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NewsAldi reveals list of ‘priority locations’ for new stores
The list runs to 160 locations across the UK
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NewsBrits have ‘already eaten too much fat and sugar for 2026’, claims Lidl
Saturday 25 July is ‘overshoot day’, when Britain will no longer have a chance of achieving annual progress towards targets designed to provide sustainable food systems for growing populations, according to the supermarket
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NewsB&M fined £2m and two stores closed over mice infestations
The offences occurred at St Andrew’s Retail Park, Priory Square Shopping Centre and The Fort Shopping Park stores in Birmingham
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NewsAldi average prices fall as rivals’ increase, data shows
Unit prices at Aldi have dropped steadily since quarter four of 2025, while those of each of the other five – Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Lidl and Morrisons – have dipped and then risen again in 2026
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NewsSupermarkets reap rewards of World Cup spending bonanza
Supermarkets have reaped the rewards of a World Cup spending spree, as till sales jumped 4.4% last month
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NewsPoundstretcher losses widen to £50m as like-for-like sales fall
Turnover rose by 16.9% to £247.4m thanks to the extended 15-month reporting period, but on a 12-month like-for-like basis sales fell by 7%, according to the accounts
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NewsMorrisons launches ‘summer savings’ promotions campaign
The ‘money-saving offers’ include multibuys, online promotions and in-store price cuts, which will run throughout the summer
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NewsB&M shares under pressure amid turnaround uncertainty
B&M shareholders have endured another week of fresh volatility as first-quarter trading disappointed the City and the discounter’s turnaround plan appeared to stall
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NewsAldi to recruit more than 450 entry-level store assistants
Successful applicants will earn £13.50 per hour nationally and £14.88 within the M25
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NewsB&M turnaround hits snag as UK sales decline faster
While UK revenues nudged up by 0.3% year on year to £1.1bn, like-for-like sales in the group’s home market declined by 2.3% in the 13 weeks to 27 June
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NewsVape ban and cost pressures hold convenience growth to 1.6%
Consumers turned to the discounters as they sought ways to save money, while the disposable vape ban also stalled growth for convenience, according to the Lumina Intelligence UK Convenience & Wholesale Market Report
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Grocer 33Tesco takes narrow win in Super 33 Folkestone battle
The victorious Tesco on Cheriton High Street posted one of two perfect availability scores this week
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Grocer 33Lidl wins cheapest supermarket – even without any loyalty promos
Lidl also sold the cheapest ingredients for a full English breakfast with those sausages, bacon rashers, beans, hash browns and mushrooms totalling £8.59 to Aldi’s £8.87
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NewsJollyes sales grow after ‘ambitious’ store and range investment
Jollyes is in the midst of an ambitious expansion plan to double its store estate over the next five years
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Comment & OpinionRetailer turnaround plans always cost suppliers money
A retailer’s reset exists to improve the retailer’s economics – it clearly helps to dress the wolf in sheep’s clothing, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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News10 Aldi shoppers to win free five-minute trolley dash
The ‘Supermarket Sweep’ competition has already raised over £60,000 in Scotland and Aldi has now brought it to England and Wales
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NewsLidl loyalty discounts now claimed in over half of shopping trips
The rate of shops involving a coupon reward has more than doubled from 26% in March 2025 to 57% in May 2026
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NewsLidl rolls out scan & shop to another 37 stores
The service, called Lidl & Go, means customers can scan items with a smartphone as they put them in their shopping basket
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NewsFormer M&S and Superdry finance boss joins Poundland
Wills is replacing Mark Jackson, who was brought in by MD Barry Williams in January 2025 to help with the sale and restructure
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NewsPoundstretcher closing major store in Powys as landlord serves notice
Landlords of more than 100 stores were given the option to exit leases when Poundstretcher’s restructure plan was approved by High Court earlier this month