more discounter news & analysis – Page 114
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Media Bites 7 Nov: UK retail, Whole Foods, Lidl
“Nerves on high street after shoppers rein in spending,” writes The Times (£) after more worrying data on consumer activity.
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Lidl UK to increase basic wage from £8.45 to £8.75 from March
The retailer said the move would make staff the highest paid supermarket employees in the UK
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Christmas is a big opportunity for the middle market
With footfall on the high street reported to have declined, retailers are under pressure
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Iceland targets 400 Food Warehouse stores
Iceland plans to open 400 of its The Food Warehouse outlets at a rate of 30 of the new format stores a year…
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Lidl recalls Sol & Mar squid SKUs over safety concerns
They may contain struvite, a naturally occuring crystal that “may cause injury”
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Media Bites 2 November: Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Iceland, recipe boxes
The media spotlight shines on the Waitrose Food and Drink Report 2017 and finds big supermarket trollies are on the decline as Britons ditch the weekly shop, while vegetarian prepared meals, juniper berries and Sicilian wine are on the rise.
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Iceland pledges to accept round pound coins until end of 2017
Iceland had previously said it would accept the coins until 31 October
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Lidl launches Hortus gin liqueurs and Liberté spiced rum
The Rhubarb & Ginger and Scottish Raspberry liquers would take shoppers “beyond the standard gin and tonic”…
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Poundland settles dispute with Mondelez over Toblerone copycat
The value retailer will relaunch Twin Peaks in the new year with a modified shape
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Media Bites 23 Oct: Aldi/Lidl, Sainsbury's, Brexit
Discount supermarkets Aldi and Lidl are pressing ahead with rapid expansion despite fears over shifting shopping habits that are forcing Britain’s “Big Four” grocers to shake up their store estates.
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Iceland refashions its booze for Christmas
Iceland is making a concerted play to boost its share of the alcohol market with an influx of new own-label drinks
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Icelandic dairy co-op MS Iceland's skyr makes debut in Aldi
MS Iceland has expanded its Ísey Skyr brand offering in the UK with a new mango-flavoured variant
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Lidl UK plans to open biggest RDC yet in Peterborough
The 754,000 sq ft depot will be the discounter’s 15th UK RDC and will create up to 500 new jobs for the area
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Aldi and Iceland commit to accepting old pound coin until end of month
“Hundreds of millions of the old coins” remain in circulation just three days before the 15 October deadline
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Ex-One Stop franchise boss Andrew King is MD at Select & Save
Former One Stop franchise boss Andrew King has taken over as MD of Select & Save…
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Discounters driving growth at out-of-town shopping centres
New research by Savills shows a boom in the location of discounters and other value stores at out-of-town locations….
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Aldi reveals plans for massive Bedford distribution centre
The proposed new 950,000 sq ft facility will become the discounter’s 12th in the UK and support 400 jobs…
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Heron Foods sales and profits leap ahead of B&M takeover
Frozen food discounter Heron Foods, which B&M Bargains snapped up for £152m in August, has increased revenues by almost 9% despite a challenging trading environment.
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Iceland joint-MD Nick Canning leaves the business
CEO Malcolm Walker informed staff of Canning’s departure last week
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Sir Malcolm Walker crowned winner of The Grocer Cup 2017
Industry veteran Walker picked up the trophy before hundreds of attendees at the IGD Awards Dinner