Latest discounter news – Page 122
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Lidl launches a nappy that's just 3mm thick
Lidl is aiming to revolutionise the nappy market with an eco-friendly product “so thin it’s like underwear”…
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Poundstretcher owner Crown Crest posts 16% profit fall
Discount wholesaler Crown Crest, which owns Poundstretcher, has posted a double-digit fall in full-year pre-tax profits…
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Lidl and Aldi raise their green game
Lidl is ploughing £27m into new refrigeration in a bid to improve the green credentials of its in-store chillers…
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Aldi chalks up record growth as grocery middle ground shrinks
Aldi has notched up record sales growth in the latest grocery market share data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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Lidl to investigate Bangladesh factory claims
Lidl has launched an internal investigation following claims made by BBC’s Panorama that one of its Bangladesh suppliers abuses workers.
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Iceland: 'customer engagement scheme is paying off'
Iceland says customer satisfaction levels have soared since it started printing individually tailored vouchers at tills…
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Lidl to open £40m depot in former Northfleet power station
Lidl UK is set to open a new £40 million distribution centre to help it deal with a recent surge in fresh produce sales.
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Lidl UK promotes Tim Henry to operations director
Lidl UK has confirmed the appointment of Tim Henry as operations director.
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Discount sector set for rampant growth, IGD predicts
The value of food discounters will increase by 96.3% over the next five years as price-weary shoppers flock to Aldi and Lidl, according to new research by IGD.
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Iceland boss Walker marks 800th store with a swipe at Grimsey
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker has celebrated opening Iceland’s 800th store with a thinly veiled attack on former Iceland CEO Bill Grimsey.
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Sainsbury’s grows market share as rest of big four contract
Sainsbury’s was the only supermarket among the big four to increase its market share in the past 12 weeks, according to the latest supermarket share data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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Iceland ad banned for denigrating Irish food safety body
A press ad for Iceland that appeared at the height of the horsemeat scandal has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for denigrating Ireland’s food safety watchdog the FSAI.
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Aldi and Lidl introduce contactless payments
Contactless payments have arrived at the discounters, with Lidl recently completing a rollout of the technology…
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Aldi trials new Has No gluten-free range
Aldi has launched a range of gluten-free own label products in the UK for the first time…
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Greggs puts frozen food expansion on hold in strategy shift
Greggs will undergo a major reshaping of its business over a three to four-year period, moving away from its traditional bakery concept to emphasise its “food-on-the-go” credentials and put on hold further plans for its frozen food line.
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EasyJet’s Stelios to open easyFoodstore discount grocer
The founder of EasyJet Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is set to enter the grocery discounter market by launching a pilot food store in Croydon named easyFoodstore.
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TK Maxx trials dedicated food sections in 20 stores
High street retailer TK Maxx is trialling dedicated food sections in its stores in a bid to grow sales in the category…
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Co-op, Waitrose and Aldi commit to clearer food price labels
Supermarket prices could become a little easier to understand after The Co-operative Group, Waitrose and Aldi signed up to a campaign for simpler and more consistent pricing.
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Asda, Iceland and Poundland revamp websites
Asda, Iceland and Poundland have all launched revamped websites this week, showing a common focus to seek out growth online.
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Morrisons' sales grow again as Aldi, Lidl and Waitrose hold share
Morrisons’ sales are on the up again, as Aldi, Lidl and Waitrose held on to their market share, the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel have shown.