more discounter news & analysis – Page 13
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City snapshot: ‘Whopper’ Christmas for supermarkets as Brits spend a record £13.7bn over the festive period
Supermarkets enjoyed the busiest Christmas since before the pandemic as a record £13.7bn passed through their tills over the crucial December trading period, according to data released this morning
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Comment and Opinion
A 2024 outlook – supermarket and fmcg priorities for the year ahead
There are plenty of hurdles ahead for the supermarket fmcg sector, but what are the main barriers to success in 2024?
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Aldi hits 2030 food waste target early
The discounter has now revised its target and is aiming to reduce food waste by 90% by 2030
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Better Nature launches new Smoky Tempeh for Veganuary
The new tempeh variant is made with naturally fermented whole soybeans and seasoned with smoked salt
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City snapshot: Record-breaking Christmas for discounters Aldi and Lidl
Discounters Aldi and Lidl have both boasted of a record-breaking Christmas as hard-pressed shoppers looked to save money over the festive period. Plus, the BRC reports on retail inflation figures for December.
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Iceland Foods brings back 1p veg online offer for Christmas
The popular online offer returns, but for the first time will include veg from Iceland’s new own label
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Aldi extends collection windows of Too Good To Go food surplus service
It follows the launch of the service at Aldi stores nationwide earlier this year
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Lidl doubles paid maternity leave as part of ‘family-focused’ benefits update
Lidl said it hoped the new family-focused update could set a ’benchmark’ for the wider sector
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Long reads
Heroes, car crashes and epic fails in our unofficial review of 2023
It’s been another rollercoaster year in grocery. Here’s our review of the ups and downs that came to define 2023
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City News: Pepco Group posts ‘record’ revenues but profits take a hit
European discount retail group and Poundland owner Pepco Group posted “record” revenues last year, but shares have fallen back on a sharp drop in profitability and a slowing of sales
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Aldi creates new ‘centralised’ real estate team to spearhead store expansion
The new team will help Aldi open up to 500 new stores
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Iceland Foods ‘confident’ stores will be unaffected by Christmas strikes
Workers at two of its distribution centres have confirmed plans to walk out this Christmas in a pay dispute with GXO
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Analysis and Features
Christmas dinner wars: this year’s deals unpacked
Retailers have been battling for the Christmas dinner table by putting their best deals forward for the festive feast, ranging from £14 to £220
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Lidl latest supermarket to let customers use ‘sniff test’ for milk and yoghurt
The discounter is swapping use by for best before dates on all own-brand milk and yoghurt, in a bid to reduce unnecessary food waste
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Aldi to become first supermarket paying all warehouse and store workers at least £12 an hour
It follows two rises for Aldi workers last year, in January and July, as it competes with Lidl to be the UK’s highest-paying supermarket
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Iceland hails impact of microloans scheme ahead of Christmas
Iceland executive chairman Richard Walker revealed the figures in a satirical video posted to X, formerly Twitter
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Comment and Opinion
How is Aldi selling a côtes du rhône wine for £3.49?
Aldi’s award-winning red barely covers the cost of the VAT and duty. So what’s behind the move? And is it irresponsible?
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Aldi promising Christmas dinner for six for under £14
It’s £1 cheaper than Heron Foods’ – and that deal was for four people
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Lidl and Aldi decide not to project new store numbers for 2024
After publicly targeting about 50 annually since 2017, both have already slowed estate expansion in 2023
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Former M&S Food head of finance Tristan Phillips appointed Poundstretcher CEO
Phillips has been at Poundstretcher for just over a year, having moved from M&S to become the variety discounter’s finance director in autumn 2022