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NewsLidl launches new food waste initiative and raises target
From this summer Lidl will participate in Surplus Saviours, a scheme enabling registered charities and customers to collect surplus food from stores for free
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InterviewsAldi’s Julie Ashfield: grocery doesn’t need more ‘alpha females’
Julie Ashfield joined Aldi at 21 on the promise of £27k and a company car. Twenty-five years later, she talks confidence, culture change and ceiling tiles
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons is turning a corner while Asda hits a dead end
There is light at the end of the tunnel for Morrisons, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsLidl GB announces new chief operating officer
Currently COO at Lidl Italy, the new hire is moving to the GB board as Maciej Tylkowski takes an international position in the business
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NewsShoppers switch to own label and buy less to save money: NIQ
Total till sales at UK supermarkets increased 3.3% in the four weeks to 21 February, but volumes declined by 0.8% – a bigger fall than January’s 0.6%
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NewsSupermarket volumes remain under pressure as inflation picks up pace
Total take-home sales at the mults increased by 3.4% year on year in the four weeks to 22 February. However, growth lagged behind grocery price inflation
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NewsAldi calls on suppliers to pitch for listing in new Channel 4 series
Aldi’s Next Big Thing is returning for its third series, relaunched as ‘Aldi: The Next Big Seller’
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NewsLidl shoppers donate nearly £500,000 to NSPCC Childline in weeks
Shoppers were invited to add up to 30p to the cost of their shop in the latest round of a ‘micro-donation’ NSPCC fundraising initiative called Pennies
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NewsAldi makes second pay rise announcement in weeks
It is the latest move in what has become a twice-yearly bidding war between Aldi and Lidl
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NewsAldi extends partnership with food surplus charity The Bread and Butter Thing
The partnership allows Aldi suppliers to donate products that are good to eat but cannot be sold in stores for reasons such as labelling errors or damaged packaging
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Analysis & FeaturesHow pay and benefits stack up at the supermarkets
We look at how wage levels at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Aldi, Lidl, M&S and Iceland compare
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NewsLidl and Waitrose retraining store staff after food waste exposé
Both retailers are also planning new initiatives to cut store waste
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NewsLidl set to open five stores on Thursday
Lidl is looking to maintain its 31-month streak as the UK’s fastest-growing bricks & mortar supermarket
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NewsAldi redesigning fruit juice at centre of Robinsons lawsuit
Aldi’s Sun Quench Squirty Squash has been delisted on Aldi’s website since the start of year
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NewsAldi gets go-ahead for Rye store as Jempson’s pledges continued local focus
Rother District Council’s planning committee voted unanimously in favour of Aldi’s proposal on 12 February
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NewsAldi sourdough loaf sparks complaint to Trading Standards
The Real Bread Campaign has lodged a complaint with Trading Standards over Aldi’s Specially Selected Signature Bake Dark Rye Sourdough loaf
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop administrators close to selling chunk of estate
The deal being discussed involves existing store staff being retained by the buyer
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NewsLidl raises pay and doubles full-paid paternity leave
‘We believe longer paid paternity leave is vital on our journey towards gender equality in the workplace,’ said Lidl GB’s chief people officer
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NewsAldi and Lidl should not be exempt from land rules, says minister
Investment minister Jason Stockwood was responding to a question in the House of Lords about the CMA’s review of Aldi and Lidl’s exemption from rules that bind other major supermarkets
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NewsLidl latest supermarket exploring top-up payments for poorest customers
Aldi, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Tesco have already said they would be open to topping up Healthy Start vouchers