All Discounters articles
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NewsB&M to temporarily close 49 stores
The 49 closures were typically of smaller branches, including some in shopping centres
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Lidl to raise £2m for Childline as charity sees demand grow
Lidl’s commitment is an extension of its three-year partnership with the NSPCC
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Aldi and Lidl ease shopping restrictions as supplies improve
Lidl said restrictions were being lifted on ambient products with the exception of toilet roll
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B&M, Home Bargains, Poundland remain open due to food ranges
B&M, Home Bargains, Poundland and Poundstretcher continue to trade today thanks to their food ranges
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Aldi and Lidl cut opening hours to enable restocking
The discounters have joined other supermarkets, including Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s, in shortening opening hours
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B&M donates £1m to support food banks during coronavirus crisis
B&M said it had switched capacity at its six warehouses to prioritise key grocery lines including cleaning products and toiletries
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Coronavirus: B&M prioritises food and toiletries over general merchandise
The variety discounter has turned its warehouses and lorry fleet to focussing on getting the products most in demand to stores
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Poundstretcher COO Burcu Kerpicci out as business considers restructure
Retailer’s full-year accounts are more than two months overdue at Companies House
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Tesco seeking new sites for Jack’s discount stores
The supermarket is seeking new locations that minimise cannibalisation of its existing estate, The Grocer understands…
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New frozen food retailer Oops seeking sites for first six stores
Oops is to be the retail operation of KPFF, a frozen food suppler with an ‘established frozen food production factory’ in Liverpool
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Poundland to introduce frozen and chilled food ‘shops in shops’ to 60 more stores
Poundland’s frozen and chilled offering had already been extended from the initial five to a further two
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Analysis & Features
How Aldi is tackling slavery in its global supply chains
In 2018, Oxfam ranked the discounter bottom for protecting human rights
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Oxfam stages latest action at Lidl’s London HQ over human rights
The charity says a petition demanding Lidl does more to protect supply chain workers has now gained 20,000 signatures
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Aldi to remove plastic lids from fresh cream & RTD coffee
The steps are part of Aldi’s work to cut down on plastic packaging by 25% by the end of 2023
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Superdrug and Savers plan 80 new stores in 2020
Meanwhile a further 20 Superdrug stores are set to convert to Savers
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Home Bargains warehouse staff given ‘inflation-busting’ pay rise
The raise puts the new basic rate at £10.10 an hour…
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Aldi targets doubters with new ‘like’ TV advertising campaign
The ad sees the return of great Grandmother Jean, who first appeared in an Aldi ad in 2011
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Lidl introduces fresh fish packaging made using ‘ocean-bound plastic’
The packaging will be introduced from 30 March on 13 fresh fish lines
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Lidl reaches landmark of 800 stores in Britain
The discounter reaches the milestone with four openings today
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Aldi and Lidl swipe millions in sales from Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons
Tesco’s losses, which represent the fall in sales arising directly from a gain for the discounters, are the largest by any retailer over all time periods
