All Discounters articles – Page 36
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Analysis & FeaturesHow ‘loved’ high street discount retailer Wilko came to trouble
Wilko is in a struggle for survival, having last week filed a notice of intention to appointment administrators
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NewsAldi introduces ‘sensory friendly’ quiet shopping times
From next week until the end of October, about 100 Aldi stores across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire will offer a quieter shopping experience every Tuesday from 6-8.30pm
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NewsAldi checkout staff checking all shopping bags for theft in some stores
An Aldi shopworker told The Grocer the policy was introduced at their store last week, and the checks were separate to any carried out by security guards
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NewsAldi to create 800 new store jobs by Christmas
The discounter currently has 997 stores across the UK, with plans to open new ones in Oldham, Flitwick and Coventry, among other places
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NewsAldi slashes prices of 10 fruit & veg lines to support shopper budgets
The likes of avocados, red peppers and unwaxed lemons are to have prices reduced by up to 36%
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InterviewsIceland’s Richard Walker on his Mount Everest epiphany
Fresh from his ascent of Everest, Iceland executive chairman Richard Walker is fired up for a very different kind of frozen challenge
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NewsAldi to donate 1.5 million meals over the school summer holidays
The donations will be made via redistribution platform Neighbourly
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Grocer 33Aldi is a penny cheaper than Lidl in latest Super Grocer 33
At £55.43, Aldi came out on top – having lost out to its rival in the last head-to-head in May
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Comment & OpinionCMA turns attention to suppliers, but what will ‘profiteering’ probe achieve?
Timing, it seems, is everything these days, but especially when it comes to announcements from the competition watchdog
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NewsSainsbury’s increases number of Aldi Price Match lines by a quarter
However, the recent expansion has involved Sainsbury’s matching a number of different SKUs to a single one at Aldi, helping boost the total
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NewsOcado ‘gaining customers from the discounters’
The online supermarket this week posted a 10.6% increase in active customers
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NewsAldi closing in on 1,000th store landmark
The discounter is on the cusp of hitting a target it has been pursuing for nearly a decade
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Comment & OpinionWhat fmcg can learn from Apple and VW
The benefits of thinking differently about category management are clear for both brands and shoppers, says Andrew Hovells, strategy director at Live & Breathe
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Category ReportHow babycare is raising its value game
As prices soar in the baby & toddler aisle, parents are trading down to own label and hunting for deals. What are retailers and brands doing to capitalise?
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NewsIceland invests £26m in price cuts
Iceland is spending half a million pounds per week in ensuring prices remain low, the supermarket said
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NewsSavers sales surge 19% as shoppers return to stores post-pandemic
The lifting of Covid restrictions was followed by improved footfall across stores, according to the retailer’s results for the year to 31 December 2022
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NewsIceland boss ‘shocked’ at struggles of Irish stores buyer
Iceland Foods sold all of its stores in Ireland in February this year
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NewsPoundland website to be relaunched as transactional e-commerce platform
The plans will see visitors to Poundshop.com automatically redirected
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Comment & OpinionHow supermarkets and brands can win on new social platform Threads
Is there value in rushing to join the so-called ‘Twitter killer’ or is it merely a case of FOMO?
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Category ReportWho’s winning as free-from gets pricier?
Gluten-free lines have been excessively hit by rising prices, say campaigners. How are buying habits responding to the pressure?