All Discounters articles – Page 145
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NewsSubway opens first franchise in a Lidl supermarket
The first Subway franchise to be housed within a Lidl supermarket opened today.
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ProfilesBooker's Family Shopper c-store offers best of discounters
Booker’s Family Shopper combines the best of the hard and soft discounters. The Grocer looks at the trial store…
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NewsPoundland Harlow depot gets the green light
Poundland has been given the green light to build a new distribution centre in Harlow, Essex that could create 650 jobs, while also unveiling a major overhaul of its in-store marketing.
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NewsAldi, Lidl and Waitrose seize share as market polarises
Aldi, Lidl and Waitrose have gained share from the major retailers, signalling increasing “polarisation” of the grocery market, the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel have revealed.
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ProfilesAldi: We are Discounter 2.0
Hours after Aldi was crowned The Grocer of the Year, we caught up with joint MDs Matthew Barnes and Roman Heini.
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NewsIan Schofield back at Iceland as own-label/packaging head
Ian Schofield has rejoined Iceland, 20 years after leaving the frozen food discounter…
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Comment & Opinion
The discounters will keep adapting
The term discount isn’t what it used to be, particularly in the grocery aisle…
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NewsIceland’s 2012 profits take a hit following management buyout
Iceland Foods has revealed a 35.9% fall in pre-tax profits in the first set of results since founder Malcolm Walker regained control of the business.
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Analysis & FeaturesAldi's own-label awards triumph
Judges for The Grocer’s 2013 Own-Label Awards were amazed over and over again by the quality of its products…
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NewsOwn-label food & drink awards 2013
The Grocer’s 2013 Own-Label Awards attracted a record 801 entries. We present the winners and runners up…
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Comment & OpinionAldi award haul will cause furrowed brows at supermarkets
Aldi’s record haul at the Own Label Food & Drink Awards this week will make uncomfortable reading for supermarkets…
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NewsAldi and Lidl to be added to mySupermarket comparison site
Aldi and Lidl could be set for a sales boost after mySupermarket revealed it will add them…
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Analysis & FeaturesDiscounters fuel growth in supermarket numbers
Convenience is the sector everyone is talking about, but the supermarket space race is far from over, according to this year’s Grocery Retail…
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NewsTop 100 fmcg brands defied 2012 advertising slowdown
The biggest advertisers in fmcg ramped up ad budgets by 11% in 2012, despite the decline in overall advertising spend…
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NewsHigh security for Iceland's frozen lamb
Iceland has rolled out plastic security boxes for frozen lamb legs to more than 550 of its 780 stores…
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NewsIceland online service back after an eight-year absence
Iceland has resumed its online shopping service – eight years after scrapping it…
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NewsCut-price rivals (and rain) hit soft drinks at independents
Independent retailers have borne the brunt of a flattening soft drinks market – with sales plummeting by double digits ove…
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NewsAsda frozen savouries launch copies Greggs' Iceland range
Asda is hoping to emulate the success of the Iceland-exclusive Greggs range with lookalike own-label frozen savouries…
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NewsLidl boosts fresh meat and poultry floorspace by 50%
Lidi is beefing up its meat and poultry aisles after sales of its fresh range increased 30% in 2012…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Aldi topped the loyalty table without a loyalty card
Loyalty schemes are not the only way to generate shopper loyalty, reveals our latest Supermarket Loyalty League