Ugo Stores

Poundstretcher snaps up troubled Ugo chain from administration

11 Feb 2012 | By Beth Phillips

Ugo Stores owed Nisa almost £1.9m before the troubled discount supermarket chain collapsed into administration and was sold to Poundstretcher.

Ugo Stores

Poundstretcher seals Ugo rescue deal Subscription

09 Feb 2012 | By Beth Phillips

Poundstretcher has finally been confirmed as the mystery buyer for Ugo Stores.

Arthur Harris, owner of Ugo

Ugo's stocks plummet as suppliers pull out

04 Feb 2012 | By Beth Phillips

Ugo Stores was experiencing serious supply problems before its sale was announced by owner Arthur Harris this week, The Grocer can reveal.

analysis & features

Jim McCarthy

A single-minded man

14 Jan 2012 | By James Halliwell

Poundland boss Jim McCarthy is pushing ahead with ambitious European expansion plans - despite the Eurozone crisis - and his aspirations don’t end there.

ALDI

Is Tesco and Asda’s loss Aldi and Lidl’s gain? It looks like it Subscription

10 Sep 2011 | By James Halliwell

After the rollercoaster ride of 2008-2009, Aldi and Lidl are back on form – and this time it’s not about recession chic. James Halliwell reports

more discounter news

opinion

Happy chemicals and super-powered staples

18 Feb 2012 | Updated: 20 Feb 2012 | By Liz Hamson

How refreshing - an investigation into what’s good about the food we eat rather than more lazy “it’s all carcinogenic and it’s all the supermarkets’ fault” scaremongering.

In a final twist, Walker has stepped in and blown his rivals out of the water

18 Feb 2012 | Updated: 20 Feb 2012 | By James Halliwell

In the race for Iceland Foods, there was only ever going to be one winner.

Poll

David Cameron wants 'drunk tanks' and 'booze buses' to tackle British drinking culture.

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you say...

Mystery shops are under-used

28 Jan 2012

As price parity among retailers becomes the norm, the in-store experience and service offering will mark the degrees of separation.

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