All Discounters articles – Page 11
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Home Bargains is proving king of the variety discounters
Home Bargains has become something of an anomaly in a variety discount sector where rivals are suffering. So what is it doing better?
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NewsSupermarkets making mixed progress on closing gender pay gap
Aldi, Co-op, Iceland, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s have all moved closer towards pay parity
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Comment & OpinionB&M can’t keep relying on new stores for sales growth
That challenge is not looking any easier after today’s update highlighted fmcg as the area of weakness
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NewsB&M taking steps to improve performance as weaker same-store trading continues in Q4
Growth in general merchandise was offset by weaker trading in fmcg
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NewsAldi marks 35th UK birthday with a look at then and now
Checkout staff had to know all the prices by memory until 2001
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NewsLidl steps up new stores push with five openings in a month
The discounter’s expansion is stepping up following a £70m sale and leaseback deal to fund new stores
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InterviewsIceland Foods CEO Tarsem Dhaliwal on keeping it in the family
In a rare interview, CEO Tarsem Dhaliwal reflects on his ‘under the radar’ approach to managing Iceland Foods and the family firm’s business interests
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Comment & OpinionEven a second cost of living crisis can’t help Asda now
Allan Leighton’s price strategy is a desperate dice-roll and I believe it has no chance of working, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsFast-growing Aldi overtakes Asda in food and drink sales
The blow for Asda comes after it scrapped its Aldi price match scheme in January, as revealed by The Grocer at the time
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NewsMedia Bites 9 April: Aldi overtakes Asda and Trump tariffs fallout
The news continues to be dominated with the fallout from Trump’s trade tariffs, while Aldi has overtaken Asda on food and drink sales for the first time
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NewsAldi claims UK supermarket first with own label aluminium wine bottle
The 75cl aluminium bottle for Aldi’s £5.99 Costellore Pinot Grigio is stronger and almost 75% lighter than a glass one, according to Aldi
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NewsAldi to offer discounted 'surprise bags' of food earlier for Easter
Customers can reserve one of Aldi’s £3.30 bags – which contain £10 worth of near-expiry-date food – up to five days in advance using the Too Good To Go app
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Comment & OpinionAllowing supermarkets to block Aldi and Lidl stores will not help consumers or growth
Traditional supermarkets are hoping the CMA will once again allow them to block rivals – including Aldi and Lidl – from opening nearby
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NewsCMA reviewing rules that stop supermarkets blocking rivals opening nearby
The CMA could remove the restrictions, which would enable traditional supermarkets to block new Aldi and Lidl stores opening nearby
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NewsAldi hits £14bn British supply target a year early
The discounter exceeded the target in 2024, having pledged to do it by the end of 2025
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NewsHome Bargains tackling theft with AI cameras that spot unscanned items at checkouts
Home Bargains is working with loss-prevention tech firms SAI and Everseen in two store trials
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NewsLidl launches middle aisle click & collect service for loyalty scheme members
The service enables Lidl Plus users to reserve middle aisle products up to two weeks in advance
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NewsAldi celebrates 35th UK birthday by giving 35 shoppers £35 vouchers
Aldi’s birthday giveaway of £35 vouchers makes for a total prize pot of £1,225
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NewsAldi and Lidl’s growth surging again as pressure mounts on household finances
On the same day council tax, energy, and water bills are rising with the start of a new financial year, Kantar data this morning showed Aldi’s sales growing faster than they have in over a year
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NewsIceland Foods CEO warns of price rises as food inflation surges
Tarsem Dhaliwal said that he expected food inflation to reach 4% across the sector, as suppliers and retailers mitigate cost increases from April