more discounter news & analysis – Page 83
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Aldi to become UK’s top paying supermarket with basic rate boost
Aldi store employees will receive a minimum hourly rate of £9.40 nationally and £10.90 inside the M25 from 1 February
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Candy Kittens mulls legal move against ‘copycat’ Aldi
The sweets – which have not yet launched into Aldi – were discovered in the warehouse of one of Candy Kittens’ contract packers
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Aldi adds ‘XXL’ bulk packs of meat to rolling weekly offers
The first “super-sized XXL” offers kick off this week with the arrival of 2kg packs of chicken breast fillets for £7.99 and four-packs of 21-day matured rump steaks for £7.49
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Lidl knocks Asda off top spot with convincing win
The discounter was widely hailed as the grocery retailer that won Christmas last week
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Range Preview
Range preview: Aldi Easter eggs 2020
Here’s the best of the chocolate eggs in Aldi stores this Easter
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Comment and Opinion
Consumer preference shouldn’t come into Aldi’s choice of sustainable bag
Aldi chose to roll out compostable plastic bags over paper ones due to ‘customer preference’ – but is that the point?
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Iceland secures long-term lease on Livingston distribution centre
The site will continue to serve as a base for Iceland’s national operational logistics
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Second Superdrug in Scottish Borders to convert to Savers
Superdrug in Hawick is due to close and reopen as Savers, after its store in Galashiels was given the same treatment
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Iceland adds over 40 multi-temp trailers to HGV fleet
The tri-axle trailers, which can carry a bigger payload than tandem axle ones, are the first to bear the branding of both Iceland and The Food Warehouse
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Aldi rolls out compostable carrier bags to all UK stores
The discounter said the compostable bags had proved more popular with customers than paper ones in a trial
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Aldi to complete removal of cartoon characters from cereal boxes
The discounter said today that the characters had already been removed from much of the range and would be gone from the rest by March
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Lidl scores highest Christmas sales surge with double digit growth
Overall sales for the four weeks to 29 December rose 11% year-on-year, higher than any other supermarket over the festive period - including main rival Aldi
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Comment and Opinion
Lidl parties into 2020 with KT Tunstall tour of Scotland
If you think the dawn of January means party season is over, get thee to Scotland
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Asda follows Lidl in removing cartoon characters from own-label cereals
Asda has become the second retailer to remove cartoon characters from its cereals
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City snapshot: Lidl outpaces rivals with festive sales up 11%
Lidl saw sales rise by a whopping 11% in the run up to Christmas, outpacing all other grocers - including Aldi
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Comment and Opinion
Culling cartoon animals is no panacea for the sugary cereal problem
Waving goodbye to cutesy mascots on the front of packs is a start. But the real problem is what's inside them
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Aldi Christmas sales up 8% as it breaks £1bn barrier
Sales were boosted by particularly strong growth in beers, wines & spirits
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Range Preview
Range preview: Iceland Veganuary 2020
No Bull, No Porkies, no problem, Iceland has just announced its latest drop of vegan products
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City snapshot: Aldi sales surge 7.9% over Christmas
Aldi has announced its total sales jumped 7.9% in the four weeks to 24 December to break £1bn for the first time.
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Range preview: Aldi Veganuary 2020
Here’s a look at the discounter’s Veganuary offering, including new additions to the Plant Menu range