more discounter news & analysis – Page 108
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Aldi and B&M both to open new DCs in Elstow, Bedfordshire
Planning permission has been granted for an 800,000 sq ft Aldi facility and one million sq ft B&M site
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Iceland online store to supply ambient food to China
Iceland is working with China’s second-largest e-commerce business JD.com
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Müller offers farmers fixed contract as part of Lidl milk deal
Farmers will be able to fix up to 50% of their supply at a price of 28ppl for the next three years, helping them combat price volatility, Müller says
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Iceland denies temperature control problems ahead of exposé
“We are entirely refuting every piece it,” says Iceland joint MD Nigel Broadhurst
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Aldi named MSC's top supermarket for sustainable seafood
The Marine Stewardship Council’s analysis shows the percentage of the discounter’s range which is certified has grown from 69% last year to 79%
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Comment and Opinion
Poundland turns to Russia for Unicorn Poo advice
The letter concerns the retailer’s actual ‘Unicorn Poo With Glitter’ product
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Iceland MD stands by retailer's pledge to ditch palm oil
“We are saying no to palm oil until such time as they can prove zero deforestation,” said Richard Walker…
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Lidl UK announces first permanent gluten-free range
Lidl UK has previously offered gluten-free products only on a temporary, limited-stock basis
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Four new Muscle Food snacks added in Poundland
Muscle Food said it was working on a further 15 products to launch in Poundland later this year
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Media Bites 10 April: Iceland/Palm oil, Waitrose, Retail sales
The environment gets a heavy dose of coverage this morning with the news that Iceland has pledged a crackdown on palm oil by removing it from its own-brand food by the end of the year to become the first British supermarket to do so.
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Iceland to remove palm oil from all own label food
The frozen food specialist doesn’t believe it is possible to source palm oil sustainably
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Ram raids targeting supermarket ATMs 'part of a pattern'
On Monday, Aldi UK was hit for at least the ninth time since November
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Conviviality franchisees still in the dark about their future
Despite parent company Conviviality falling into administration, the retail business continued to trade as a going concern
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Aldi's 'second-stage' £70m HQ extension now complete
New facilities at the enlarged Atherstone site in Warwickshire include a ‘state-of-the-art’ development kitchen
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ASA rebukes Lidl over misleading prosecco promotion
Six complaints claimed a promotion offering a six-bottle case for £20 had broken advertising rules because stores ran out
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Comment and Opinion
Aldi zones in on sins for entertaining Easter trio
Aldi’s trio of special Easter ads are forged in pride, greed and envy
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Comment and Opinion
A bad week in Australia as Pat chats to Lidl
I was rather upset to see those naughty Australians get found out this week
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Easter spending predicted to reach £824m
Discounters Lidl and Aldi are set to emerge as winners, according to a shopper survey by marketing agency Savvy
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Poundland courts fresh controversy with Easter Twitter push
Suggestive tweets featuring ‘Bunny & Chick’ characters have divided the budget retailer’s social media followers
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Comment and Opinion
Ignore Lidl’s ‘official line’ – it’s going online
When is Lidl UK going to start selling online? According to the discounter it’s a question of ‘if’, not ‘when’