All Discounters articles – Page 30
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NewsAldi explores retail media network potential with ‘centre of excellence’
It is understood work on the retail media network is at an early stage, with the discounter recruiting media analysts and experts ahead of its “creation, launch and rollout”
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NewsAsda becomes first supermarket to price match both Aldi and Lidl
Asda will price match Aldi and Lidl on 287 comparable grocery products and has reduced prices by an average of 17%
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Analysis & FeaturesHow grocery stock market players coped with 2023’s uncertainty
Fmcg players are used to volatility and uncertainty, driven by a plethora of global crises in recent years.
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NewsAldi donates 1.5 million meals over festive period
Working with redistribution platform Neighbourly, the discounter paired up stores with local charities, community groups and food banks
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NewsCity snapshot: ‘Whopper’ Christmas for supermarkets as Brits spend a record £13.7bn over the festive period
Supermarkets enjoyed the busiest Christmas since before the pandemic as a record £13.7bn passed through their tills over the crucial December trading period, according to data released this morning
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Comment & OpinionA 2024 outlook – supermarket and fmcg priorities for the year ahead
There are plenty of hurdles ahead for the supermarket fmcg sector, but what are the main barriers to success in 2024?
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NewsAldi hits 2030 food waste target early
The discounter has now revised its target and is aiming to reduce food waste by 90% by 2030
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NewsCity snapshot: Record-breaking Christmas for discounters Aldi and Lidl
Discounters Aldi and Lidl have both boasted of a record-breaking Christmas as hard-pressed shoppers looked to save money over the festive period. Plus, the BRC reports on retail inflation figures for December.
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NewsAldi extends collection windows of Too Good To Go food surplus service
It follows the launch of the service at Aldi stores nationwide earlier this year
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NewsLidl doubles paid maternity leave as part of ‘family-focused’ benefits update
Lidl said it hoped the new family-focused update could set a ’benchmark’ for the wider sector
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NewsAldi creates new ‘centralised’ real estate team to spearhead store expansion
The new team will help Aldi open up to 500 new stores
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Analysis & FeaturesChristmas dinner wars: this year’s deals unpacked
Retailers have been battling for the Christmas dinner table by putting their best deals forward for the festive feast, ranging from £14 to £220
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NewsLidl latest supermarket to let customers use ‘sniff test’ for milk and yoghurt
The discounter is swapping use by for best before dates on all own-brand milk and yoghurt, in a bid to reduce unnecessary food waste
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NewsAldi to become first supermarket paying all warehouse and store workers at least £12 an hour
It follows two rises for Aldi workers last year, in January and July, as it competes with Lidl to be the UK’s highest-paying supermarket
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Comment & OpinionHow is Aldi selling a côtes du rhône wine for £3.49?
Aldi’s award-winning red barely covers the cost of the VAT and duty. So what’s behind the move? And is it irresponsible?
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NewsAldi promising Christmas dinner for six for under £14
It’s £1 cheaper than Heron Foods’ – and that deal was for four people
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NewsLidl and Aldi decide not to project new store numbers for 2024
After publicly targeting about 50 annually since 2017, both have already slowed estate expansion in 2023
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NewsFormer M&S Food head of finance Tristan Phillips appointed Poundstretcher CEO
Phillips has been at Poundstretcher for just over a year, having moved from M&S to become the variety discounter’s finance director in autumn 2022
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NewsLidl renames loaf of bread following ‘sourfaux’ complaint
The product has been renamed from Sourdough Rye Crusty Bloomer to Crusty Wheat & Rye Bloomer after a customer complained it was made with 56% wheat flour
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NewsHeron Foods offering ‘market leading’ £15 Christmas dinner for second year
The frozen Christmas dinner deal, which works out at £3.75 a person, includes a turkey joint with all the trimmings