in depth – Page 22
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Analysis and Features
Ham Slices
Lidl’s 200g selection looked “attractive and luxurious”, according to consumers.
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Chocolate Confectionery
Consumers found the mousse filling in this £1.45 block bar innovative.
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Analysis and Features
Condiments
Our consumer panellists weren’t particularly impressed with the packaging of Lidl’s mustard…
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Analysis and Features
Continental Hard Cheese
A great Parmesan at a great price, said consumer panellists.
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Crisps
The sophistication of Lidl’s recipe for these crisps impressed our experts.
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Analysis and Features
Quids in - will Tesco's Brand Outlet trouble the £-stores?
Tesco is confident its bigger and better pound zones will make a difference……
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Comment and Opinion
Online pound shops will have to piggyback
The domain name that I own, poundshop.co.uk, was the first-ever transactional online pound shop…
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Analysis and Features
Is this the big price war we have all been waiting for?
As Dalton Philips ‘got the bazooka out’ there was share carnage. Suppliers fear being caught in the crossfire sooner or later…
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Analysis and Features
Can pound shops work online?
A raft of new pound shops have launched online, but how transferrable is the model?…
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Analysis and Features
Who's played the property game best in the recession?
How have property portfolios evolved since the recession began? And who’s best positioned to cash in on the green shoots?…
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Analysis and Features
Who took the old Woolworths stores?
Almost without exception the vacant Woolworth lots have been filled. Only six of the 807 remain empty. And one sector in particular has piled in….
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Comment and Opinion
In for a penny
You wait ages for a pound shop to start selling online and then three come along at once…
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Comment and Opinion
Pound Shop Wars: Poundworld resorts to a "breast seller"
Pound shops may have proliferated in the downturn, but unlike the Aldis and Lidls of this world, not all have prospered…
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Analysis and Features
Shoppers spread the wealth as discounters and M&S gain
It was the most promiscuous Christmas ever, with many shoppers visiting every supermarket, discounter and c-store…
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Analysis and Features
Discounter fears keep deal numbers ahead of last year
January is often an odd time in terms of promotions as retailers try to tap into myriad different consumer mindsets…
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Analysis and Features
As pound shop profits take a pounding, is format flawed?
Against the current economic backdrop, the pound shops should still be prospering…
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Comment and Opinion
Rolling Stones answer call for herring aid in Iceland
As you struggle to remove bread sauce from your u-bend on Boxing Day, spare a thought for these marine researchers…