more discounter news & analysis – Page 51
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Asda to double Smart Price coverage following Jack Monroe criticism
From 1 March Asda will stock its full Smart Price and Farm Stores ranges in all 581 of its food stores, as well as online
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Iceland ‘supercharging’ range innovation in new tech partnership
The frozen food specialist has signed up to RangeMe, a global platform linking retailers with 200,000 suppliers showcasing their products
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Poundland to open biggest-ever store at 15,000 sq ft
The new store is about three times the size of an average Poundland and will employ 75 full or part-time staff
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Comment and Opinion
What we can learn from the Aldi and M&S battle over Colin and Cuthbert
Trade mark lawyers Joel Smith and Peter Elkin advise on how best to protect your IP
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Aldi sees Veganuary plant-based sales soar 500%
The discounter has also reported a 250% increase in plant-based sales in 2021 compared with 2020
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James Dorling joins the board at Wilko as development director
Wilko has promoted group property and procurement director James Dorling to the board
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Iceland goes head to head with Which? over supermarket sustainability ranking
The first supermarket sustainability league table from Which? focused on 11 major UK grocers’ performance across three areas
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Comment and Opinion
Where Tesco went wrong with Jack’s discount endeavour
Tesco should have invested in more advantageous opportunities, says Rebecca Crook, chief growth officer at Somo
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M&S and Aldi call it quits over Colin the Caterpillar dispute
Both have declined to comment on the terms of the settlement
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Comment and Opinion
The only surprise about Jack’s is that it didn’t close sooner
Aldi and Lidl are again growing strongly, and Tesco is keen to keep pace
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Mike Morrison returns to Poundstretcher as trading director
Morrison has previously served on Poundstretcher’s board on three occasions
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Tesco axes Jack’s and puts 1,600 jobs at risk with sweeping cuts
Jack’s branded products will continue to be available to independent convenience stores supplied by Booker
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Comment and Opinion
Why homeware is increasingly where the heart is for retailers
With money tight and home increasingly a haven for consumers, everyone from B&M to John Lewis has cottoned on
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Comment and Opinion
Aldi’s checkout-free store: what’s in it for a discounter?
The checkout-free format could be a worthy investment in a market where Amazon is dominating, says Miya Knights, co-author of Amazon and Omnichannel Retail
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Unilever adds trio of ice cream NPD to celebrate 100 years of Wall’s
The new launches offered ‘the perfect way to help shoppers and retailers mark the special occasion with us’, said Wall’s
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Analysis and Features
Is Jack Monroe right about food inflation hitting the poorest hardest?
Jack Monroe sparked a media storm last week by showing it is budget items facing some of the biggest price hikes. Is she right?
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Grocer 33
Grocer 33 store of the week: Iceland Food Warehouse, Speke
‘The challenge of Covid absences means I’ve had to teach people to do more things, which also gives them another string to their bow’
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Grocer 33
Iceland wins tightest Grocer 33 battle in several months
Our mystery shopper described a trip to its Food Warehouse store in Boulevard Retail Park, Speke, as an “easy, enjoyable shop in a very pleasant environment”
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Poundstretcher begins converting stores to JTF
A Poundstretcher and Pet Hut in Margate, one of the variety discounter’s larger stores, is among the first to be rebranded
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Five major supermarkets trialling ‘digital age verification’ for alcohol sales
The Home Office-backed trials are intended to explore how the technology can strengthen age checking and reduce violence against staff