Latest discounter news – Page 129
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NewsWho's making the most out of social media?
Where has all the Tesco Value Curry Sauce gone? The question Zetta Robinson posted on Tesco’s Facebook page last week…
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NewsDBC Foodservice up for sale in wake of challenging trading
DBC Foodservice has been put up for sale.
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NewsPoundland warehouses benefit from new customised tablet PCs
Poundland has improved its warehouse operations by rolling out handheld tablet PCs to check deliveries and availability.
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NewsSunday Times names Iceland as UK's best big employer
Iceland Foods has been named the UK’s best big company to work for by the Sunday Times.
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NewsNow Poundland pulls out of controversial work scheme
Poundland has become the latest retailer to withdraw from the government’s controversial work programme, which placed job seekers in mandatory unpaid positions in a number of retailers across the UK.
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NewsASA ruling forces a tweak to Aldi adverts
Aldi has tweaked its ‘Swap & Save 40%’ ads to shake off the ASA.
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NewsPoundstretcher snaps up troubled Ugo chain from administration
Ugo Stores owed Nisa almost £1.9m before the troubled discount supermarket chain collapsed into administration and was sold to Poundstretcher.
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NewsUgo's stocks plummet as suppliers pull out
Ugo Stores was experiencing serious supply problems before its sale was announced by owner Arthur Harris this week, The Grocer can reveal.
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NewsTroubled discounter Ugo sold to ‘established national name’
Ugo Stores has been sold by owner Arthur Harris, The Grocer can reveal, to “a well-known and established brand name”.
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NewsAdvertising watchdog stands firm on ban for Aldi’s Swap and Save
Aldi has failed to overturn the ban on its Swap and Save 40% ads.
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NewsTesco market share at lowest since May 2005
Tesco’s market share has dropped to its lowest point in almost seven years, according to new data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsFormer Aldi CEO Foley looks to the future with CONplementation role
Ex-Aldi CEO Paul Foley has resurfaced at Austrian retail management consultancy CONplementation as one of five senior partners.
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NewsFarmfoods beats big four in store survey
When it comes to the supermarkets, frozen food discounter Farmfoods is second only to Waitrose as far as customer experience goes, claims a new survey.
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Ugo Stores stars in Come Dine With Me
Ugo made its TV debut this week when its Blackburn store was featured on Channel 4’s Come Dine With Me.
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NewsCourt case could delay Iceland sale by another year
Landsbanki could delay the sale of Iceland Foods for another year before it has to sell its stake in the chain, it has emerged.
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NewsAldi's Reay to join Spar as commercial director
Spar UK has appointed Aldi’s buying director Vicki Reay to the new role of commercial director.
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NewsPoundland playing it cool over frozen move
Poundland is trialling a new frozen food offer as it looks to cash in on the possible break-up of Iceland Foods.
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NewsFall in deal giveaways set to drive own label
The BBC’s Panorama programme this week highlighted just how important and complex supermarket promotions are.
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Everything still £1 as Poundland gears up to launch web offer
Poundland is gearing up to launch its first e-commerce website - and yes, everything will sell for a pound.
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NewsBankrupt bank can't call shots, says Walker
Malcolm Walker has told The Grocer that Landsbanki is in no position to call the shots in the Iceland auction.