All Discounters articles – Page 97
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News
Iceland must do more to tackle waste says Richard Walker
Walker said food waste was “a big issue” he was “passionate” about addressing in his new role
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Lidl latest supermarket to ban sale of energy drinks to under-16s
Waitrose was the first major retailer to take the stand and has been joined by Aldi, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons
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Comment & Opinion
Richard Walker: 'The genie is out of the bottle on plastics'
Guest editor Richard Walker on making an impact as Iceland’s new sustainability director and the MD of The Food Warehouse
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Stelios 'still has ambitions for EasyFoodstore chain'
Two years after launch, a store in Park Royal, north west London is still the sole unit
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Iceland adds ready meal ranges in pulp and paper packs
Hungry Heroes for kids is rolling out alongside Mumbai Street Co, a ready meals lineup inspired by Indian street food
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Comment & Opinion
Iceland has shown real leadership with its plastic plan
It’s been a PR masterstroke, and a far cry from the Kerry Katona years
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Richard Walker to join The Grocer as latest guest editor
Walker has been the face of Iceland’s bold new environmental plan, which has attracted huge interest from UK media organisations
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Comment & Opinion
Iceland smarter than Brussels on plastics strategy
Sir, The European Commission’s Plastics in a Circular Economy strategy reiterates how out of touch it is
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Analysis & Features
Can Iceland pull off ditching all plastic from own label?
The war on plastic delivers good soundbites but is Iceland’s plan to remove all own-label plastic viable for other retaile…
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Slough retail entrepreneurs to open superstore next to a Lidl
The 20,000 sq ft Checkout Superstore in Farnham Road is the brainchild of the Abdeali family
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Poundland to double Pep&Co clothing offer in the UK
30 of the ‘shop-in-shop’ fashion stores will open in England before Easter…
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Aldi's own-brand beauty range rated cruelty-free
The supermarket has achieved Cruelty Free International’s Leaping Bunny certification
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Iceland to cut out all own-label plastic packaging
It wants to prove to “timid” rival food retailers the potential for radically reducing plastic packaging
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Graham's the Family Dairy launches Icelandic-style skyr
The range began rolling out from 11 January in Sainsbury’s and Aldi stores across Scotland
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Lidl wins Christmas but the surprise package is... Asda
Tesco had been tipped to ‘win’ Christmas, but it was hit by sluggish general merchandise sales and a hit from the collapse of wholesaler Palmer & Harvey
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City snapshot: B&M Bargains sales soar in Christmas run up
The march of the discounters continues this morning as B&M Bargains unveils strong results in the run up to Christmas, driven by a “robust” performance of its grocery and fmcg ranges. Plus, Conviviality announces raft of organisational changes, with Mark Aylwin leaving the group.
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Media Bites 11 January: Sainsbury's, Lidl, M&S
It’s Sainsbury’s turn to face the media spotlight as it becomes the latest supermarket to update the market on its Christmas trading.
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Interviews
Barry Williams, Poundland MD, on Toblerones and elves
Life at Poundland is never dull. In 2016 it was struggling, now sales are soaring
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Aldi and Lidl outpacing big four in supermarket space race
However even the discounters have scaled back on applications
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Sainsbury's raises profits forecasts after record Christmas
Sainsbury’s has lifted its profits expectations for the year after a record Christmas week, but the supermarket’s growth was held back by declining general merchandise sales as Argos struggled.