All Discounters articles – Page 62
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NewsMedia Bites 5 Jan: Lockdown, Aldi, Online grocery
The new national lockdown will cause widespread business failures and job losses unless government support for businesses is urgently increased
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NewsAldi reports record Christmas as Covid restrictions drive demand for booze and premium ranges
The discounter has reported a 10.6% year-on-year rise in sales in the four weeks to 24 December
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NewsAldi extends immediate payment terms for small suppliers until the end of 2021
It means suppliers whose turnover with the discounter is under £1m will continue to have payments processed as soon as invoices are submitted
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NewsOne Below sees expansion opportunity as retail failures leave stores vacant
The chain is also negotiating better terms with landlords whenever leases come up for renewal, according to its accounts
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Analysis & FeaturesLidl adds £1.15 to Healthy Start vouchers in support of Marcus Rashford’s campaign
The vouchers, which are issued by the government to low-income families in England and Wales, are currently worth £3.10, but Lidl will boost that to £4.25
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NewsRationing ‘sure-fire way' to spark stockpiling, says Iceland’s Richard Walker
Richard Walker spoke to The Grocer after newspaper reports this week that supermarkets were preparing to introduce rationing
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NewsOxfam praises Lidl on human rights improvement
Lidl claimed a UK food retailer first last week with the publication of a human rights impact assessment and action plan
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NewsLidl rapped by ASA over pricing claims
The ads have been ruled misleading following a complaint from Aldi over claimed rrps
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NewsIceland MD ‘not concerned about shelf shortages’ in no-deal Brexit
Walker also said stockpiling would be be impossible with warehouses already full for Christmas
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NewsVariety discounters can ‘dictate’ property terms thanks to wave of CVAs
As landlords become more desperate to retain or acquire tenants, variety discounters have been able to dictate lease terms, including long rent-free periods and contributions to store fit-outs, retail property agents have told The Grocer
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NewsLidl claims UK food retailer first with publication of human rights impact assessment
The discounter committed to carrying out the impact assessment in 2019 after coming bottom in Oxfam’s annual ranking of supermarkets on published human rights safeguards
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NewsLidl offers £10 off £40 of shopping in Christmas voucher promotion
The vouchers are due to appear in national newspapers this week and will be valid until 18 December
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NewsAldi ditches plastic from multipacks of baked beans
The supermarket is taking the step by in effect ditching the multipack, and instead simply applying a multibuy discount
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NewsPilgrim’s Pride pens five-year Aldi ham supply deal
The deal would operate from Pilgrim’s King’s Lynn cooked meat facility, the supplier announced
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NewsAldi extends festive meal donation programme to New Year’s Eve
The discounter has given unsold fresh and chilled food to charitable causes after shops close on Christmas Eve since 2018
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NewsAldi to donate £1 from every turkey sold to tackling food poverty
The discounter has pledged £1 to The Neighbourly Foundation for each sale of its fresh whole turkeys or fresh turkey crowns in the run-up to Christmas
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NewsLidl 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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NewsIceland 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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NewsIceland 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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NewsIceland funds planting of one million trees in Indonesia
Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation has donated $165,000 to the Eden Reforestation Projects