more discounter news & analysis – Page 52
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Comment and Opinion
Inflation is only just beginning. Suppliers and retailers have a rocky road ahead
Suppliers face double jeopardy on price moves: a risk of fallout with retailers and of choking off demand from consumers at higher pricing, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment and Opinion
How ‘just walk out’ stores can use technology and people to boost engagement
For a ‘nation of shopkeepers’, some physical retailers are at risk of putting considerable distance between themselves and their customers, says Tom Hostler of Publicis Poke
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News
Lidl opens new head office in Tolworth, London
Hundreds of head office staff are relocating five miles from Wimbledon to the new building
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News
Mere dismisses rumours of a withdrawal from western Europe
Spanish publication Inforetail reported on Monday that Mere planned to exit the country, citing sources as indicating other western European divisions could follow suit
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News
Lidl opens 900th British store with new Liverpool site
The 900th British Lidl is one of six set to open this month, creating nearly 250 jobs between them, according to the discounter
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Comment and Opinion
Just walk out could be a game-changer for Aldi’s stores
Aldi’s ‘just walk out’ move seems unlikely for a no-frills discounter. But if it works it makes total sense
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News
Former Aldi director Tim Conder made MD at Bells of Lazonby
Conder will step into the role of Michael Bell, who is moving into new role leading the company’s supervisory board
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News
Lidl GB names Peter de Roos as new chief commercial officer
De Roos, who is replacing Ryan McDonnell as CCO, will join the Lidl GB team from 1 April this year
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News
Iceland commits to price freeze on £1 value range as food costs rise
The supermarket’s price lock promise includes an array of essentials across store cupboard, fresh household and frozen
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News
Aldi ditches Deliveroo as more normal shopping patterns drive down demand
The Grocer approached Aldi for comment after spotting several of its stores had disappeared from the platform
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Analysis and Features
Aldi’s new ‘just walk out’ Greenwich store: what’s it like inside?
It’s the first UK discounter store letting customers simply pick up their shopping and leave, before billing them in an app. So what’s it like?
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News
Aldi launches ‘just walk out’ checkout-free store in Greenwich
To use the store, customers must download the Aldi Shop & Go app
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News
Aldi spends £1.6bn with British suppliers over pandemic
The retailer also reaffirmed its promise to prioritise home-grown suppliers
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Comment and Opinion
The results are in and the winner is… grocery
We have Kantar and NielsenIQ to tell us about topline sales momentum, but that’s slim pickings versus the updates from the plcs
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Range Preview
Brownies, blondies and bacon: Aldi’s Plant Menu for Veganuary 2022
Aldi is keen to fill the gap for consumers missing meat, eggs and dairy – at prices that make a vegan diet affordable to all
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Analysis and Features
Who were grocery’s big winners and losers of Christmas 2021?
The mults managed to keep spend flat compared with 2020 (though inflation played a part). Who got what they wished for and who’s hungover?
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News
City Snapshot: Arora family sells £234m stake in B&M
SSA Investments, the investment vehicle of the Arora family, has sold reduced its shareholding in B&M Bargains owner BME European Value Retail from 11% to 7% after placing £234m of shares last night. Plus, McColl’s CCO heads to Sainsbury’s and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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News
Groceries Code Adjudicator to probe supermarket inflation delistings
GCA Mark White has asked suppliers to come forward with their experience of asking supermarkets to agree price increases
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News
Basic food lines absent at Russian discounter Mere in Christmas run-up
Stock levels of everyday essentials were low or non-existent in mid-December, and have not been replenished in the new year
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News
Fultons MD Karen Rees leaves following Poundland takeover
Former Fultons co-owner Rees had been a director of the business since 2003