All Discounters articles – Page 152
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NewsDiscounter slams BBC Watchdog
99p Stores has laughed off a Watchdog investigation into the chain as “flawed, stupid and bad journalism” - and thanked…
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NewsAldi brings in baskets after Facebook petition
Aldi has introduced baskets into all its UK stores, following repeated requests from customers on Facebook.
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NewsPoundland basket spend is higher
Shoppers snap up more bargains at Poundland than at its pound shop rivals, research by Him! has revealed.
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NewsGreggs monitors Iceland effect
Greggs is keeping a close eye on the nine-strong frozen range introduced to Iceland Foods last week to ensure there’s no negative impact on its own high street outlets.
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NewsMalcolm Walker's son gets Iceland job... on a checkout
Malcolm Walker’s son is joining the family business - as a checkout operator.
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NewsFrozen Value opens two new depots
Frozen Value is planning to double its warehouse capacity this year.
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NewsDiscounters spreading into out-of-town
Discounters took more than one million sq ft of space in out-of-town retail parks in 2011, a new report has revealed.
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NewsMore Greggs lines for Iceland
As its fight against the pasty tax rages on, Greggs is ramping up the number of frozen savouries it sells through Iceland.
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NewsLidl backs British in meat revamp
Lidl is revamping its entire fresh meat and poultry range in a bid to push its growing British credentials.
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NewsDiscounters dominate in The Grocer's Top 50
Aldi and Lidl have hogged the spotlight, but the growth of TJ Morris, B&M Retail, Farmfoods and other UK-owned discounters has been no less dramatic.
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NewsSliding-scale discount offer for Farmfoods
Frozen food discounter Farmfoods has joined the likes of Asda and Tesco by giving away discount vouchers
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NewsHeron Foods looks to open 30 new stores
Frozen food discounter Heron Foods is planning on boosting store numbers by up to 30 in the next 12 months.
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Comment & Opinion
Retailers must embrace m-commerce
Former New Look boss Phil Wrigley caused a bit of a storm recently while coining a neat phrase that will no…
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NewsSunday Times names Iceland as UK's best big employer
Iceland Foods has been named the UK’s best big company to work for by the Sunday Times.
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NewsNow Poundland pulls out of controversial work scheme
Poundland has become the latest retailer to withdraw from the government’s controversial work programme, which placed job seekers in mandatory unpaid positions in a number of retailers across the UK.
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NewsPoundstretcher snaps up troubled Ugo chain from administration
Ugo Stores owed Nisa almost £1.9m before the troubled discount supermarket chain collapsed into administration and was sold to Poundstretcher.
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NewsASA ruling forces a tweak to Aldi adverts
Aldi has tweaked its ‘Swap & Save 40%’ ads to shake off the ASA.
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Comment & Opinion
Why did Ugo struggle when all other discounters are flying?
Next week, Ugo Stores should have been celebrating its first anniversary. Instead, the fledgling discount chain…
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NewsUgo's stocks plummet as suppliers pull out
Ugo Stores was experiencing serious supply problems before its sale was announced by owner Arthur Harris this week, The Grocer can reveal.
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NewsTroubled discounter Ugo sold to ‘established national name’
Ugo Stores has been sold by owner Arthur Harris, The Grocer can reveal, to “a well-known and established brand name”.