more discounter news & analysis – Page 30
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Aldi buys more British apples than any other UK supermarket in February
Data from the growers association has revealed that Aldi topped the chart followed by Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl in February
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Comment and Opinion
Is there any merit to the social media storm over Lidl’s New Zealand lamb packaging?
Is Lidl misleading shoppers for placing a New Zealand flag on – you guessed it – New Zealand lamb?
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Aldi bosses to run London Marathon as Cuthbert the Caterpillar
Aldi UK MD Graham Hetherington and group MDs Dan Ronald and Oliver King will run in the three-person costume
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Home Bargains revenue climbs following opening of 20 stores
Operating profit fell from £394m to £290m despite 2% rise in turnover to £3,419m
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Comment and Opinion
What’s stopping Russian discounter Mere relaunching in the UK?
What are the ‘complex, non-standard’ challenges for a Russian-owned company trading in the UK?
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Iceland partners with Just Eat for latest rapid delivery deal
More than 5,000 Iceland products including essentials, fresh and frozen groceries will be available via the Just Eat app, for delivery within 30 minutes
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Aldi once again set to be highest-paying supermarket
The latest pay rise is the second for Aldi shopworkers so far in 2023
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City snapshot: Carlsberg names new CEO to replace retiring Cees ’t Hart
Danish brewing giant Carlsberg hired an external candidate, Jacob Aarup-Andersen, to replace Cees ’t Hart as CEO. Plus, Aldi increases store staff pay, Unilever restarts share buyback scheme and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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Lidl’s store opening slowdown set ‘to last until 2026’
The slowdown has also extended to recruitment activity
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Russian discounter Mere planning UK restart after year-long pause
The hard discounter paused operations in a number of European countries for ‘economic reasons’ following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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Tesco lifts all fruit and veg rationing following Asda, Lidl and Aldi
The retailer confirmed to The Grocer it had removed buying limits on tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers
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Birds Eye launches first flavoured fish finger with Chip Shop Curry variant
The NPD has been created by adding a curry-flavoured panko breadcrumb to its Chunky Fish Finger
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Poundland hits back at East Dulwich ‘reverse gentrification’ claims
Poundland’s planned store in south London’s wealthy East Dulwich prompted some residents to take to online forums and Facebook groups expressing fears it would lower the tone of the area
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Asda removes buying limits across entire fruit and veg range
The retailer has announced plans to remove final restrictions on three packets of tomatoes and peppers per customers
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IP law firm sets out to ‘revise thinking’ on copycats
Stobbs commissioned its review of evidence on ‘the psychology of lookalikes’ to challenge the legal notion that having a different brand name is sufficient to avoid customer confusion or deception
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Comment and Opinion
Why supermarket bosses are fuming at latest price accusations
Parents are claiming their food is too expensive in latest research commissioned by the Food Foundation
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Iceland beats meal donation target after hitting 3.5 million milestone
Iceland Foods has redistributed more than 3.5 million meals since January 2022
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Child food poverty: supermarkets slammed over lack of ‘meaningful’ action
Food Foundation is calling for discounted fruit & veg ranges, promotions on bread and milk, and reduced prices for the healthiest ranges of products
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Discounters continue to grab market share as shoppers chase lowest prices
Shoppers have continued to flock to the discounters to cope with soaring grocery bills as volumes in supermarkets tumble, according to latest market data
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Comment and Opinion
Are price cuts enough to tempt shoppers away from the discounters?
Retailers and brands cannot differentiate on price alone, says Rachel White, MD UK&I at NIQ