All Discounters articles – Page 2
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Aldi completes board restructure with new UK & Ireland CFO
Hayleigh Lupino is joining Aldi from pub group Marston’s, where she is currently CFO
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Aldi’s head office job cuts the result of ‘outsourcing to low-wage countries’
Unlike many job cuts elsewhere in retail, the long-planned nature of Aldi’s suggests they have little to do with additional costs placed on the sector in the autumn budget
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Aldi selling National Lottery tickets at self-checkouts
The discounter already sells lottery tickets at staff checkouts, and now claims to be one of the first retailers to offer them at self-checkouts
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Comment & Opinion
The wheels have fallen off B&M’s retail wagon – can it get back on track?
City patience is running out with B&M after it issued its second profits warning so far this year on Monday, at the same time CEO Alex Russo ‘fell on his sword’
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Lidl enhances loyalty app personalisation with ‘in your store’ discounts
The change as of this week is to give greater visibility to discounts specific to the shopper’s favoured store, according to Lidl
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Aldi head office restructure puts 350 jobs at risk
Aldi has joined Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Morrisons in the list of supermarkets cutting jobs in the wake of October’s budget
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Aldi ends packaging-free trial as funding for the Refill Coalition winds up
The Refill Coalition said Aldi’s trial was coming to a close in line with the planned end of funding from Innovate UK
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Aldi giving away free wine for reviews again
The discounter is looking for 10 shoppers to receive free bottles from its spring-summer wine range over three months, in exchange for social media reviews
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Discount chain MaxiDeals goes into liquidation
MaxiDeals ceased trading ‘very suddenly’ in a ‘really tough trading environment accompanied with rising costs’
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B&M boss Alex Russo to step down as chain issues another profits warning
B&M boss Alex Russo is to step down from his position at the discounter as it downgraded its profits guidance for the second time this year
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Grocer 33
Tesco records first Grocer 33 price comparison victory of 2025
This week was an online Super 33 shop, featuring Amazon and Ocado
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Aldi sees and raises Lidl’s pay offer for store workers
Aldi had already set new rates effective from March, but Lidl raised the stakes earlier this month
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Models showcase Aldi’s budget bin bag version of ‘haute couture’ for London Fashion Week
The ‘Trash-Chic’ collection left onlookers in Soho ‘gobsmacked’, according to Aldi
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Lidl’s TikTok Shop launch sells out in 18 minutes
The discounter went live on TikTok Shop with a limited run of 3,000 bundles of high-protein products at about 10am today
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Aldi to invest £67m in store upgrades over coming year
Aldi is investing £67m in upgrading its existing retail stores throughout 2025
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Lidl’s new security gates could support move to checkout-free shopping
Lidl is clamping down on theft with new gates, as maker Wanzl develops a smart trolley that could communicate with the barriers
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Comment & Opinion
Have we passed peak Aldi price match as Tesco and Sainsbury’s shrink schemes?
Tesco and Sainsbury’s decision to shrink their price match schemes shows matching Aldi on 700 prices was never sustainable
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‘Question over future of Aldi price match schemes’ as Sainsbury’s joins Tesco in scaling back
Sainsbury’s has removed 115 products from its Aldi Price Match scheme since November, according to analysis for The Grocer
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Lidl becomes ‘first supermarket to sell on TikTok Shop’
The discounter is to sell bundles of high-protein products for gym fans on TikTok Shop, while stocks last
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Poundstretcher to give away thousands of £10 vouchers this weekend
On Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 February, the variety discounter will give shoppers the chance to win one £10 voucher every hour in each of its 305 stores