All Discounters articles – Page 20
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NewsLidl makes big changes to store layouts and adds self-checkouts
There are also new security measures including a one-way barrier at the entrance and another at the self-checkouts where customers must scan a receipt before leaving
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NewsLidl pledges £125,000 for charity and relaunches Christmas toy bank appeal
The £125,000 will go to charity partners hosting festive events across the country, providing essential funding to purchase food and other supplies
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NewsLidl seals 12-store sale & leaseback deal in breakthrough for expansion programme
Lidl has sold the 12 sites for £70m to Roadside Retail, which has agreed to lease them back to the discounter for 25 years
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NewsCity snapshot: Lidl agrees £70m real estate deal to forward fund 12 stores
Lidl has signed an agreement to sell 12 stores under construction to Roadside Real Estate for £70m. Plus, JLP is recruiting a record 12,500 temporary roles across the country over the Christmas period
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Range PreviewChicken doughnuts and lobster mac & cheese: Aldi Christmas range 2024
Aldi is launching its largest-ever Specially Selected Christmas range, tapping into growing consumer demand for premium value
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NewsLidl adding scan & go shopping to loyalty app
The feature is being added to Lidl Plus in Germany, the Netherlands and Poland, ahead of an anticipated rollout to other European territories
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NewsLidl triples plant-based range and sets new sales targets to support climate goals
Lidl GB chief commercial officer Richard Bourns said the supermarket was the ‘first UK retailer to set specific plant-based protein targets’
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NewsAldi removes plastic trays and windows from several savoury food lines
Aldi’s announcement comes are after new research this week claimed 51% of food and drink in UK supermarkets was packaged in plastic that could safely be replaced with an alternative, amounting to 29.8 billion avoidable pieces annually
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NewsPoundstretcher goes shopping at Morrisons for new leadership appointments
New Poundstretcher group operations director Miles Foster has spent 35 years at Morrisons
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NewsIceland Foods expands Dunnes partnership after Irish store closures
The expansion is the first announced by Iceland following the supermarket’s controversial exit from the Irish market in 2023
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NewsLidl welcomes 51 apprentices to retail leadership degree programme
Students will earn up to £46,000 by year four while gaining a BSc (Hons) Retail Leadership degree from Kingston University
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NewsAldi begins Christmas recruitment drive, with 3,500 store jobs to fill
The discounter is offering permanent positions as store assistants, managers and cleaners, as it continues to expand its footprint
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NewsLidl and Waitrose revive 1990s hits with Martine McCutcheon and S Club
Lidl has actress and singer Martine McCutcheon performing a cover of Gina G’s ‘Ooh Aah… Just A Little Bit’, while Waitrose has S Club reviving their hit ‘You’re My Number One’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Leicester lives up to ‘superstore’ moniker
The store was well-stocked, with only an out-of-stock on the grapefruit preventing our shopper from taking home a full basket
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Grocer 33Aldi pips Lidl as cheapest in Super 33 price comparison survey
Lidl may have had the more impressive Kantar figures this week, but it was rival Aldi that won the battle of the discounters
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NewsAldi ramping up rollout of in-store bakeries
Aldi stores in the south-east and east of England have been gaining bakeries in recent weeks
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NewsM&S revealed as UK’s fastest-growing supermarket
The retailer is beating both its online joint partner Ocado and Lidl
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Company Shop was turned around
After Company Shop Group was acquired by Biffa it started losing money. But a dramatic turnaround has been achieved by helping its members and its suppliers
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NewsThatchers appealing High Court defeat in trademark infringement claim against Aldi
The case is due to be heard at the Court of Appeal in December, in the latest chapter in a two-year battle
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NewsLidl’s shipping line forces change to emission target
The discounter has pointed to its founding of a shipping line in 2022 as explanation