more discounter news & analysis – Page 150
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Ostrich trialled by Tesco as interest grows in speciality meats
Ostrich is tipped to become a more common sight in British supermarkets as interest in the meat grows…
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Saucy Fish Co goes Speedy as it launches in Australia
The Saucy Fish Co has secured supermarket listings in Australia but will be known Down Under as The Speedy Fish Co…
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Huw Edwards replaces Vicki Reay as Costcutter trading director
Costcutter trading director Vicki Reay has left the symbol group after less than a year in the role…
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Comment and Opinion
Aldi and Lidl are major opportunity for brands
In the Valleys what the lads mean for the props may be a discussion about forwards and backs…
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QD Stores opens its first Thingmebobs in Swaffham
QD Stores has opened its first Thingmebobs store since acquiring the discount chain in January 2013…
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Comment and Opinion
Aldi scores with Graham Taylor's cider-spilling World Cup ad
We’ve enjoyed Aldi’s simple and clever price comparison ads for some time now, but its World Cup special deserves praise…
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UBUK pulled deal with Aldi for own-label Digestives
UBUK has pulled the plug on a multimillion pound deal with Aldi for an own-label version of McVitie’s Digestives biscuits…
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Comment and Opinion
Do supermarkets have any right to demand supplier loyalty?
What to do about the discounters? That is the question every grocery retailer is asking. (Or should be.)…
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Analysis and Features
Sainsbury's and Netto: If you can't beat them, join them
The major grocery retailers have been scratching their heads for some time over what to do about the rise of the discounters. Sainsbury’s now thinks it has got the answer.
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Netto returns: What happened to its stores in the UK?
Netto exited the UK in May 2010 when it was bought by Asda. But 47 of its stores were picked up by other retailers. What became of Netto UK’s estate?
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Inside Netto: From Denmark with discounts
The news that Netto is returning to the UK in a joint venture with Sainsbury’s has taken many in the grocery industry by surprise. So what is the Netto brand?
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Sainsbury’s to bring back Netto in the UK
Sainsbury’s is helping bring discounter Netto back to the UK.
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Analysis and Features
Supermarkets jostling to avoid a ‘race to the bottom’
The supermarket price wars are a “race to the bottom” that “could deter future investors”, according to a newly released white paper on retail trends.
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Analysis and Features
How Asda clinched Britain's favourite supermarket title
Price clinches Asda win as Britain’s favourite supermarket but Nielsen also shows clear signs of changing landscape…
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Iceland pledges to open 40 stores as it reports flat like-for-likes
Iceland intends to open 40 new stores and create 1,250 jobs as it continues its investment strategy…
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‘Big retailer’ circling Online Pound Store as sales and visits soar
Onlinepoundstore.co.uk was launched in February A rival is looking to snap up website onlinepoundstore.co.uk, its founder has claimed.Garry Almond, who launched the site in February, said the company had been approached by “a big retailer” who had “offered to buy it out”.However, he refused to be drawn ...
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Aldi vows to double in size to total 1,000 stores by 2021
Buoyed by its stellar success, Aldi has vowed to double in size to 1,000 stores in the next seven years…
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Comment and Opinion
Will Wagyu beef lose its mystique at a low price?
Will Wagyu beef lose its mystique at a low price?…
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News
Greenpeace to also scrutinise Aldi and Lidl in canned tuna survey
Discounters are set to face greater scrutiny over how they source tinned tuna as Greenpeace expands its tuna survey…