more discounter news & analysis – Page 163
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Iceland infuriated by EU mackerel deal with Norway
After a year pushing for trade sanctions against Iceland and the Faroes, the EU appears to be back to square one…
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Young's muscles in on chicken with Iceland
It is already a mighty rival to Birds Eye in fish. Now, Young’s Seafood is moving into frozen chicken…
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Discounters dine out on festive sales of Champagne and lobster
The discounters enjoyed booming sales this Christmas, with shoppers seeking out premium-quality products…
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Adams secures hard cheese deal at Iceland
Adams Foods has scored a coup over Arla by winning the contract to supply Iceland’s own-label range of hard cheeses….
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Analysis and Features
Who won the battle for sales this Christmas? It depends...
Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury’s can all come up with figures to show…
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Sainsbury's leads big four in latest Kantar data
Sainsbury’s was the only supermarket out of the big four to increase its market share in the run up to Christmas, according to the latest Kantar Worldpanel.
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Lidl targets in-store bakeries in all UK stores
Lidl plans to roll out in-store bakeries to its entire UK estate if its latest trial proves a hit…
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Analysis and Features
Review of the year 2012: part 4
Farmers are often accused of not really ‘getting’ consumers…
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Analysis and Features
Review of the year 2012: part 2
As we revealed in our annual Britain’s Biggest Brands supplement in March…
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Poundworld appoints CFO Phil Screeton to help double sales
Poundworld has confidently predicted it will double sales over the next 12 months…
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Leahy returns to retail to chair B&M Bargains
Sir Terry Leahy has made a surprise return to retail as non-executive chairman of discounter B&M Bargains…
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Comment and Opinion
Have discounters really cracked the UK?
Without doubt, discounters in the UK are currently enjoying an unprecedented run of growth…
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Aldi heir Berthold Albrecht dies age 58
Berthold Albrecht, the son of Aldi co-founder Theo Albrecht, has died aged 58.
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Hard-up consumers cut back on household goods
Cash-strapped shoppers are buying fewer household goods as prices continue to rise.
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Iceland launches Armed Forces discount card
Iceland has launched a 10% discount card for the Armed Forces.
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Sainsbury's leads the way in latest Kantar figures
Sainsbury’s continued to grow its share of the grocery market in the latest quarter as other big supermarkets struggled, according to the latest data…
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Private equity swoops on B&M
B&M Bargains has been sold to US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice - and ex-Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy has been appointed chairman.
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Lidl scotch a 'collector's item', says whisky expert
A limited edition scotch from Lidl is set to become a collector’s item after it went on sale today for £39.99, half its estimated value.
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Poundland adds 100 branded lines to grocery range
Poundland has rolled out 100 new lines to its range of groceries, including Kellogg’s cornflakes, Heinz soups and McVities biscuits.
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Iceland to expand its franchise in Iceland with four new stores
Iceland is opening four more stores in Iceland, The Grocer can reveal….