All Discounters articles – Page 49
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NewsAldi spends £1.6bn with British suppliers over pandemic
The retailer also reaffirmed its promise to prioritise home-grown suppliers
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Comment & OpinionThe results are in and the winner is… grocery
We have Kantar and NielsenIQ to tell us about topline sales momentum, but that’s slim pickings versus the updates from the plcs
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Range PreviewBrownies, blondies and bacon: Aldi’s Plant Menu for Veganuary 2022
Aldi is keen to fill the gap for consumers missing meat, eggs and dairy – at prices that make a vegan diet affordable to all
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Analysis & FeaturesWho were grocery’s big winners and losers of Christmas 2021?
The mults managed to keep spend flat compared with 2020 (though inflation played a part). Who got what they wished for and who’s hungover?
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NewsBasic food lines absent at Russian discounter Mere in Christmas run-up
Stock levels of everyday essentials were low or non-existent in mid-December, and have not been replenished in the new year
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NewsFultons MD Karen Rees leaves following Poundland takeover
Former Fultons co-owner Rees had been a director of the business since 2003
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NewsCity Snapshot: Aldi vows to keep prices low after record-breaking Christmas
Aldi has stepped up a price war against its supermarket rivals with a commitment to offering customers the lowest prices in 2022 after reporting its best-ever Christmas.
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NewsIceland offering ‘ethical loans’ to help families pay food bills
The ‘Iceland Food Club’ is offering short-term ‘microloans’ of £25 to £75, repaid in weekly £10 instalments, at an interest rate of 45%, or 55.6% APR
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NewsGreggs chief becomes latest to disagree with Iceland boss’s call on isolation
’I don’t feel I’m in a position to call for isolation periods to be shortened,’ Greggs CEO Roger Whiteside told The Grocer
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NewsAldi donates more than half a million meals to charities over Christmas
The discounter partnered with local charitable groups to redistribute unsold fresh and chilled food after stores closed on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
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NewsAldi planning to recruit more than 100 additional British suppliers
The new drive will include finding more British suppliers for Aldi’s general merchandise ‘Specialbuys’, some of which were affected last year by global shipping delays from China
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NewsAldi ramps up M&S trolling after latest legal action over ‘copying’ allegations
The discounter has erected a ‘Kiss and make up?’ sign outside an M&S Foodhall
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NewsIceland cuts veg to 1p in online Christmas push
Iceland is selling 40 varieties of fresh and frozen veg for 1p a pack in online orders until midnight tonight
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Grocer 33Lidl dominates with 9% winning margin on nearest supermarket rival
At £38.24, Lidl came in £3.85 cheaper than runner-up Asda
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NewsPoundstretcher giving staff a 10% rise as a ‘thank you’
The business has not said what its basic pay rate is
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Comment & OpinionFood hygiene ratings are a cause for concern - but not in supermarkets
Aldi achieves near-perfect food hygiene rating, with other major grocers also doing well
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets need q-commerce to win back share from discounters
Convenience is the new weapon in the battle against Aldi and Lidl, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsAldi CEO Giles Hurley reassures customers discounter will have plenty of Christmas supplies
It comes in a week of warnings strike action could lead to shortages at some other supermarkets
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NewsAldi’s ‘A Christmas Carrot’ deemed most effective festive ad of 2021
The discounter’s latest outing of Kevin the Carrot, which framed the character in a new take on A Christmas Carol, stood out as more ‘distinctive’ and ‘enjoyable’ than rivals’ festive campaigns, according to Kantar research
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Analysis & FeaturesChristian Härtnagel’s legacy of loyalty and the next steps for Lidl GB
Härtnagel’s promotion to Lidl Germany CEO shows he has impressed in his role here. So what has he achieved, and who is Ryan McDonnell?