All Discounters articles – Page 50
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Lidl joins supermarkets handing back businesses rates relief
The discounter said this morning it would refund over £100m in relief to the UK and devolved governments
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Iceland promises ‘plastic-free Christmas’ for second year
The number of plastic-free Christmas lines is now 24, up from 18 last year, with the addition of more party food, desserts and a No Bull vegan Wellington
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Iceland boosts online capacity for Christmas with 250 new vans
The Mercedes Sprinter 314 refrigerated vans are being supplied to help Iceland meet the expected high Christmas demand for online shopping
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Iceland funds planting of one million trees in Indonesia
Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation has donated $165,000 to the Eden Reforestation Projects
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Aldi introducing 100% recyclable packaging for own-label cereal
The discounter is to replace plastic inner cereal bags with a recyclable alternative by the end of the year
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Iceland marks 50th anniversary with hour-long documentary on chain’s history
The 55-minute YouTube video sees Iceland ‘dip into the archive and piece together the history’ of the business
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Aldi expanding Deliveroo trial to nearly 130 stores for Christmas
The service is now available from stores in Scotland and Wales for the first time
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Pandemic putting more food ‘at risk of going to landfill’
Retailer range reviews, coupled with unpredictable demand and foodservice closures, are driving high volumes of excess stock, according to the CEO of a new retail chain specialising in clearance
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Heron Foods store opening programme ‘scaled back’ due to pandemic
The B&M-owned frozen food business has scaled back its ambitions to 15 new stores this financial year, rather than 20
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City snapshot: Tesco Extra and Aldi store picked up for £63m by Supermarket Income REIT
Real estate investment firm Supermarket Income REIT has purchased a Tesco Extra shed and an Aldi store from British Land for £63m.
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Analysis and Features
Lidl’s Christmas ad mocks the schmaltz of rivals’ campaigns
The ad includes an undisguised dig at Aldi’s Kevin the Carrot
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Aldi claims UK supermarket first with ‘100% recyclable' freezer bag
The 99p ‘eco’ freezer bags are 95% polyethylene and 5% seafood shell waste
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Aldi ‘undermining own CSR commitments’ after lowering banana contract price
The discounter has been accused of not aligning its ethical aspirations with its commercial actions
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Aldi to give store and distribution staff 10% Christmas bonus
The discounter is to give store and distribution staff a 10% bonus for November, paid in December ahead of Christmas
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Poundland to open 45 UK and Ireland stores within 12 months
Ten of the 45 are set to open by Christmas
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Lidl raises hourly pay to £10.85 in London and £9.50 elsewhere
It’s set to make Lidl the best-paying supermarket outside London, at 10p more than rival Aldi, while inside the capital Aldi remains the top payer, at £10.90
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Aldi rolling out click & collect to 200 stores by Christmas
It means customers across the UK will be able to order online from Aldi’s full grocery range and have their shopping brought out to their car
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Jim Broadbent plays Santa Claus in Aldi Christmas ad
The ad picks up where Aldi’s Top Gun-style teaser ended, with Kevin the Carrot plummeting to Earth after falling out of a plane
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Lidl launches new donations scheme to help tackle hunger
Shoppers can donate products costing between 35p and £2.45 by having a flyer scanned along with their shopping at the checkout
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Lidl GB chief reassures customers over store safety measures
In an email to customers today, Christian Härtnagel said that during peak hours a staff member would be positioned at entrances to control shopper numbers in stores