more discounter news & analysis – Page 74
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Lockdown sales surge helps B&M reach FTSE 100
The coronavirus crisis has helped propel B&M Bargains owner B&M European Value Retail into the FTSE 100, six years after making its stock market debut.
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Aldi to roll out new cardboard steak packaging after successful trial
The new packaging will save about 1,100 tonnes of plastic a year
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Comment and Opinion
Why sponsoring Great British Bake Off 2020 is a hole in one for Aldi
The deal will feed three key metrics Aldi wants to drive: its Britishness, quality and range
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Lidl rolls out app-based loyalty scheme offering discounts and more
The app-based rewards scheme give users discounts on shopping as well as partner services including Sky TV
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Aldi takes over as sponsor for new series of The Great British Bake Off
The discounter hopes to underpin its quality credentials as sponsor of the 11th series of the show
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Analysis and Features
Should the discounters be taking advantage of the online grocery boom?
Online grocery has boomed during the pandemic, but discounters still have little online presence – could this be a huge missed opportunity?
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Poundland to open three stores in one day
The new openings come just weeks after Poundland announced the biggest transformation programme in its history
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BrewDog hits back at Aldi copycat beer with ‘Ald IPA’
“The time to start worrying is when no one is copying you,” said BrewDog CEO James Watt
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Analysis and Features
How Lidl is adapting its London stores to take on convenience
Lidl has changed its tone on its newer London stores, acknowledging they are an adaptation to target convenience. So how are they doing it?
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The Food Warehouse growing trade offering to serve recovering hospitality businesses
Anthony Howard, the Iceland sub-brand’s business development manager, said it was offering more bespoke deals with no membership fees
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Swindon Tesco Extra hit by coronavirus outbreak among staff
Tesco confirmed there had been a small number of confirmed coronavirus cases at the supermarket
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Poundstretcher DC in Leicestershire suffered coronavirus outbreak
The Grocer can also reveal Poundstretcher owner Aziz Tayub was this week questioned by police over an allegation he did not self-isolate after returning from a trip to Dubai
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Lidl targeting ’supermarket convenience’ with new-format London stores
The revelation came as the retailer opened its 100th London store, in Beckton, and announced plans for 30 more in the capital by the end of 2025
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Iceland partners with Jason Manford for weekly ‘virtual’ stand-up comedy show
It comes after the comedian tried his hand at being an Iceland delivery driver
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Aldi to launch giant Ferrero Rocher lookalike dessert for Christmas
The limited-edition dessert will land in the frozen section of Aldi stores on 26 October
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Poundland announces next 19 stores to get frozen and chilled ‘shops in shops’
The stores will also get a makeover as part of Poundland’s transformation drive, the retailer said
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Range Preview
Range preview: Aldi Christmas 2020
From truffle pigs in blankets to a giant Ferrero Rocher dessert, here’s what Aldi will have in store for Christmas 2020
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Lidl set to open £70m Peterborough regional distribution centre
The 450,000 sq ft facility is replacing an existing smaller warehouse in Lutterworth
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Media Bites 30 July: Pizza Hut, Majestic Wine, Aldi
Pizza Hut has become the latest restaurant chain to put a financial restructuring on the menu by hiring advisers to explore the possibility of an insolvency agreement that could entail significant job losses
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Former Iceland joint MD Nigel Broadhurst explains resignation
Broadhurst’s surprise departure marked the end of a career spanning nearly four decades