All Discounters articles – Page 87
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NewsMedia Bites 23 Oct: Aldi/Lidl, Sainsbury's, Brexit
Discount supermarkets Aldi and Lidl are pressing ahead with rapid expansion despite fears over shifting shopping habits that are forcing Britain’s “Big Four” grocers to shake up their store estates.
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NewsIceland refashions its booze for Christmas
Iceland is making a concerted play to boost its share of the alcohol market with an influx of new own-label drinks
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NewsIcelandic dairy co-op MS Iceland's skyr makes debut in Aldi
MS Iceland has expanded its Ísey Skyr brand offering in the UK with a new mango-flavoured variant
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NewsLidl UK plans to open biggest RDC yet in Peterborough
The 754,000 sq ft depot will be the discounter’s 15th UK RDC and will create up to 500 new jobs for the area
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NewsAldi and Iceland commit to accepting old pound coin until end of month
“Hundreds of millions of the old coins” remain in circulation just three days before the 15 October deadline
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NewsEx-One Stop franchise boss Andrew King is MD at Select & Save
Former One Stop franchise boss Andrew King has taken over as MD of Select & Save…
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NewsDiscounters driving growth at out-of-town shopping centres
New research by Savills shows a boom in the location of discounters and other value stores at out-of-town locations….
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NewsHeron Foods sales and profits leap ahead of B&M takeover
Frozen food discounter Heron Foods, which B&M Bargains snapped up for £152m in August, has increased revenues by almost 9% despite a challenging trading environment.
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NewsIceland joint-MD Nick Canning leaves the business
CEO Malcolm Walker informed staff of Canning’s departure last week
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NewsLidl removes microbeads from all products
Lidl has removed all products containing microbeads from its UK stores as it clamps down on plastic pollutants
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NewsUsdaw strikes store staff representation deal with B&M Bargains
Usdaw was previously only able to represent B&M’s distribution staff
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NewsGreggs wary of the Thorntons factor despite Iceland success
Greggs CEO Roger Whiteside hailed the success of its Iceland partnership but does not want to go into other retailers
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NewsAldi UK announces profits drop as sales rise by £1bn
Aldi is now UK’s fifth biggest supermarket with a 6.9% share of the market
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NewsCity snapshot: Aldi UK sales jump 13.5% to £8.7bn but profits fall back
Aldi grew its UK and Ireland sales by £1bn last year to £8.7bn but investment in growth and price meant operating profits fell by 17%.
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NewsWild meat range for Iceland Food Warehouse
The frozen, hand-butchered range includes venison steaks, wood pigeon breast, cuts of pheasant, boar and partridge
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NewsBarry Williams made UK & Ireland MD at Poundland
Poundland executive chairman Andy Bond is moving to a wider strategic role as chairman of the retailer’s owner Pepkor Europe
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Grocer 33Guest Lidl takes pricing win but margin of victory is smaller
The discounter’s £52.91 total was £5.09 cheaper than second-placed Asda
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NewsIceland commits to new Sea Kind seafood sustainability scheme
Sea Kind name demonstrates Iceland adheres to key sourcing principles including traceability, transparency and responsible sourcing decisions
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NewsLidl to assist police with Parsons Green terror investigation
The bomb was found in one of the discounter’s reusable bags
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NewsIcelandic Seachill shrugs off volatility to post rise in sales
Revenues for seafood supplier climb by £18m despite ending of M&S supply deal in 2016