more discounter news & analysis – Page 161
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Aldi scoops Grocer of the Year Award at Grocer Golds
Aldi has pulled off a major coup at this year’s Grocer Gold Awards by beating Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Ocado to the Grocer of the Year Award.
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Ian Schofield back at Iceland as own-label/packaging head
Ian Schofield has rejoined Iceland, 20 years after leaving the frozen food discounter…
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Comment and Opinion
The discounters will keep adapting
The term discount isn’t what it used to be, particularly in the grocery aisle…
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Aldi used Scottish flag to sell Brazilian and EU-sourced meat
Aldi is to relabel its Murrays cooked meat range over the use of Scottish branding.
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Iceland’s 2012 profits take a hit following management buyout
Iceland Foods has revealed a 35.9% fall in pre-tax profits in the first set of results since founder Malcolm Walker regained control of the business.
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Analysis and Features
Aldi's own-label awards triumph
Judges for The Grocer’s 2013 Own-Label Awards were amazed over and over again by the quality of its products…
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Own-label food & drink awards 2013
The Grocer’s 2013 Own-Label Awards attracted a record 801 entries. We present the winners and runners up…
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Comment and Opinion
Aldi award haul will cause furrowed brows at supermarkets
Aldi’s record haul at the Own Label Food & Drink Awards this week will make uncomfortable reading for supermarkets…
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Aldi and Lidl to be added to mySupermarket comparison site
Aldi and Lidl could be set for a sales boost after mySupermarket revealed it will add them…
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Analysis and Features
Discounters fuel growth in supermarket numbers
Convenience is the sector everyone is talking about, but the supermarket space race is far from over, according to this year’s Grocery Retail…
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Top 100 fmcg brands defied 2012 advertising slowdown
The biggest advertisers in fmcg ramped up ad budgets by 11% in 2012, despite the decline in overall advertising spend…
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Aldi puts up milk payments to dairy farmers
Aldi is increasing the price it pays for fresh milk by between 1 and 1.25 pence per litre in response to tightening UK milk supply and increased production costs.
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High security for Iceland's frozen lamb
Iceland has rolled out plastic security boxes for frozen lamb legs to more than 550 of its 780 stores…
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Iceland online service back after an eight-year absence
Iceland has resumed its online shopping service – eight years after scrapping it…
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Cut-price rivals (and rain) hit soft drinks at independents
Independent retailers have borne the brunt of a flattening soft drinks market – with sales plummeting by double digits ove…
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Asda frozen savouries launch copies Greggs' Iceland range
Asda is hoping to emulate the success of the Iceland-exclusive Greggs range with lookalike own-label frozen savouries…
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Lidl boosts fresh meat and poultry floorspace by 50%
Lidi is beefing up its meat and poultry aisles after sales of its fresh range increased 30% in 2012…
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Aldi TV spot shines light on British beef
Aldi’s latest TV advert plays up its British beef credentials.
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Analysis and Features
How Aldi topped the loyalty table without a loyalty card
Loyalty schemes are not the only way to generate shopper loyalty, reveals our latest Supermarket Loyalty League
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B&M Bargains sales and profits soar as expansion continues
B&M Retail posted double-digit increases in sales and profits for 2012 to continue its staggering growth…