in depth – Page 14
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Comment and Opinion
Has Poundland’s elf had the last laugh in the face of ASA slapdown?
The campaign featured the character in a series of sexually suggestive posts on Twitter and Facebook
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Comment and Opinion
Work with us at Iceland to end the senseless use of plastic
Plastic is ubiquitous. Its wondrous convenience is such that we cannot seem to cope without it
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Comment and 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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Comment and 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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Comment and 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 and 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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Comment and Opinion
Poundland has entered the new year in good elf
What a Christmas it has been for Poundland
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Comment and Opinion
Poster creates Aldi suspicion
This Christmas Eve, Aldi stores are closing at 4pm, not to re-open until 27 December
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Comment and Opinion
Edeka plays a quality game against Aldi
Limited assortment discounters are challenging the orthodoxy of the good, better, best hierarchy in many categories
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Comment and Opinion
Christmas is a big opportunity for the middle market
With footfall on the high street reported to have declined, retailers are under pressure
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Comment and Opinion
Go on, do it better than Lidl
We all know that Lidl has been a consistent winner in UK grocery in recent years
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Comment and Opinion
Trouble in Poundland: wheeler-dealing with Barry Williams
Jim McCarthy dodged a Brexit bullet when he stepped down from the helm of Poundland in March 2016
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Analysis and Features
Online supermarket of the year
Iceland demonstrated “fantastic effort, ambition and creativity in how to appeal to customers
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Comment and Opinion
Can a Heidi Klum fashion line really work at Lidl?
In a bid to bring a touch of glamour to the miscellaneous aisle, the supermodel’s presence will be a coup for the discounter - but what about aspirational fashionistas?
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Comment and Opinion
As Aldi flourishes in the UK, what can we learn from it?
Aldi has flourished in the UK in recent years. Sales continue to grow, up 18% in the latest three months from Kantar
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Comment and Opinion
Eat the Week with Iceland: Simon Rimmer stuck in advertorial
I feel for poor Simon Rimmer, I really do
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Analysis and Features
9. Analyst: Aldi and Lidl add £13m to canned sector
Own label is storming ahead in canned goods. We quiz Kantar analyst Will Sohler to find out what part the discounters have to play in this and what, if anything, brands can do to fight back
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Comment and Opinion
Iceland’s Malcolm Walker celebrates independent retail spirit
The yearly celebration that is The Grocer Annual Lunch saw representatives from the UK’s Big 30 wholesalers and the Top 50 independent retailers come together to reflect on the past year and plan for the future
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Comment and Opinion
Icelandic PM pulled up on pineapple pizza prejudice
In an interview with some Akureyri kids last week, Icelandic PM Guðni Jóhannesson talked pizza toppings
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Comment and Opinion
The shopping experience is out of date
The discounters displace and disrupt much of what we once assumed to be indispensable in the experience-centric market