more discounter news & analysis – Page 25
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News
Frozen pea demand soars amid cost of living crisis
Searches for frozen peas in the UK have increased 20% in the past 12 months
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B&M reaping benefits of Lidl or Aldi nearby
The variety discounter’s latest annual report, published yesterday, highlights how its brand-focused range complements Lidl and Aldi’s more own-label focused assortment
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Iceland Foods to trial air fryer aisle in Food Warehouse store
The discounter has rebranded freezers with new purple signage in one aisle of its Food Warehouse stores, in Charlton, London
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Iceland franchisee owner under food traceability investigation in Ireland
Iceland sold all of its stores in the Republic of Ireland in February
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Wilko planning no store closures in upcoming CVA
The home and garden retailer is due to launch a company voluntary arrangement next month in which it will seek rent cuts from landlords
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Comment and Opinion
What is the Adjudicator doing about all those supplier complaints?
As retailer relations sour with suppliers what is the GCA doing about all their complaints?
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Aldi offering kids free sessions of Olympic and Paralympic sports
The discounter has also released the findings of a poll suggesting millions of children are at risk of missing out on sport in the cost of living crisis
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Reports
Has Lidl taken on too much in US expansion plans?
While few predicted Lidl’s expansion slowdown in the UK, Lidl’s US operation has been harder hit
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Analysis and Features
‘No excuse’ for Amazon’s shocking first outing on supplier ranking
The stand out is Amazon, with a record poor showing on its first appearance on the Groceries Code Adjudicator’s list
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Analysis and Features
The riddle of Lidl and its faltering plans to take over in the UK
With discounters booming in the cost of living crisis, what’s motivating Lidl’s move to slow down expansion?
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News
Ukrainian poultry giant MHP eyes major move on UK market
The supplier is targeting reaching a 10% market share in the UK by the end of next year
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Comment and Opinion
In graphs: Aldi and Tesco's freefall down the Groceries Code table
From the ‘worst score ever’ for Amazon to the demise of the GCA’s golden child, the survey begs several questions. Here are some of the key ones
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News
ABP buys two Scotbeef meat plants after supplier loses Aldi contract
Irish red meat giant ABP will complete a deal for Scotbeef’s Bridge of Allan abattoir and Queenslie meat packing plant by the end of July
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Inflation sees Aldi and Tesco plummet in GCA league table
Having topped the YouGov table for eight of the past 10 years, Aldi fell to a comparatively lowly seventh out of 14 retailers in this year’s survey
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Comment and Opinion
Land agreements are just one way supermarkets can stop rivals
Sainsbury’s and Asda were found in breach of land agreement competition rules. But how else can supermarkets slow their rivals?
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News
Sainsbury’s cuts loo roll prices as pulp costs fall
It’s the latest in a series of early signs of deflation in some high-volume grocery lines, despite overall food inflation remaining high
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Young’s adds second sole line to Gastro range in NPD push
The seafood giant said the NPD offered shoppers the ‘feel-good factor of eating out’ at home
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Myprotein launches protein-packed ice cream range into Iceland
The desserts were set to ‘delight to our fitness-loving audience, so they can enjoy a cooling, nutritional ice cream this summer’, said Iceland
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One Beyond grappling with rise in ‘organised’ shoplifting
One Beyond chairman Chris Edwards said shoplifters had shifted from targeting single low-value products to sweeping the contents of a shelf into a bag
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Analysis and Features
15 ways supermarkets and grocery are celebrating Pride month
As the world’s biggest companies give their social media logos the rainbow flag treatment, these grocery brands are opening their purses to address the issues facing the LGBTQ+ community