All Discounters articles
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NewsAssociated British Foods shares plummet on consumer spending worries
Investors retreated from Associated British Foods this week as markets worried about a bleak consumer outlook after Primark’s sales came under pressure and the group’s grocery and sugar divisions also struggled
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NewsAldi invests £300m in price cuts across 900 lines
The discounter has reduced more than 900 prices across its range in recent months
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NewsPoundland’s ‘market-leading’ £3 meal deal off shelves until at least October
Sandwiches and other basic chilled lines have been missing from Poundland shelves for more than a week as it implements a restructure plan
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NewsAldi rapped by alcohol watchdog over branding that implied illegal behaviour
The Portman Group’s Independent Complaints Panel found the design breached the code of practice by creating an association with illegal behaviour
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NewsSupermarket chiefs tell Rachel Reeves planned business rates hike is their top concern
Chief executives of a string of supermarkets and other national retailers met the Chancellor at 11 Downing Street on Wednesday to oppose moves to raise business rates for larger properties from 2026.
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NewsAldi rolling out InPost lockers to more UK stores
The lockers are already found at about half of Aldi’s UK stores
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NewsLidl increases sales of own-label plant-based products and milk alternatives by 700%
The supermarket has by far surpassed a targeted 400% increase in five years
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NewsAldi raises stakes again in battle to be UK’s highest-paying supermarket
It is the latest twist in a pay bidding war with Lidl
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NewsLidl secures investor offer to fund construction of 35 stores across UK and Europe
Lidl is aiming to complete the deal this financial year, ending in February 2026, to accelerate its expansion programme
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NewsLidl invests £435m in warehouses to support growth plans
The discounter has completed its two-stage extension at its Belvedere site in London, investing £285m across two buildings
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NewsPoundland restructure plan receives High Court approval
‘Today’s decision is vitally important for Poundland, allowing us to stabilise the business, securing the future of hundreds of stores and thousands of jobs,’ said Poundland MD Barry Williams
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NewsAldi gifts £350,000 of its Apprenticeship Levy to the Teenage Cancer Trust
The funding is to help workers develop in their current roles by gaining new skills and industry-recognised qualifications relevant to their area of expertise
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NewsPoundland will run out of money in days if restructure plan is not approved, lawyer tells court
Tom Smith KC said: ‘The latest liquidity forecast shows that the group will run out of cash in the week ending 7 September 2025’
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NewsLidl agrees to steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace after tribunal finds it fell short
It comes after an employment tribunal found Lidl GB had failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent the sexual harassment of a young female employee by a staff member between 2019 and 2021
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Comment & OpinionWhat makes Poundland MD Barry Williams think the £1 concept can still work?
A pound today equates to 40p when Poundland first opened in 1990. So why is Williams still chasing the price point?
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NewsLidl calls on other supermarkets to do more to signpost healthy and sustainable choices
The discounter is claiming a UK supermarket first with the launch of a logo to indicate healthier food choices with sustainability as part of its criteria
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NewsPoundland MD Barry Williams on returning to £1 basics to win back shoppers
Poundland has begun rebooting its store proposition as it prepares for the recovery phase of its turnaround
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NewsAldi revamping Shop & Go store to add self-checkouts
The changes at the store in Greenwich are due to be unveiled tomorrow, 20 August, when it reopens after closing on 4 August for the upgrades
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NewsPoundland names the date it will stop selling online and close its loyalty app
The digital retreat is part of a restructuring process under new owner Gordon Brothers, the investment firm that bought Poundland from Pepco Group in June
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Comment & OpinionThe Big Pound Shop Swap: ‘eat worse for less’ with Denise van Outen
The programme may provide some welcome escapism for families struggling to make ends meet