All Discounters articles – Page 2
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NewsB&M strikes 10-year deal with logistics tech firm Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain will handle picking at the ‘state of the art’ Rugby facility, with operations expected to start early next year
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NewsDiscount Dragon enters profitability for the first time
The online discounter, which sells clearance stock often close to its sell by date, broke even after undertaking a ‘full review’ of the brand to improve the range
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NewsAldi store becomes ‘Cap-Aldi’ as Lewis Capaldi performs
The Scottish singer took a break from his UK tour to perform his latest single at an Aldi store in Nottingham on Friday
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NewsPoundland going for supermarkets in billboard ads
The variety discounter is pushing its new back-to-basics pricing strategy on billboards and bus stops
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NewsM&S new store plans being held up by objections from Tesco
Six planned new M&S Foodhalls are currently delayed after Tesco lodged objections, with two of them subject to a judicial review requested by the supermarket
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NewsHome Bargains automated DC picking two million cases a week
The variety discounter is also working on its next new automated DC, to open in Doncaster in summer 2028
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Analysis & FeaturesBigger, better: inside Lidl’s new-look sites
Lidl is once again accelerating its UK expansion. Our Grocer of the Year 2025 has bigger stores, a health focus and revamped layouts, backed by a new sale and leaseback strategy
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NewsPoundland cutting 100 head office jobs in restructure
Jobs have been cut thanks to Poundland’s withdrawal from online sales and the axing of its frozen and chilled food ranges in stores
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NewsNew Lidl global campaign says there is ‘More to Value’ than price
The campaign is the first in which Lidl has communicated the same message internationally across all its 31 markets
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NewsM&S market share level with Waitrose as Ocado sales boom
M&S’s grocery market share for the year to 7 September was 4.5%, made up of 4% in its stores and another 0.5% through Ocado.com
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NewsAldi publishes list of towns and cities targeted for new stores
The discounter plans to open 80 stores in 2026 and 2027
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NewsFarmfoods slammed for abandoning cage-free eggs commitment
The Humane League called Farmfoods’ decision a ‘betrayal of animal welfare standards’ and has launched a petition in response
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NewsPoundland puts 11 planned store closures ‘on hold’
The 11 were among 68 stores set to close in a restructure plan announced in June, following Poundland’s sale by Pepco Group to investment firm Gordon Brothers
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Comment & OpinionReprobates ruled out: why Aldi’s sparkling wine fell foul of the code
The Independent Complaints Panel of the Portman Group, the alcohol industry marketing self-regulator, found the packaging of the Aldi own-label wine ‘created a direct and dominant association with illegal behaviour’
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NewsAldi like-for-like sales were down in 2024, admits UK chief
Aldi UK & Ireland CEO Giles Hurley blamed investment in expansion and prices
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NewsAldi doubles down on expansion plans with £1.6bn for new stores
The decision to invest in infrastructure contributed to a 20% decline in Aldi’s profits last year
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NewsAldi launches Salvation Army clothing donation scheme
Donations can be made using InPost lockers at more than 500 Aldi stores
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NewsAssociated British Foods shares plummet on consumer spending worries
Investors retreated from Associated British Foods this week as markets worried about a bleak consumer outlook after Primark’s sales came under pressure and the group’s grocery and sugar divisions also struggled
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NewsAldi invests £300m in price cuts across 900 lines
The discounter has reduced more than 900 prices across its range in recent months
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NewsPoundland’s ‘market-leading’ £3 meal deal off shelves until at least October
Sandwiches and other basic chilled lines have been missing from Poundland shelves for more than a week as it implements a restructure plan