All Discounters articles – Page 121
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NewsNetto continues re-launch with Cheshire location
The discounter opened its first store in the UK in Leeds in November and it has since opened four more stores
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NewsAldi and Lidl increasingly pulling in posh AB shoppers
The discounters have been increasingly attracting upper middle class shoppers, who certainly weren’t using them even two years ago
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NewsArla brings Icelandic culture to UK yoghurt market
Arla Skyr is available now in Asda stores with further roll-out planned, having previously only been available in independent Scandinavian-themed shops
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News'Lidl people' election: why it's just not a very good analogy
The media has been desperate to find the new “Mondeo Man”, but the latest grocery-themed attempt falls flat for a few reasons
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Analysis & FeaturesMorrisons-Dia link-up would 'cannibalise' sales says analyst
Analysts have dismissed the potential for Morrisons to launch a Netto-type tie-up with Spanish discounter Dia
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Comment & OpinionSocial media is queen at P&F as Titania considers her career
Ever since Karoline (with a K) started dropping heavy-handed hints about my future career prospects, I’ve been looking at …
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NewsHussein Lalani plans new venture as CMA probes Poundland deal
After Poundland take-over, Hussein Lalani will either launch an online channel for 99p Stores, or expand the brand to Tanzania
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NewsFormer Aldi UK CEO Paul Foley warns over discounter price gap
Former Aldi UK boss Paul Foley says supermarkets could “suck the oxygen right out of the discounters” if they can close the price gap
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NewsMedia bites: FTSE 100, Lidl, Seabrooks, Carrefour
The FTSE 100 setting another record high yesterday is well covered by the papers today, but HSBC has warned that the good times may not last
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NewsSpanish discounter Dia eyes UK expansion via joint venture
Spanish discounter Dia is eyeing the UK – and could emulate Sainsbury’s deal with Netto by teaming up with a UK retailer…
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Analysis & FeaturesBrands at the heart of mults battle with the discounters
This year the grocery price war has intensified, with all the major supermarkets investing millions into lowering prices…
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NewsFairtrade CEO criticises discounters' approach to Fairtrade
Aldi and Lidl need to increase their commitment to the Fairtrade Foundation if farmers in the developing world are to avoid falling casualty to the UK price war
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NewsIceland launches new Slimming World meal range
The ten meals included in the range are based on the slimming organisation’s Food Optimising eating plan
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy is Poundland cosying up with neighbouring 99p Stores?
99p Stores has been touted for sale since 2011. So it wasn’t entirely unexpected when Poundland announced…
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NewsPoundland share price slips as largest shareholder sells 14% stake for £142m
Poundland’s majority shareholder Warburg Pincus has netted £142m from the sale of almost half its remaining stake in the discount chain.
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Analysis & Features99p Stores deal is a "step change" for Poundland store opening programme
Poundland’s shares soar on news of 99p Stores takeover - pushing market cap past £1bn - but what opportunities does CEO Jim McCarthy think a combination brings?
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NewsBibby Distribution recruited to run Netto logistics
Bibby Distribution has been revealed as the distribution provider for Netto…
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NewsPoundland agrees £55m deal to buy 99p Stores
Poundland has announced it is to buy rival fixed-price discounter 99p Stores this morning in a deal worth £55m.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco price cuts put Asda and even Aldi in its sights
In September 2011, then Tesco UK boss Richard Brasher announced a £500m onslaught against its rivals, which he claimed…
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NewsLidl starts building Europe's largest ever distribution centre
The Spanish centre will create 275 jobs and is due to open in 2016