All articles by Thomas Hobbs – Page 9
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NewsTesco Ireland goes after Aldi and Lidl with Price Promise extension
Aldi and Lidl are in the crosshairs of Tesco Ireland as it targets the discounters with its latest ‘Price Promise’ guarantee.
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NewsIceland ready meal range sets sights on hungry men
Iceland has launched a new frozen ready meal range aimed at men.
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NewsIceland opts for Mercedes vans to drive home delivery growth
Iceland is set to switch its 1,300 strong fleet of home delivery vans over to Mercedes-Benz Sprinters in a bid to improve its home delivery network.
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NewsPoundworld eyes affluent areas as it opens store in Harrogate
Poundworld is looking to attract more ‘posh customers’ into stores under new plans to expand into ‘affluent’ UK locations…
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NewsOne Direction advent calendars hit by production delays
Hordes of teens hoping to get their hands on an Advent calendar featuring Harry Styles and co are set to be disappointed…
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NewsAsda registers 'George Home'... but will it replace Living brand?
The first George store opened in Dubai this weekAsda looks set to expand its George clothing brand into homeware.The retailer has registered the ‘George Home’ name with the Intellectual Property Office across all the main home appliance, clothing and electronic product categories, as well as under the domain name George.home.It ...
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NewsHome Bargains hones in on the south with £70m Wiltshire depot
TJ Morris, the discounter that trades as Home Bargains, is to invest £70m in a new 1,013,150 sq ft distribution centre in Wiltshire as it looks to expand its presence in the south of England.
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NewsGreggs boss Whiteside: Store revamps will hold back profits
Greggs’ CEO Roger Whiteside does not expect the bakery chain to return to profit growth for at least two years as the business continues to focus on improving the quality of its offer.
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NewsWilkinson to replace former CEO Stuart Mitchell with new COO
Wilkinson has confirmed it is on the hunt for a new chief operating officer rather than chief executive…
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Comment & OpinionDiscount fever
After announcing a 15% rise in total sales to £880m for 2012/13 this week, Poundland has more than proved its ability to wrest customers away from the UK’s biggest supermarkets.Once dismissed as one of the underdogs of British retail, the discounter has seen a meteoric rise in recent years. It’s ...
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NewsHeron Foods profits take a hit in 2012 as it absorbs Cooltrader
Heron Foods has reported a 40.5% drop in pre-tax profits to £4.8m for the financial year ending 29 December 2012.
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NewsAsda profits rise in 2012 as like-for-like sales inch up
Asda has announced a pre-tax profits rise of 0.8% to £774.3m for the year ending December 31 2012, compared with £767.8m the year before.
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NewsAsda launches three-month delivery pass with special offer
Asda has cut the cost of online home delivery with a new £15 pass covering three months’ worth of deliveries.
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NewsPoundland boss on flotation talk: It’s a natural output of success
Poundland CEO Jim McCarthy has described a flotation as “a natural output of success” as speculation continues to build that the discounter is to launch an initial public offering (IPO) for next year.
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NewsV-Tex could offer fridge-free future for drinks aisles
Finally, a solution to that most vexing of problems: how to make warm beer cold, and quickly…
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NewsLidl launches a nappy that's just 3mm thick
Lidl is aiming to revolutionise the nappy market with an eco-friendly product “so thin it’s like underwear”…
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NewsPoundstretcher owner Crown Crest posts 16% profit fall
Discount wholesaler Crown Crest, which owns Poundstretcher, has posted a double-digit fall in full-year pre-tax profits…
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NewsLidl and Aldi raise their green game
Lidl is ploughing £27m into new refrigeration in a bid to improve the green credentials of its in-store chillers…
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Grocer 33Asda Bodmin
We are absolutely over the moon and I couldn’t believe it when I got the call…
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NewsLidl to investigate Bangladesh factory claims
Lidl has launched an internal investigation following claims made by BBC’s Panorama that one of its Bangladesh suppliers abuses workers.