in depth – Page 10
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco’s ‘tricks’ and the ‘joy of six’: what we learned from Aldi chief’s results presentation
Aldi may have taken a blow to its market share, but UK & Ireland CEO Giles Hurley is confident it can weather the Tesco price war and threat of Covid restrictions at Christmas
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Analysis and Features
How discounter B&M broke into the FTSE 100
B&M was loss-making and relatively little known when Simon and Bobby Arora bought it in 2004. How have the brothers transformed it?
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Comment and Opinion
Why click & collect makes more sense for Aldi than Deliveroo tie-up
Aldi is trialling a click & collect service at a Manchester store
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Comment and Opinion
Why sponsoring Great British Bake Off 2020 is a hole in one for Aldi
The deal will feed three key metrics Aldi wants to drive: its Britishness, quality and range
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Analysis and Features
Should the discounters be taking advantage of the online grocery boom?
Online grocery has boomed during the pandemic, but discounters still have little online presence – could this be a huge missed opportunity?
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Analysis and Features
How Lidl is adapting its London stores to take on convenience
Lidl has changed its tone on its newer London stores, acknowledging they are an adaptation to target convenience. So how are they doing it?
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Comment and Opinion
At Aldi, we see the pandemic as an opportunity – not a threat – to reducing plastic
Consumers are more concerned than ever about the environment, and we all have to play our part, says Aldi UK & Ireland CEO Giles Hurley
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Comment and Opinion
Aldi’s chlorinated chicken pledge is a PR stunt - but worthwhile nonetheless
The supermarkets could shift the dynamic of the food standards debate
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Comment and Opinion
As stores hang in the balance, what has gone wrong for Poundstretcher?
Only a year ago Poundstretcher was on an expansion drive. But did it go too fast?
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Comment and Opinion
Comedian Jason Manford delivers more than punchlines for Iceland
Lockdown has seen many actors, musicians and comedians return to ‘normal’ work
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Comment and Opinion
Who will win and lose as a result of Tesco’s new price war?
There is no shielding the supply chain from the economic impact of the crisis
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Analysis and Features
How Iceland has fought to reduce food waste in the coronavirus crisis
MD Richard Walker on cutting waste – and plastic – in the crisis
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Comment and Opinion
Yet another boost for Amazon as Aldi finally gets online
Amazon is now involved in the operations of Morrisons, Co-op, M&S, Aldi and Sainsbury’s
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Comment and Opinion
How Iceland got online delivery availability back to normal
It’s still a struggle to book a slot with most of its rivals. How is Iceland able to offer next-day deliveries?
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Comment and Opinion
Love in the aisles: Iceland store plays host to proposal
Coronavirus may have put a few weddings on hold, but it can’t stand in the way of true love
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Analysis and Features
How Aldi is tackling slavery in its global supply chains
In 2018, Oxfam ranked the discounter bottom for protecting human rights
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Analysis and Features
Is Iceland’s new packaging trial really the best way forward?
New packaging cuts plastic by 93%. Can that be better than packaging-free trials?
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Comment and Opinion
Lidl parties into 2020 with KT Tunstall tour of Scotland
If you think the dawn of January means party season is over, get thee to Scotland
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Comment and Opinion
Inside Aldi at Christmas: how the discounter mastered festivity in the UK
This year Aldi expects to take more than £1bn over the festive period: and it’s got the hugely successful formula to do it
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Comment and Opinion
If Poundland is looking to build trust and sell more food, are finger ‘jokes’ really the way to go?
Poundland is good at generating headlines, but vulgarity won’t help it compete with Aldi and Lidl