All Discounters articles – Page 18
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NewsPoundland hits back at East Dulwich ‘reverse gentrification’ claims
Poundland’s planned store in south London’s wealthy East Dulwich prompted some residents to take to online forums and Facebook groups expressing fears it would lower the tone of the area
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NewsIP law firm sets out to ‘revise thinking’ on copycats
Stobbs commissioned its review of evidence on ‘the psychology of lookalikes’ to challenge the legal notion that having a different brand name is sufficient to avoid customer confusion or deception
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Comment and OpinionWhy supermarket bosses are fuming at latest price accusations
Parents are claiming their food is too expensive in latest research commissioned by the Food Foundation
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NewsIceland beats meal donation target after hitting 3.5 million milestone
Iceland Foods has redistributed more than 3.5 million meals since January 2022
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NewsDiscounters continue to grab market share as shoppers chase lowest prices
Shoppers have continued to flock to the discounters to cope with soaring grocery bills as volumes in supermarkets tumble, according to latest market data
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Comment and OpinionAre price cuts enough to tempt shoppers away from the discounters?
Retailers and brands cannot differentiate on price alone, says Rachel White, MD UK&I at NIQ
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NewsPoundland launches price comparison campaign
The variety discounter has been comparing its prices to those of Asda, Morrisons and Wilko on in-store posters
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NewsLidl to halve the environmental impact of a shopping basket
The supermarket has signed the WWF’s Retailers’ Commitment for Nature, joining Co-op, M&S, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose
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NewsLidl boosts pay for store workers
Inside the M25, Lidl’s rate is unchanged, putting it behind Aldi
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NewsLidl appoints Maciej Tylkowski as new joint chief operating officer
It also announced GB chief HR officer Nan Gibson has been promoted to senior VP HR concepts at parent company Lidl Stiftung
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NewsIceland agrees solar power deal for 150 stores in push to reduce energy costs
The deal will secure 14% of Iceland’s energy needs until 2033 and will help the supermarket cut its CO2 emissions by an estimated 23,000 tonnes
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NewsPoundland introduces web software to help job applicants with disabilities access content
The aim is to help workers and job applicants who encounter barriers when trying to read and understand content online
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NewsAldi ‘stepping up search’ for new store sites as part of £400m push
It is Aldi’s third announcement of expansion ambitions in as many weeks since The Grocer revealed Lidl was dramatically scaling back store openings this year
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat more supermarkets could do to help shoppers in tough times
The crisis has plunged 13 million people into food insecurity. Supermarkets and food manufacturers are looking to respond, but there are question marks over whether they’re doing enough
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NewsIceland announces it is to close six UK stores
Iceland has not said whether affected staff will lose their jobs
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NewsLidl ‘conceded battle to be UK’s dominant discounter’, says former boss
Lidl’s slowdown of store openings this year will make it almost for it to catch Aldi, according to Ronny Gottschlich
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NewsAldi brings global sourcing division into talks with UK suppliers
The aim is to drive efficiencies of scale for products sold in more than one country
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NewsWilko appoints new leadership team amid hundreds of job cuts
The changes include Karen Mackay stepping down as chief finance officer
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NewsAldi aiming to ‘almost double’ its London store count
It is a clear signal of intent from Aldi, for the second time in a week, that it will press on with store openings at pace as rival Lidl slows
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NewsAldi creating 6,000 jobs this year as expansion continues
It comes a week after The Grocer revealed Lidl had dramatically scaled back its opening plans for the year ahead