Latest discounter news – Page 62
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Iceland delivery vans set alight in act of ‘mindless vandalism’
The vans were set alight outside Iceland’s Southmead stores following clashes between youths and police
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Iceland to issue store staff with face masks
It’s one of a range of measures from the frozen food specialist to help slow the spread of coronavirus
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B&M, Home Bargains, Poundland remain open due to food ranges
B&M, Home Bargains, Poundland and Poundstretcher continue to trade today thanks to their food ranges
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Lidl is next to install safety screens at checkouts, after Morrisons and Aldi
Waitrose is also looking to bring in checkout screens this week
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Aldi and Lidl cut opening hours to enable restocking
The discounters have joined other supermarkets, including Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s, in shortening opening hours
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B&M donates £1m to support food banks during coronavirus crisis
B&M said it had switched capacity at its six warehouses to prioritise key grocery lines including cleaning products and toiletries
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Aldi, Asda and Lidl on hunt for 16,000 workers to help keep shelves stocked
The three are the latest supermarkets to create thousands of new jobs as panic buying shoppers continue to strip shelves
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Coronavirus: B&M prioritises food and toiletries over general merchandise
The variety discounter has turned its warehouses and lorry fleet to focussing on getting the products most in demand to stores
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Aldi launches botanical own-label gin brand Haysmith’s
The range has debuted in a trio of flavours inspired by ‘tropical climates’
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Coronavirus: Iceland encourages store managers nationwide to dedicate hours to elderly shoppers
The move comes after the Iceland branch in the Kennedy Centre in Belfast said the store hours of 8am-9am would be set aside for the elderly from Tuesday 17 March
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Iceland own label products back in branding and palm oil-free, says MD Richard Walker
Walker made the announcement at The Grocer Conference this week
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Poundstretcher COO Burcu Kerpicci out as business considers restructure
Retailer’s full-year accounts are more than two months overdue at Companies House
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Tesco seeking new sites for Jack’s discount stores
The supermarket is seeking new locations that minimise cannibalisation of its existing estate, The Grocer understands…
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New frozen food retailer Oops seeking sites for first six stores
Oops is to be the retail operation of KPFF, a frozen food suppler with an ‘established frozen food production factory’ in Liverpool
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Tesco’s Aldi Price Match: a third of products stay at same price, analysis finds
About two-thirds of the products in Tesco’s new push to match Aldi on price have stayed at exactly the same price as before, analysis shows
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Iceland boss calls for coronavirus minister to aid industry communication
Walker described the government’s initial response to the outbreak as “non-existent”
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Iceland has cut 29% of plastic packaging, Walker reveals
The frozen food chain’s MD Richard Walker announced its latest milestone in its journey to plastic-free packaging at The Grocer Conference in London today
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Aldi reacts to Tesco’s Price Match marketing with counter-offensive
Aldi has hit back with direct price comparisons in a series of press and social media ads
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Tesco to begin price matching Aldi across hundreds of products
The campaign includes both own label and branded goods and will also apply to products ordered online at Tesco.com
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Poundland to introduce frozen and chilled food ‘shops in shops’ to 60 more stores
Poundland’s frozen and chilled offering had already been extended from the initial five to a further two