Latest discounter news – Page 82
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Iceland to trial paper alternatives to plastic carrier bags
The retailer is trialling the new alternatives in its Merseyside stores over the next eight weeks
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Poundworld rescue deal 'further away' claims founder
‘My heart tells me I want to save the brand because we created it and my head is saying I think they’ve run it down too far’
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Lidl to create 300 jobs with five new stores across Scotland
The discounter has announced plans to recruit up to 40 new staff for each of the planned stores
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Poundland defies high street turmoil with positive results
This whole story of the demise of the high street is actually the demise of poor retailers, says Poundland MD Barry Willia…
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Dale Farm snaps up Lidl cheddar global supply contract
The Northern Irish dairy co-op’s chedddar will now be sold in 8,000 Lidl stores around the world
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Poundworld founder Chris Edwards looking to buy 186 stores
A decision is due to be announced by administrators Deloitte on whether a buyer has been secured or all 335 stores face closure
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Poundworld makes a third of head office staff redundant
The high street chain axed 98 of around 270 head office posts yesterday
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Poundland offers Poundworld staff guaranteed job interviews
It has set up a dedicated email address for affected Poundworld workers to contact it about vacancies
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Media Bites 18 June: Poundworld, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Iceland
Private equity shows how to make a dog’s dinner on the high street, writes The Times (£), citing Poundworld, Prezzo, Debenhams in the list of businesses that have confounded the buyout barons.
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Food Warehouse expansion drives 8% Iceland annual sales rise
Sales at Iceland rose 8% for the year ending 30 March 2018 driven by the expansion of its Food Warehouse concept and improved organic growth in the fourth quarter.
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Aldi named Grocer of the Year at Gold Awards ceremony
The discounter knocked last year’s winner Tesco off the top spot
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Poundworld founder Chris Edwards in talks to buy back stores
The discounter collapsed into adminstration yesterday
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Poundworld collapses into administration
Talks with potential buyer RCapital collapsed over the weekend, putting around 5,100 jobs at risk
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Poundland accelerates rollout of Pep&Co clothes to stores
The variety discounter had already set a target of selling the range in 300 stores – but not until the end of the year…
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Poundworld buys time with intention to appoint administrators
The process gives the chain 10 working days’ protection from creditors, after which an administrator will be appointed
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Aldi adds 'We Love Milk' nutritional labels to Cowbelle lines
The new ‘We Love Milk’ label promotes the discounter’s Cowbelle brand as a source of protein, vitamins and minerals
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Prospective buyer of Poundworld reported to have withdrawn
Alteri Investors pulled out of negotiations within the last 24 hours, according to Sky News
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Iceland expands its Deposit Return Scheme trial to stores across the UK
A second machine opened in one of the Wolverhampton stores today, with a further two scheduled for Scotland and Wales
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Discounter and online gains set to continue, predicts IGD
Discounters predicted to see 36.7% growth by 2023
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Iceland offers more early morning/late evening online deliveries
The retailer said it was adding 4,000 new slots across the country