All Discounters articles – Page 37
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NewsWilko falls to staggering loss as high streets struggle
Total sales fell by £43.2m to £1.32bn, while like-for-likes dipped by 3.1%, according to accounts newly filed at Companies House
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NewsPoundland to open eight new stores in ‘super Saturday’ expansion push
The variety discounter is set to add 100,000 sq ft to its estate in time for Christmas, creating 160 new jobs
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NewsHeron Foods continues to fall short of long-term estate growth plans
The B&M-owned frozen food retailer opened 16 stores in the year 26 March 2022 but also closed 11 under-performing ones as leases ended
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NewsHeron Foods launches cheapest frozen Christmas dinner deal yet
It comes Tesco after launched a £25 frozen Christmas dinner deal for five earlier this month, only to be followed by a similar deal from Asda for £22
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NewsHome Bargains’ Joe Morris launches automated warehouse tech business
Joe Morris has stepped down from Home Bargains’ top team to focus on Arms Innovations, borne out of a warehouse solution developed internally for the retailer
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NewsFree-from snacking brand Crave plans NPD pipeline following Aldi listing
Crave founder Rob Brice won the ‘Store Cupboard’ episode of Channel 4 TV show ‘Aldi’s Next Big Thing’
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NewsAldi to donate £250,000 to community charities and boost food bank appeal this Christmas
Aldi is also putting new signage in stores highlighting to customers the most in-demand items at food banks
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Comment & OpinionWilko’s woes highlight its unlikely challenge in the cost of living crisis
Perhaps counter-intuitively, the squeeze on incomes is not playing into the hands of the variety discounters
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NewsIceland founder Malcolm Walker rebuffs takeover suitors
Opportunistic investors are reported to have bought the supermarket’s debt for as little as 67p in the pound earlier this year, in a strategy that can prelude a debt-for-equity swap and takeover if borrowing becomes unaffordable
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NewsHome Bargains director Joe Morris steps down
Joe Morris served as the retailer’s operations director for 20 years before becoming its director of innovation early in 2021
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NewsIceland launches Christmas ad featuring Noddy Holder and Brian Blessed
The 30-second ad comes after a series of teasers posted on Iceland’s social media channels and website
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NewsLidl ‘well stocked for Christmas’ after sporadic localised summer availability issues
Lidl GB chief Ryan McDonnell acknowledged there had been sporadic localised issues throughout the summer but said it was ‘well stocked’ for the festive season
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NewsCity snapshot: Lidl wins new shoppers ahead of Christmas as annual sales increase
Annual revenues at Lidl have increased as it continued to attract new shoppers looking to cut down on household spending. Plus, a trading update from Finsbury Food Group.
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NewsCampaigners target Lidl over fast-growing chicken breeds
Campaign group The Humane League is set to stage a protest at the discounter’s headquarters in Tolworth, south west London, from 7am today (17 November) until 7pm tomorrow
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop invites local businesses to showcase their products in stores
Every month, 180 of the retailer’s stores will invite a local maker, artisan or a small craft business to a ‘meet the maker’ session
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NewsWilko sells distribution centre to DHL for £48m
The business refinancing will let the homes and garden retailer improve its proposition and customer experience across its 402 stores and online, according to Wilko
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NewsThatchers becomes latest brand to sue Aldi over copycat claims
The drinks brand claims Aldi has ‘intentionally mimicked’ its product with the ‘highly similar’ appearance of the discounter’s Taurus Cloudy Cider Lemon
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Analysis & FeaturesChristmas adverts reviewed: can anyone best Asda’s Buddy the Elf?
This year supermarkets must balance lush festive ads against a public struggling with costs. Did they live up to the challenge?
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NewsCity snapshot: WH Smith back in the black as travel recovery takes flight
WH Smith has swung back into the black as its travel division experienced a significant recovery from the pandemic. Plus, interims from B&M and Tate & Lyle, and Q3 updates from Haleon and Domino’s Pizza.
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NewsAldi struggling to hit 2022 plastic reduction target
The change is taking longer than expected for the final 1% of own label packaging, thanks to a lack of viable alternatives