more discounter news & analysis – Page 144
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News
Aldi sales growth slows down to 'only' 22%
The rampant growth of the discounters has been one of the defining stories of 2014…
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Analysis and Features
Oils: feeling the heat on price as Aldi and Lidl win sales
Talk about a double whammy. With olive oil brands under mounting pressure to promote harder as the supermarkets…
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Analysis and Features
Fresh meat & fish: Aldi & Lidl making mincemeat of competition
The discounters have made a major play for meat and poultry over the past year – with Aldi’s stunt…
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Crawshaw names Lidl UK's Noel Collett as CEO
Northern butchery chain Crawshaw Group has appointed former Lidl executive Noel Collett as its new CEO.
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Analysis and Features
Is the budget end of the grocery market slowing down?
A lot has been made of the “free ride” the mainstream supermarkets have given the discounters over recent months, but today’s Kantar Worldpanel data seems to point to tougher conditions at the value end of the market.
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Comment and Opinion
Will Iceland’s milk price move leave other retailers out in the cold?
Iceland has delivered an early Christmas present to dairy farmers – announcing the price it pays milk processors for their milk..
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Iceland to directly link price it pays for milk with farmgate prices
Iceland is to link the price it pays processors for milk directly to farmgate prices.
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Comment and Opinion
2014 was a wake-up call for big four British supermarkets
The big four will be saying “good riddance” to yet another year. That is the price of taking one’s customers for granted…
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Farmfoods set to open more stores in southern England
Frozen value retailer Farmfoods plans to capitalise on the growth of the discount sector…
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Aldi joins chorus of Match & More complaints to ASA
Aldi has lodged a complaint against Morrisons’ Match & More price matching scheme with the ASA…
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Grocer 33
Asda takes G33 win as guest Lidl falls to last place
Lidl’s second G33 appearance didn’t go as well as the first…
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73% of consumers to shop around for festive food and drink this year
Just over a quarter of shoppers are planning a big Christmas food shop this year despite spending on festive food and drink set to top £20bn.
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Poundland on the expansion trail after 15% first half sales growth
Poundland has has given a further indication of the enduring strength of the discount sector with a strong set of half-year results.
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Aldi brings back super premium wines and spirits
Aldi is reintroducing super premium wines and spirits as part of its ‘special buy’ offering for the festive season
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Comment and Opinion
Christmas dinner – the hard way
On Monday morning, Good Housekeeping revealed the price of a Christmas dinner for eight this year -– just £2.66 a head
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News
B&M European Value Retail growth boost of nearly 30%
Most grocery retailers would kill for any kind of growth at the moment…
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Analysis and Features
Grocers outside the big four are also feeling the pinch
Today’s Kantar Worldpanel data on the grocers again shows an industry under pressure – but it is no longer just three listed supermarkets suffering in the fallout.
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B&M in talks to buy stores after 30% first half growth
B&M European Value Retail is in talks with six retailers to buy more stores as it looks to match its rapid revenue growth by expanding its estate.
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Netto cheaper than Sainsbury's... and beats Aldi too
In the same week Sainsbury’s unveiled a further £150m investment in price to tackle competition from the discounters
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Aldi and Icelandic settle Saucy Fish 'copycat' case out of court
Aldi and Icelandic Seachill have reached an out-of-court settlement in their legal dispute over a copycat version of The Saucy Fish Co.