made up 11.6% of the market in the 12 weeks to 4 September – its lowest share since June 2020 – while accounting for 19.4% of the spend that switched from Tesco to Aldi over the period
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Comment and Opinion
As Aldi takes its place in a new big four, where is it going wrong for Morrisons?
It’s true Aldi has benefited from new store openings. But that’s a product of a winning formula
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One Below becomes One Beyond as pricing strategy switches from ‘£1 or less’ to ‘from £1’
The discount chain was launched in early 2019 by Chris Edwards and his son of the same name, the duo who were behind Poundworld in its heyday
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Iceland partners with Del Monte to promote NHS Healthy Start on frozen fruit
Packs sold in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will carry a message saying: ‘Could you get this for free?’
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Frozen food chain Oops closes eight of nine stores as costs soar
The business is now focusing on its frozen food wholesale operation
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Comment and Opinion
The discounters are set to clean up this Christmas – and Amazon will be watching
This Christmas will see a giant leap in Aldi and Lidl’s shares, leaving the traditional big four vulnerable, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Poundland doubling number of lines selling at £1 in price ‘reset’
The variety discounter aimed squarely at the mults in its announcement of the move
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Poundland launches Cookit fresh meat & fish range
The Cookit branded range is intended to give customers ‘an alternative to supermarkets’, with prices starting from £1
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The Original Factory Shop sees profit growth as concessions open in Co-op
The performance in the 12 months to 27 March 2022 was also up on a two-year basis
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Tributes paid to Poundland co-founder Keith Smith
The lengedary entrepreneur died on 12 August after a short battle with lung cancer, aged 79
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Iceland rolls out Uber Eats delivery to another 675 stores
The on-demand delivery service allows customers to shop from over 4,400 grocery products on the Uber Eats app
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Iceland appoints ‘director of rehabilitation’ to recruit ex-offenders
Paul Cowley is himself an ex-offender, who spent six months in Risley Prison before later founding the charity Caring for Ex-Offenders
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Analysis and Features
Supermarket promotions on food and drink are disappearing - this is why
Faced with increased threat from discounters, the major mults are turning to everyday low price (EDLP) offerings and targeted promos informed by loyalty data
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Comment and Opinion
How can supermarkets counter the discounters in the age of inflation?
Trust, online capabilities and data all remain in the supermarkets’ favour, says EY-Parthenon’s Ray MacSweeney
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News
Aldi starts anti-waste trial with Too Good To Go
Seven stores across the north-east are taking part in the pilot, which started on 25 July
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Iceland rolls out Food Club interest-free loans to all UK households
Successful applicants will get a preloaded Food Club card, which they can then use to shop in store or online both at Iceland and The Food Warehouse
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Aldi gives warehouse workers second pay boost within a year
The majority of distribution centre roles are warehouse selectors, who will receive a minimum rate of £12.66 an hour
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Iceland opens fifth Swift c-store, in London’s Finsbury Park
Swift stores have a more convenience-focused range than Iceland core stores, covering fresh, chilled, frozen, food to go, alcohol and tobacco