All Discounters articles – Page 38
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Iceland launches Christmas ad featuring Noddy Holder and Brian Blessed
The 30-second ad comes after a series of teasers posted on Iceland’s social media channels and website
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Lidl ‘well stocked for Christmas’ after sporadic localised summer availability issues
Lidl GB chief Ryan McDonnell acknowledged there had been sporadic localised issues throughout the summer but said it was ‘well stocked’ for the festive season
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City snapshot: Lidl wins new shoppers ahead of Christmas as annual sales increase
Annual revenues at Lidl have increased as it continued to attract new shoppers looking to cut down on household spending. Plus, a trading update from Finsbury Food Group.
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Campaigners target Lidl over fast-growing chicken breeds
Campaign group The Humane League is set to stage a protest at the discounter’s headquarters in Tolworth, south west London, from 7am today (17 November) until 7pm tomorrow
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The Original Factory Shop invites local businesses to showcase their products in stores
Every month, 180 of the retailer’s stores will invite a local maker, artisan or a small craft business to a ‘meet the maker’ session
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Wilko sells distribution centre to DHL for £48m
The business refinancing will let the homes and garden retailer improve its proposition and customer experience across its 402 stores and online, according to Wilko
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Thatchers becomes latest brand to sue Aldi over copycat claims
The drinks brand claims Aldi has ‘intentionally mimicked’ its product with the ‘highly similar’ appearance of the discounter’s Taurus Cloudy Cider Lemon
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Analysis & Features
Christmas adverts reviewed: can anyone best Asda’s Buddy the Elf?
This year supermarkets must balance lush festive ads against a public struggling with costs. Did they live up to the challenge?
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City snapshot: WH Smith back in the black as travel recovery takes flight
WH Smith has swung back into the black as its travel division experienced a significant recovery from the pandemic. Plus, interims from B&M and Tate & Lyle, and Q3 updates from Haleon and Domino’s Pizza.
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Aldi struggling to hit 2022 plastic reduction target
The change is taking longer than expected for the final 1% of own label packaging, thanks to a lack of viable alternatives
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Kevin the Carrot returns for Aldi Christmas 2022 ad
Aldi has brought back Kevin the Carrot for a 50-second teaser of its World Cup and Home Alone-themed Christmas advert
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Lidl launches 2022 Christmas ad starring celebrity teddy bear
The 60-second ad begins as a dad accidentally shrinks a Lidl Christmas jumper in the wash and his daughter decides to put it on her bear
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Grocer 33
‘Super-friendly’ Morrisons staff help store seal victory
Store standards at Morrisons were good, despite some gaps on shelves
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Grocer 33
Lidl beats Aldi on price as discounters prove cheapest in another Super Grocer 33
Tomato purée saw the most price inflation overall – up 49% year on year
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Tesco lands blow in legal battle with Lidl over Clubcard logo
Tesco will be able to argue at trial that Lidl trademarked a wordless version of its blue and yellow logo in ‘bad faith’, having won an appeal
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Lidl’s sell-out Christmas jumper returns for 2022
Lidl has also today posted what appeared to be a teaser for its 2022 Christmas ad campaign on social media channels
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Poundland to offer frozen and chilled food in nearly all UK stores within a year
Poundland said its ‘ambition is to bring more value to more places as an alternative to supermarkets’
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Wilko raises entry-level pay for store and logistics staff
The privately-owned homes and garden retailer is also introducing a temporary further 50p-an-hour hike for logistics staff, lasting until the end of March 2023
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Lidl extends recovered ocean-bound plastic packaging to sausage range
The ‘Prevented Ocean Plastic’ is made from discarded water bottles collected from within 30 miles of a coastline or ocean-feeding waterway in Southeast Asia
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Aldi set to reclaim highest-paying supermarket title from Lidl
Lidl and Aldi have been swapping places as the highest-paying supermarket based on store worker starting rates this year