Aldi news and analysis – Page 78
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Morrisons to divest 140 smaller Safeway stores
Morrisons is set to bring in £250m by selling 140 of Safeway’s smaller convenience stores after acquiring the supermarket group last week.Weekend press reports suggest that the Big Food Group, Somerfield and German discounters Netto and Aldi...
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Inside Aldi
Little is known about the notoriously secretive hard discounter, so Liz Hamson tracked down a former insider to quiz him on the secrets of its success and ask whether he thinks the formula will thrive in the UKMost of the time,...
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Aldi dossier
>>established 1948The Albrecht brothers, Karl and Theo, opened their first store in 1948 under the Albrecht Discount fascia in Essen, Germany. In the early 1960s they had around 350 stores and divided the business into two, Aldi...
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BP powers up Connect offer
Anne Bruce Petrol giant BP has created a convenience operations division and recruited buyers and other staff from Alldays, Aldi, Marks and Spencer, Tesco and Sainsbury. The division takes in all 1,240 BP forecourt stores, which clocked up...
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Aldi plans 80 new stores
Anthony Garvey Discount chain Aldi has dropped a bombshell into the Irish grocery sector by signalling plans for 80 new stores across the Republic. The company has advertised for property owners to get in touch if they have green or brown...
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Luxury prawns for Aldi stores
A range of luxury prawns has been launched into Aldi stores across the UK and Ireland. The Luxury Cocktail Cold Water Prawns in Brine have been created by the Big Prawn Company and are available in tubs of 180g. Business development manager...
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Aldi introduces new collection system
Aldi’s Nord and Sud stores in Germany are to introduce a new system for the collection of mono-use drinks packaging from January. All those items liable to a 25c deposit will have a special label on them. In addition both companies...
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World News - 14th December 2002
Lidl chance. German discount chain Aldi has a clear advantage in Europe over its rival Lidl both in terms of store numbers and store performance, according to IGD. In a report on the grocery discount market IGD said number two chain Lidl stood...
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Aldi/Lidl cocking a snook' at the Irish
Discount chains Aldi and Lidl give consumers in the Irish Republic very little option to buy Irish-produced goods, according to a survey by the independent grocers' group, RGDATA. It found that with Aldi, only 19% of products were of...
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There is growing evidence that Aldi is aiming to boost its U
If an Aldi opens up next door to you, you might curse your downmarket postcode.But have you been to an Aldi store recently? Not only will you find a few Mercedes and BMWs in the car park, but products which look and taste better than you might...
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Quality items, and make no mistake
If an Aldi opens up next door to you, you might curse your downmarket postcode.But have you been to an Aldi store recently? Not only will you find a few Mercedes and BMWs in the car park, but products which look and taste better than you might...
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Aldi pushes suppliers to improve quality
Aldi is stepping up efforts to improve the quality of its product offering as it attempts to attract a more diverse customer base into its stores. Suppliers are being asked to provide better quality - although they still have to make tough deals...
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Aldi ice cream scoops top frozen award
Consumers have voted an Aldi premium ice cream as the best frozen food product of the year in the retail sector. Milfina Temptations premium honeycomb crunch ice cream, made for Aldi by Richmond Foods, also won the category for best new ice...
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Private investment in Two Saints
Private investors have bought the Two Saints Retail Park, Park Road, Ormskirk. The price of £4.9m reflects a yield of 7.7%. Aldi and McDonalds are among tenants of the 40,398 sq ft complex. Seller was Pochin Design & Build, advised by Lamont. King...
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Aggressive Lidl keeps up cracking new store pace
Anne Bruce Secretive hard discounter Lidl has doubled its UK portfolio since 2001, bucking declining numbers in the UK discount sector and leaving longer established competitors Aldi and Netto behind. A source said Lidl was "approaching 350 stores...
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republic of ireland
Discounters sourcing insignificant quantities' from Irish suppliers says RGDATA Aldi/Lidl sourcing probe urged by independents The independent grocers' body in the Irish Republic, RGDATA, has called for a government probe into the food sourcing...
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Hard discount fight in Iberia
German retailers Lidl, Tengelmann and Aldi are gearing up for battle in Iberia with ambitious store opening plans for their hard discount formats in the region over the next three to five years. Aldi's announcement earlier this month of a move into...
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Irish republic
Discounters force Tesco into deeper cuts The recent arrival of Lidl and Aldi in the Irish market has intensified competition in the grocery sector over the past year, according to Maurice Pratt, managing director of Tesco Ireland. Tesco, once...
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Australia: Aldi denies it's interested but Franklins sale
Hong Kong conglomerate expected to put 287-strong discounter up for sale Despite persistent rumours Aldi has denied it is a front runner in a potential bidding war for Australian discount chain Franklins, which parent company Dairy Farm...