more discounter news & analysis – Page 72
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Comment and Opinion
We must respond to consumer hunger for transparency on food production
British shoppers are often in the dark about farming practices, says Ryan McDonnell, chief commercial officer at Lidl GB
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News
Aldi more than doubles Deliveroo delivery trial
The discounter first partnered with the courier firm in May
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News
Lidl dissolves its digital logistics company
Lidl Digital Logistics was widely taken as a sign of the discounter’s online ambitions when it was created in 2018
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News
Poundland readies major push into fresh and frozen food with Fultons acquisition
Poundland has been working with Fultons for the past 12 months to grow its food range
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News
Aldi creates ‘healthy basket’ of 49 essentials for under £45
The basket is claimed to meet proportions set in the NHS Eatwell Guide while also containing popular products as defined by the ONS
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Comment and Opinion
Aldi comes out the winner in Tesco’s Price Match, but it must catch up in online
Tesco is doing Aldi a favour with its price match campaign, but Aldi has its own battles in data and online, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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News
Poundland to set more prices in ‘25p increments’
The business sees the move as in line with its ‘simple price’ strategy on the basis that multiples of 25p should remain easy for customers to add up
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News
Aldi replaces plastic fruit & veg bags with reusable ones nationwide
The plastic bags will be gone from Aldi’s 900 UK stores by the end of year, the discounter said
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News
The Range launching online marketplace for third-party sellers
The discount chain, which sells everything from hot tubs to Iceland’s grocery range, is looking for third parties to register their interest now
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Comment and Opinion
Iceland’s plastic footprint call highlights worryingly inconsistent reporting in retail
Iceland was right to call on businesses to publish their plastic footprints. But the issue here is one of consistency, rather than transparency
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Analysis and Features
Has Iceland really taken the lead on plastic reporting?
Iceland challenged rivals to publish totals – but some already do
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco’s ‘tricks’ and the ‘joy of six’: what we learned from Aldi chief’s results presentation
Aldi may have taken a blow to its market share, but UK & Ireland CEO Giles Hurley is confident it can weather the Tesco price war and threat of Covid restrictions at Christmas
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News
Iceland offers university students priority delivery slots and discount
Iceland MD Richard Walker said the frozen food chain was helping those most affected by Covid-19 restrictions
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News
Media Bites 29 September: Asda, Aldi, Tesco, Reckitt Benckiser
The billionaire brothers behind EG Group have moved into pole position in the race to takeover Asda.
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News
Aldi opens £22m warehouse in Scotland
The 180,000 sq ft facility was officially opened on Friday (25 September) as Aldi announced plans to increase its number of Scottish-sourced products
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News
Aldi chief takes swipe at Tesco’s ‘marketing tricks and gimmicks’
Giles Hurley claimed: ‘More expensive supermarkets can only imitate, not replicate, what we do’
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News
Aldi plans 4,000 new jobs as it invests £1.3bn in new stores and upgrades
It has pledged to invest the money into new and upgraded stores, distribution centres and further innovations across its business
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News
Aldi launches click & collect service at Loughborough store
Customers can place their orders at groceries.aldi.co.uk, the discounter’s first UK grocery e-commerce site
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News
Aldi chief appeals directly to customers not to stockpile
In an email to customers, Aldi UK & Ireland CEO Giles Hurley has assured them there is no need for them to buy more than they need
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News
Media Bites 22 September: Coronavirus, Unilever, Aldi/Lidl
Global stock markets fell heavily into the red as concern grew that a second wave of lockdowns is on the way