All Discounters articles – Page 149
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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
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NewsB&M Bargains sales and profits soar as expansion continues
B&M Retail posted double-digit increases in sales and profits for 2012 to continue its staggering growth…
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NewsWilkinson rebrand to 'Wilko' gathers pace
Discounter Wilkinson is to change its website address to Wilko.com…
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Category ReportDiscounters: why it pays for indies to think like them
Richard Jorden and Mike Colley urge indies to take a leaf out of discounters’ book if they want to compete on price…
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NewsHorsemeat: Lidl withdraws chilli as precautionary measure
Lidl has taken the ‘precautionary measure’ of removing a range of beef chilli con carne from its UK stores after the product’s…
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Analysis & FeaturesLidl
Founded in Germany in the 1930s as a wholesaler, Lidl is today one of the largest grocery retailers in Europe.
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NewsIceland plans to go British for all beef
Iceland is planning to move to 100% British beef for its entire product range,…