more discounter news & analysis – Page 92
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Bargain World discounter opens first of 25 planned stores
Bargain World sells at multiple price points up to £15, with fmcg making up around 60% of the store’s 3,500 products…
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B&M drops appeal against inclusion in Groceries Code remit
B&M and Ocado were added to the list of retailers covered by the Adjudicator in November
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Wilko suffers 4% drop in sales in 'challenging environment'
Despite the sales drop, the retailer managed a return to profitability, credited to reduced costs
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Farmfoods reverses 2017 decline with 2.7% revenue rise
Turnover rose from £642.7m to £660.3m in the year to 29 December, according to newly filed accounts at Companies House…
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Asda tops Iceland with lowest price for 22 products
Guest retailer Iceland came out on top in its past three appearances
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Iceland turns to locked spirit boxes in battle against booze theft
They are currently in 95 Iceland and Food Warehouse stores
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Lidl overstated price advantage over Morrisons, rules ASA
Morrisons complained that the Lidl ad did not reflect its promotional price
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Sandwiches back on Poundland shelves in new fresh bays
The sandwiches are joined by 22 new branded and own-label food lines
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Iceland launches website promoting sustainability credentials
The new site says the frozen food retailer is ‘taking on the world’s biggest environmental and social challenges’
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Poundland rolls out Pep&Co clothing across entire estate
Pep&Co ranges are now in over 850 Poundland branches across the country
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Lidl to open biggest UK warehouse in Scotland this year
Lidl will relocate operations from its current Scottish warehouse in Livingston 20 miles west to the new 58,500 sq ft facility
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Why the frozen aisle is the new home of haute cuisine
Waitrose’s ‘five star’ frozen food range shows the genre has come a long way since Iceland’s Kerry Katona ads
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Aldi responds to wave of job enquiries with careers chatbot
The ‘careers bot’ answers questions from job hopefuls on Facebook Messenger and directs them to relevant opportunities
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Lidl to recruit customs head to manage Brexit strategy
The post is part of a recently created ‘Brexit team’ at the discounter’s south west London HQ
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Comment and Opinion
Aldi's Heck backtrack will provide hope for other brands
Aldi’s decision to redesign its chicken sausages is a big victory for Heck and will provide hope for others who want to challenge the discounter
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Guest retailer Lidl denies runner-up Sainsbury's a win
This was Lidl’s strongest performance since coming in 15.1% cheaper than Asda in February 2018
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Aldi redesigns packs of 'copycat' Ashfield Farm sausages
The discounter was accused last July by Heck owner Andrew Keeble of “mimicking” the brand’s Chicken Italia sausages
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Aldi rolls out direct surplus food donations to entire estate
The initiative bypasses the need for the surplus food to return to an Aldi depot before being redistributed
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Iceland loses EU trademark protection after nation battle
The Iceland Ministry of Foreign Affairs argued it prevented the country’s businesses promoting themselves
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Iceland launches new mobile-friendly website
A new pop-up box with predictive results allows users to add products to their basket before they’ve finished typing…