All Discounters articles – Page 2
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NewsAldi bakery volumes allow Manchester supplier Sheldon’s to plan new factory
Family-owned bakery Sheldon’s said it had more than doubled its volume of supplies to Aldi over the past decade
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NewsLidl ringfences 10% of interviews for long-term unemployed candidates
The discounter is working with the Department for Work & Pensions to identify long-term unemployed candidates for interviews at every new store it opens over the next 12 months
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Comment & OpinionAldi’s £50 giveaway won’t help sales, but it shows what’s going wrong
Without a loyalty scheme, Aldi lacks a way to connect with customers directly
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NewsAldi giving away a £50 voucher a day in July and August
Aldi is billing its latest voucher competition as its way of helping families with the added costs of looking after children during the school holidays
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NewsB&M appoints new finance chief to join from Asda
B&M has found its new permanent CFO in Atheeq Akbar, after the resignation of interim CFO Helen Cowling in April 2026
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NewsAsda and Aldi the two worst-performing supermarkets for sales growth
Asda was the only supermarket to suffer a sales decline in Worldpanel’s latest data, while Aldi put in the weakest growth
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NewsUK retail parks ‘effectively full’ after Aldi and Lidl expansion
The vacancy rate stands at just 1.8% once obsolete units and those empty for more than three years are excluded, according to Savills
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NewsAldi reveals locations of next 16 new stores
Areas in line to get a new Aldi over the coming months include Watford and Hoxton in London, Hattersley in Greater Manchester, and Balsall Common in the West Midlands
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Comment & OpinionWhy did Poundstretcher need a restructure and what’s the plan to turn it around?
Two years after its 2024 takeover, Poundstretcher is still in choppy waters, only narrowly being saved from administration last week
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Comment & OpinionOwn label has overtaken branded innovation – and that’s not something to celebrate
The system is not designed for experimentation – it demands certainty and therefore incentivises brand-tweaking, not innovation, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsPoundstretcher restructure approved, saving chain from collapse
‘Today, our company is in a stronger position to continue investing in our stores, our people and the overall customer experience,’ said Poundstretcher CEO Andy Atkinson
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NewsCo-op and Filco unite against Lidl’s Llantwit Major store plans
The retailers’ concerns were heard at a public inquiry at the Civic Offices in Barry last week
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NewsLidl backs British berry growers with £500m investment
The investment reflects the value of sourcing contracts with British-based berry suppliers over the next five years with the discounter signing new five-year agreements
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Comment & OpinionYour Voice: Morrisons, EPR and dynamic pricing
I worked on the Morrisons brand 15 years ago. Back then, the business had a distinctive advantage in grocery retail: its vertically integrated model
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Grocer 33Tesco Chester store manager on its refit, reopening and competing with Aldi and Lidl
‘Customers literally poured in’: Tesco Chester on life after an 11-week refit
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Grocer 33Tesco is Chester’s best supermarket in seven-way mystery shop
The only store this week to record a perfect score on availability, Tesco was also praised for its ‘really good range’ and ‘pleasant and helpful’ staff
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Grocer 33Lidl’s loyalty push makes it cheapest for barbecue shop
Lidl’s well-timed loyalty price promos gave it the exclusively cheapest sausages and beef quarter pounders
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NewsB&M shares rally on signs of turnaround progress
Investors raced to get back into B&M this week as early signs of progress in the embattled group’s turnaround plan led to a share price rally
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NewsLidl invests £250m to cut prices on over 1,000 products
Since the start of the year, the discounter has reduced prices on more than 1,000 products
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NewsAldi to upgrade 25 stores across the UK this summer
Locations set to benefit from upgrades include London, Aberdeen, Nottingham and Manchester