Latest discounter news – Page 57
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NewsIceland partners with Jason Manford for weekly ‘virtual’ stand-up comedy show
It comes after the comedian tried his hand at being an Iceland delivery driver
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NewsAldi to launch giant Ferrero Rocher lookalike dessert for Christmas
The limited-edition dessert will land in the frozen section of Aldi stores on 26 October
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NewsPoundland announces next 19 stores to get frozen and chilled ‘shops in shops’
The stores will also get a makeover as part of Poundland’s transformation drive, the retailer said
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NewsLidl set to open £70m Peterborough regional distribution centre
The 450,000 sq ft facility is replacing an existing smaller warehouse in Lutterworth
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NewsMedia Bites 30 July: Pizza Hut, Majestic Wine, Aldi
Pizza Hut has become the latest restaurant chain to put a financial restructuring on the menu by hiring advisers to explore the possibility of an insolvency agreement that could entail significant job losses
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NewsFormer Iceland joint MD Nigel Broadhurst explains resignation
Broadhurst’s surprise departure marked the end of a career spanning nearly four decades
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NewsAldi’s logistics partner makes major move into e-commerce
Leicestershire-based Armstrong Logistics said the new e-commerce operation would be able to ‘meet any challenge’
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NewsAldi on course to have created 4,000 jobs in 2020
The discounter said today it remained on track to hits its target of 1,200 stores by 2025, up from around 890, despite the pandemic
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NewsPoundland plans to build flats above its first-ever freehold store
Poundland bought the historic site in Elgin to pay for repairs itself after the council served a dangerous building notice
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NewsSupermarkets under pressure to drop JBS following Amazon deforestation allegations
JBS has been linked to a Brazilian beef farm with land allegedly under embargo for rainforest destruction
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NewsPoundstretcher appoints new finance director as Hemant Patel leaves
Patel was finance director of both Poundstretcher and parent company Crown Crest Group
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NewsAldi and Tesco set for another scrap over Price Match campaign
The Grocer understands tensions are running high between the retailers after Tesco launched a heavyweight marketing campaign in support of its Aldi Price Match strategy
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NewsAldi launches reusable face masks for adults and children
The ’fashionable’ masks are made from double-layered 100% cotton with soft elastic straps
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NewsPoundland launches free-from ranges across snacks, bakery and more
Poundland has also begun extending its latest multipricing strategy to general merchandise, with new electronics products
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NewsAldi CEO Giles Hurley urges customers to comply with compulsory face masks
Hurley has told customers in an email they must wear a face mask to enter Aldi stores after 24 July
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NewsAldi to round up customer receipts and give difference to charity
To take advantage of the offer, shoppers must tweet their Aldi receipt to @AldiUK by 24 July
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NewsAldi buys four tonnes of British cheese in bid to help artisan cheesemakers
Close to 32,000 packs of cheese will be made available as Specialbuys in Aldi from Thursday (23 July)
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NewsIceland’s losses grow despite boost to sales
Pre-tax losses for the year ending 27 March 2020 were £71.8m, up from £53.8m the previous year, according to new accounts
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NewsMedia Bites 20 July: Iceland, M&S, Asda
Losses at Iceland widened by a third last year even though shoppers switched to frozen foods during the pandemic
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NewsPoundland launches range of reusable face masks at £5 for three
The masks are so people can ’continue to shop in style’, Poundland said