All Discounters articles – Page 64
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NewsAldi’s Kevin the Carrot back in Top Gun-style Christmas ad
Aldi has kickstarted its latest Christmas campaign with a 40-second ‘teaser’ ad, inspired by Top Gun
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NewsChannel 4 to track Poundland’s transformation in new series
The two-part documentary, Inside Poundland: Secrets From The Shop Floor, will focus on Poundland’s reinvention through new ranges at a time when rivals are failing
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Analysis & FeaturesFrom pound shop to fmcg destination: the growth of Poundland
In the space of a year, Poundland has added multi-price points, chilled food and booze. The Grocer visited its two new ‘destination’ store formats to see the results
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NewsAccount behind Woolworths claims suspended by Twitter
The topic was trending yesterday after @UKWoolworths claimed three stores would open in late 2021
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NewsWoolworths ‘returning to high street’ claims met with scepticism
A newly-created Twitter account is trending after posting a series of tweets about plans to open stores
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NewsAldi opens 900th UK store as it pursues target of 1,200 by 2025
The Sandhurst store is Aldi’s 75th in the south east
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NewsIceland launches seven new lines with ‘plastic-free or heavily reduced’ packaging
The new lines include a standard loaf and potatoes, each of which has gained new paper packaging
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NewsPoundland begins ‘phase 2’ of frozen rollout after Fultons acquisition
The 40 stores are the first of 500 set to gain the frozen and chilled ‘shops in shops’ over the next two years
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NewsAldi rolls out click & collect to eight more stores
Customers place their orders at groceries.aldi.co.uk where they choose their store for collection and book a one-hour delivery slot
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the Fultons deal mean for Poundland?
Acquiring the frozen food specialist is a step towards becoming a credible weekly grocery shop destination, says MD Barry Williams
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NewsAldi more than doubles Deliveroo delivery trial
The discounter first partnered with the courier firm in May
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NewsLidl dissolves its digital logistics company
Lidl Digital Logistics was widely taken as a sign of the discounter’s online ambitions when it was created in 2018
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NewsPoundland readies major push into fresh and frozen food with Fultons acquisition
Poundland has been working with Fultons for the past 12 months to grow its food range
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NewsAldi creates ‘healthy basket’ of 49 essentials for under £45
The basket is claimed to meet proportions set in the NHS Eatwell Guide while also containing popular products as defined by the ONS
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Comment & OpinionAldi comes out the winner in Tesco’s Price Match, but it must catch up in online
Tesco is doing Aldi a favour with its price match campaign, but Aldi has its own battles in data and online, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsPoundland to set more prices in ‘25p increments’
The business sees the move as in line with its ‘simple price’ strategy on the basis that multiples of 25p should remain easy for customers to add up
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NewsAldi replaces plastic fruit & veg bags with reusable ones nationwide
The plastic bags will be gone from Aldi’s 900 UK stores by the end of year, the discounter said
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NewsThe Range launching online marketplace for third-party sellers
The discount chain, which sells everything from hot tubs to Iceland’s grocery range, is looking for third parties to register their interest now
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Comment & OpinionIceland’s plastic footprint call highlights worryingly inconsistent reporting in retail
Iceland was right to call on businesses to publish their plastic footprints. But the issue here is one of consistency, rather than transparency
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Analysis & FeaturesHas Iceland really taken the lead on plastic reporting?
Iceland challenged rivals to publish totals – but some already do