more discounter news & analysis – Page 158
-
News
Nisa and 99p Stores launch direct supply trial
99p Stores has launched a trial with Nisa that will see the buying group deliver chilled and fresh lines…
-
News
Iceland boss Walker says healthy eating is not his responsibility
Iceland does not have a duty to promote healthy eating, according to its CEO Malcolm Walker.
-
Analysis and Features
Discounters and Sainsbury's come out top for top-up shops
New exclusive research for The Grocer can show for the first time how the discounters are making such huge inroads.
-
News
Aldi ramps up middle-class appeal as 500th store opens
Aldi has revealed the number of middle- to upper-class customers shopping at its stores has risen by over 5% in the last 12 months.
-
News
Lidl promotes Deluxe Christmas range with first-ever TV ad
Lidl is expecting record sales of its Deluxe food range this Christmas as it debuts its first-ever television ad tomorrow.
-
News
Iceland launches I'm a Celebrity Bushtucker Trial Game
Iceland is encouraging kids to play with their food by rolling out an I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here board game…
-
News
Lidl own-label chocolate to be UTZ Certified
Lidl has switched its own-label chocolate production to 100% sustainable cocoa…
-
News
Iceland's romantic Christmas ad to focus on product quality
Iceland is leaving its famous Kerry Katona- style advertising style behind it in a bid to portray a ‘classier’ image…
-
News
99p Stores 'testing the waters' online as costs hit profits
A transactional website from 99p Stores is “at least 12 months away”, according to commercial director Hussein Lalani, as it reported a marginal fall in gross profits.
-
News
Tesco Ireland goes after Aldi and Lidl with Price Promise extension
Aldi and Lidl are in the crosshairs of Tesco Ireland as it targets the discounters with its latest ‘Price Promise’ guarantee.
-
News
Iceland ready meal range sets sights on hungry men
Iceland has launched a new frozen ready meal range aimed at men.
-
News
Iceland opts for Mercedes vans to drive home delivery growth
Iceland is set to switch its 1,300 strong fleet of home delivery vans over to Mercedes-Benz Sprinters in a bid to improve its home delivery network.
-
News
Poundworld eyes affluent areas as it opens store in Harrogate
Poundworld is looking to attract more ‘posh customers’ into stores under new plans to expand into ‘affluent’ UK locations…
-
News
Iceland 7% cheaper than Asda thanks to ambient and chilled
Iceland is best known as a frozen food retailer – but it is more price competitive with the big four on chilled…
-
News
Home Bargains hones in on the south with £70m Wiltshire depot
TJ Morris, the discounter that trades as Home Bargains, is to invest £70m in a new 1,013,150 sq ft distribution centre in Wiltshire as it looks to expand its presence in the south of England.
-
Comment and Opinion
Poundland IPO valuations rumoured to be a lot more than a £1
Is Poundland set to float? In an interview with The Grocer this week, CEO Jim McCarthy didn’t deny it…
-
Comment and Opinion
Discount fever
After announcing a 15% rise in total sales to £880m for 2012/13 this week, Poundland has more than proved its ability to wrest customers away from the UK’s biggest supermarkets.Once dismissed as one of the underdogs of British retail, the discounter has seen a meteoric rise in recent years. It’s ...
-
News
Heron Foods profits take a hit in 2012 as it absorbs Cooltrader
Heron Foods has reported a 40.5% drop in pre-tax profits to £4.8m for the financial year ending 29 December 2012.
-
News
Poundland boss on flotation talk: It’s a natural output of success
Poundland CEO Jim McCarthy has described a flotation as “a natural output of success” as speculation continues to build that the discounter is to launch an initial public offering (IPO) for next year.
-
Profiles and QandAs
Aldi UK bosses on stellar results: 'Our formula is working'
As Aldi’s profits soared by a stunning 124%, The Grocer caught up with Aldi UK’s joint GMDs Roman Heini and Matthew Barnes to talk about saucy fish, its business model, the central London store trial, and why Asda can’t compete…