Latest discounter news – Page 109
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NewsMedia Bites 11 June: Sainsbury's, Iceland, supermarket margins
Sainsbury’s first quarter results, which sparked a rally of supermarket shares, unsurprisingly get plenty of coverage this morning.
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NewsLidl's new ad campaign passes taste test
The 30-second commercial, which is due to air on ITV1 at 7.15pm during the Emmerdale break, will run for 17 weeks
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NewsLidl takes home Grocer of the Year at the Grocer Gold awards
Big win for Lidl, and all the other winners listed
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NewsIceland sales fall 4.4% in "exceptionally challenging" year
Profits at Iceland plunged by a quarter last year as like-for-like sales fell 4.4% in an “exceptionally challenging year”.
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NewsPoundland shares fall to all-time low after house broker downgrade
Shares in Poundland have fallen today to their lowest price since the discount chain floated in March 2014 on the back of a downgrade from its house broker.
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NewsCrawshaw buying director retires after 25 years
Independent butcher Crawshaw Group is searching for a new buying director after Colin Crawshaw stepped down from the board.
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NewsAldi aims to 'excite' with limited-edition buffalo burgers
Aldi is looking to capitalise on the growing popularity of buffalo with limited-edition burgers…
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NewsGrocery market to top £200bn by 2020 says IGD
The UK food and grocery market will grow by 13% between now and 2020 to £200.6bn, according to the latest forecast by IGD
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NewsMorrisons registers first sales growth since Christmas 2013
Morrisons was the only one of the big four retailers to see an increase in sales for the 12 weeks to 24 May 2015, according to the latest…
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NewsAldi rivals Alpro with Acti Leaf
The retailer registered a trademark last autumn for both the Acti Leaf brand and logo - similar to Alpro’s branding - and the slogan ‘Release the Green Power’
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NewsAldi overtakes Tesco in valuable brands survey
The discount retailer, which saw a 22% increase in brand value and is now worth $11.7bn, secured the eighth spot in the annual BrandZ ranking by WPP
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NewsPuréety places fresh soup kits with Aldi
The four-strong Ultimate Soup Kit portfolio will be available from the discounter’s stores across Scotland from October following a successful seven-day tria
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NewsIceland could 'open 70 stores in five years' in Ireland
The rollout will focus on the Iceland format, in stark contrast to the UK’s expansion programme, which is now centred on The Food Warehouse
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NewsAldi and Lidl move to front in distribution space race
A report for The Grocer shows the two discounters have more than 80,000 sq ft of distribution floor space in planning
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NewsIceland's #PowerofFrozen looks to thaw attitudes
Nick Canning, joint managing director, would not disclose the budget except to say it was “a significant increase in spending year on year”
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NewsIceland set to launch American diner range for Independence Day
The 10-strong Let’s Eat American range is expected to be a year-round fixture in stores
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NewsCafe Asia for Iceland Food Warehouse stores
From this week, the retailer’s six Food Warehouse’s will carry 10 Cafe Asia lines including pakoras, samosas, wraps and spring rolls
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NewsWalker halts Iceland growth to focus on The Food Warehouse
The frozen food retailer has earmarked The Food Warehouse format for future “aggressive” rollout and has signalled its commitment by appointing Richard Walker
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NewsAldi chicken with hock burn sparks Twitter storm
Nicola Cooper took to Twitter after finding the damaged bird on the shelves of Aldi’s Carterton store
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Poundland to push ahead with 99p Stores takeover
Poundland has decided to press on with its attempt to acquire rival discount chain 99p Stores and go to a more in-depth investigation process by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority.