Latest discounter news – Page 56
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Poundland launches alcohol range in latest transformation step
The booze ‘shops in shops’ are offering branded wines, gin, rum, vodka, ready-mixed drinks, lagers, ciders and real ales
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Media Bites 15 Sep: Aldi, Retail footfall, Domino’s Pizza
Aldi is to run trials of a click-and-collect grocery service in Britain as it looks to expand its online offering
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Home Bargains to introduce traffic lights at store entrances
Home Bargains joins Aldi in introducing traffic lights at store entrances to control shopper numbers during the pandemic
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Aldi launches first click & collect trial
The trial has been launched initially for staff but is set to be extended to customers within weeks
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Chicken product recalled from Lidl Northern Ireland stores over listeria fears
Irish supplier Faughan Foods has recalled Glensallagh Roast Chicken Breast (240g) packs with a 13 September use-by date
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Aldi starts selling loose fresh produce by weight using new checkout scales
It means the new lines, including bananas, bramley apples, carrots, sprouts, mushrooms and leeks, can be priced per kilo
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Iceland links with Uber Eats for 20-minute delivery amid major online expansion
Iceland is also looking to launch same-day delivery more widely, MD Richard Walker said as the supermarket revealed its online expansion had created 3,000 new jobs
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Aldi launches concentrated cleaning products in recyclable bottles
The move stands to save an estimated 550 tonnes of single-use plastic a year, according to the discounter
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Iceland steps up support for Marcus Rashford’s food poverty campaign with free frozen veg bags
Shoppers using Healthy Start vouchers at Iceland will be offered a £1 bag of frozen veg for free from 11 September
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Media Bites 9 Sep: Iceland, Amazon, Fevertree
Supermarket Iceland has created 3,000 new jobs to cope with the huge extra demand for online groceries
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Media Bites 7 September: Brexit, Asda, Iceland
The government is planning new legislation that will override key parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, risking the collapse of trade negotiations with Brussels
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Aldi to roll out new cardboard steak packaging after successful trial
The new packaging will save about 1,100 tonnes of plastic a year
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Lidl rolls out app-based loyalty scheme offering discounts and more
The app-based rewards scheme give users discounts on shopping as well as partner services including Sky TV
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Aldi takes over as sponsor for new series of The Great British Bake Off
The discounter hopes to underpin its quality credentials as sponsor of the 11th series of the show
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Poundland to open three stores in one day
The new openings come just weeks after Poundland announced the biggest transformation programme in its history
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BrewDog hits back at Aldi copycat beer with ‘Ald IPA’
“The time to start worrying is when no one is copying you,” said BrewDog CEO James Watt
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The Food Warehouse growing trade offering to serve recovering hospitality businesses
Anthony Howard, the Iceland sub-brand’s business development manager, said it was offering more bespoke deals with no membership fees
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Swindon Tesco Extra hit by coronavirus outbreak among staff
Tesco confirmed there had been a small number of confirmed coronavirus cases at the supermarket
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Poundstretcher DC in Leicestershire suffered coronavirus outbreak
The Grocer can also reveal Poundstretcher owner Aziz Tayub was this week questioned by police over an allegation he did not self-isolate after returning from a trip to Dubai
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Lidl targeting ’supermarket convenience’ with new-format London stores
The revelation came as the retailer opened its 100th London store, in Beckton, and announced plans for 30 more in the capital by the end of 2025