Latest discounter news – Page 67
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NewsIceland responds to young environmentalist’s request with sixth plastic reverse vending machine
The frozen food retailer has installed a new machine for customers to recycle plastic bottles in its recently opened store
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NewsMedia Bites 21 October: Gail’s Bakery, Iceland, Brexit
Entrepreneur Luke Johnson is reviving plans for a sale of his Gail’s Bakery after sounding out bankers about an auction of part or all of Bread Holdings.
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NewsOriginal Poundworld founders open ‘UK’s biggest pound shop’
The 12,000 sq ft Bradford store is the latest by new chain One Below, founded by father and son Chris Edwards Sr and Jr…
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NewsLidl pledges to ramp up sales of British fresh food by 10%
The discounter this week said it planned to invest £15bn during the next five years
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NewsThe Range serves up Iceland meals at its Paignton branch café
Diners can then choose from the Iceland Luxury frozen ready meals range available to buy in-store
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NewsAldi to offer shoppers ‘Aldiploma’ online wine education
The discounter has unveiled a course of modules and tutorials it claims will help shoppers better choose wines
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NewsMedia Bites 17 Oct: Asda, Amazon/Deliveroo, Lidl
Approximately 12,000 Asda workers are currently facing the sack next month for refusing to sign controversial new contracts.
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NewsHome Bargains outperforming B&M as revenues rise 15%
Home Bargains saw revenues grow by 15% compared with B&M’s UK revenue growth of 8.7%
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NewsCity snapshot: Lidl makes £15bn British sourcing commitment
Lidl GB has pledged to invest £15bn in British food, farming and production over the next five years. Plus, Sainsbury’s restates 2018/19 accounts under IFRS 16, Casino sells 31 hypermarkets and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsLidl opens largest distribution centre to date in Scotland
Around 600 employees have already relocated to the new £70m warehouse in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire…
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NewsPoundland adds ‘mini’ Pep&Co ranges to smaller stores
The mini shops in shops are being trialled from today in five stores
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NewsCalum Melville faces probe into Bargain World links
Scotland’s insolvency service is investigating whether Melville breached the terms of an undischarged bankruptcy
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NewsLidl’s UK online launch will not be copy of current e-commerce models, says digital chief
The supermarket is expected to launch its first UK e-commerce operation next year
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NewsPoundland spoofs erotic ad to launch Twin Peaks chocolate bar
The ad, posted to Poundland’s Twitter, imitates a 1990s Häagen-Dazs ad
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NewsLidl signals plans for online launch on ‘new platform’
Plans include developing a new platform to ‘drive online sales’
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NewsPoundland launches frozen and fresh food offering
The move is in partnership with Yorkshire-based fresh and frozen retailer Fultons Foods
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NewsFormer Tesco international CEO Trevor Masters to take over as Pepco MD
Masters has spent more than 30 years at Tesco, most recently as CEO of international operations
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NewsLidl to push Greater Manchester expansion with 10 new stores in three years
The plans include a new ‘flagship’ Manchester store at City Tower, Piccadilly Gardens, due to open on Thursday next week
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NewsIceland adds optional receipts to tills in move to save paper
Iceland shoppers now have the option of declining a receipt
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NewsBargain World ceases trading after five months
The company’s two existing stores closed this week