Latest discounter news – Page 147
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Despatch points
The major grocery chains in Northern Ireland are The Co-operative Group, Iceland, Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury, Safeway and Tesco. Our mystery shoppers do not visit Iceland and M&S, so how do they measure up?Iceland stores in NI are...
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Iceland sweats its vital assets
MD Mike Coupe tells Elaine Watson how Iceland’s programme of refits is a vital part of a master plan to drive profitsThis time last year some quarters of the City were writing off Britain’s biggest frozen food retailer as a hopeless...
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Replenishment moves up a gear
Iceland has taken Booker’s collaborative approach with suppliers to the next level by plugging them directly into its store replenishment system and allowing them to pull off sales data for individual SKUs at store level. Nine months into...
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Makro’s regime offers a rare degree of autonomy
When Simon Hellam joined Makro 18 months ago, he was thrown in at the deep end. After six years in retail, performing a variety of functions with discounter Lidl – most recently at its Wimbledon head office – Makro put him in charge of its busiest...
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Iceland told to cool ads
Frozen food specialist Iceland has been ticked off by watchdogs for two advertising leaflets which failed to state clearly that the prices shown were promotional and not regular prices.Supermarket chain Kwik Save complained that the leaflets...
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Tesco resolves comparison row with Lidl
Lidl and Tesco have resolved their bitter dispute in the Irish Republic over the latter’s price comparison campaign which the discounter claimed was misleading.The High Court in Dublin was told this week that behind-the-scenes talks had led...
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Lidl and Tesco settle ad dispute
Discount chain Lidl and Tesco Ireland have settled a legal battle over “misleading” price comparison ads by the supermarket chain about the German discounter. Lidl went to the High Court in Dublin to order Tesco to halt an advertising...
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Lidl in court action over ads
Discount chain Lidl has started legal proceedings against Tesco in the Irish courts over “misleading” price comparison ads that it claims are damaging its business.It has asked the High Court in Dublin to order that Tesco cease an...
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City says Iceland heading in right direction
Elaine Watson Continued growth at refurbished stores combined with weak comparatives are expected to push Iceland back into positive like-for-like sales territory in the second quarter. In a first quarter trading update, Iceland's...
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BP powers up Connect offer
Anne Bruce Petrol giant BP has created a convenience operations division and recruited buyers and other staff from Alldays, Aldi, Marks and Spencer, Tesco and Sainsbury. The division takes in all 1,240 BP forecourt stores, which clocked up...
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Asda has this week been named as the country's favourite sup
Shoppers were asked to rank retailers as best or second best on five key attributes: price, range, quality, service and shelf stocks. They were asked to choose between Asda, the Co-op, Kwik Save, Iceland, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Safeway,...
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Aldi plans 80 new stores
Anthony Garvey Discount chain Aldi has dropped a bombshell into the Irish grocery sector by signalling plans for 80 new stores across the Republic. The company has advertised for property owners to get in touch if they have green or brown...
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Luxury prawns for Aldi stores
A range of luxury prawns has been launched into Aldi stores across the UK and Ireland. The Luxury Cocktail Cold Water Prawns in Brine have been created by the Big Prawn Company and are available in tubs of 180g. Business development manager...
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calum kirk
Senior buyer iceland Scotsman Kirk has been at Iceland for three years. He started his career in the grocery department of Scottish co-operative Scotmid and then moved to Somerfield as a buyer. He says his style of working with suppliers is...
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The main supermarket retailers have failed to improve their
While Ocado continues to outperform the rest of the market and Waitrose offered a very good service, Sainsbury, Asda and Iceland have yet again proved to be unable to deliver a half-decent experience, while Tesco has niggles. Difficulties in...
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Iceland saves on phone bills as CD-Rom rolls out
Iceland has launched a new CD-Rom enabling customers to compile home shopping orders offline without running up a large phone bill.The CD-Rom, which has been distributed to over 230 stores after a series of successful pilots, is proven to...
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Sir; re: Prawn waste blasted' The Grocer, February 22
In the UK more than 90% of the prawns used in the classic prawn sandwich are from coldwater prawns and the main supplying country has been Iceland. In a recent statement issued by Iceland's ministry of fisheries about the policies and...
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Foley on offensive over Lidl labels
Discount chain Lidl has been threatened with prosecution in Ireland over its failure to label some food products in English. Consumer affairs director Carmel Foley claimed it was breaching EU guidelines and has threatened court action. She...
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When the push turns into a pull
It's true. Kids really do like it when Mum's been to Iceland. Well, actually, they enjoy the experience more if they come along with their mums.According to a survey by consumer information company Claritas, 49% of Iceland shoppers admit they...