All Discounters articles – Page 39
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Comment & OpinionIn an ever-changing fmcg world, staying still can be the best strategy
Constant ‘pivots’ won’t benefit your brand as much as holding steady in turbulent times, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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NewsInvisible tags trialled on bottles to trace recycling rates
Recycling tech company Polytag is deploying the system in conjunction with waste giant Biffa’s material recycling facility (MRF) in Teesside
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NewsSupermarkets back first whole-town trial of digital deposit return scheme
Companies running the trial, which is also backed by major suppliers including Nestlé and Danone, are expecting around 250,000 product returns during the period
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NewsB&M reaping benefits of Lidl or Aldi nearby
The variety discounter’s latest annual report, published yesterday, highlights how its brand-focused range complements Lidl and Aldi’s more own-label focused assortment
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NewsIceland Foods to trial air fryer aisle in Food Warehouse store
The discounter has rebranded freezers with new purple signage in one aisle of its Food Warehouse stores, in Charlton, London
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NewsIceland franchisee owner under food traceability investigation in Ireland
Iceland sold all of its stores in the Republic of Ireland in February
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NewsWilko planning no store closures in upcoming CVA
The home and garden retailer is due to launch a company voluntary arrangement next month in which it will seek rent cuts from landlords
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Comment & OpinionWhat is the Adjudicator doing about all those supplier complaints?
As retailer relations sour with suppliers what is the GCA doing about all their complaints?
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NewsHas Lidl taken on too much in US expansion plans?
While few predicted Lidl’s expansion slowdown in the UK, Lidl’s US operation has been harder hit
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Analysis & FeaturesThe riddle of Lidl and its faltering plans to take over in the UK
With discounters booming in the cost of living crisis, what’s motivating Lidl’s move to slow down expansion?
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Comment & OpinionLand agreements are just one way supermarkets can stop rivals
Sainsbury’s and Asda were found in breach of land agreement competition rules. But how else can supermarkets slow their rivals?
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NewsSainsbury’s cuts loo roll prices as pulp costs fall
It’s the latest in a series of early signs of deflation in some high-volume grocery lines, despite overall food inflation remaining high
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NewsOne Beyond grappling with rise in ‘organised’ shoplifting
One Beyond chairman Chris Edwards said shoplifters had shifted from targeting single low-value products to sweeping the contents of a shelf into a bag
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Analysis & Features15 ways supermarkets and grocery are celebrating Pride month
As the world’s biggest companies give their social media logos the rainbow flag treatment, these grocery brands are opening their purses to address the issues facing the LGBTQ+ community
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NewsLidl to use ocean-bound plastic to make water bottles
From July, one-litre San Celestino Italian Sparkling Mineral Water bottles will be at least 30% made from the material
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NewsAldi planning to ramp up its own label range of British wagyu beef
The discounter plans to extend its wagyu range across its entire estate over the next two years
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NewsAldi to open five new stores within five weeks
Each store will create about 40 jobs, according to Aldi
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NewsIceland’s Richard Walker latest supermarket boss to criticise food price cap proposals
’Price caps don’t work,’ the supermarket’s executive chairman told BBC Breakfast
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Comment & OpinionSix challenges for private label (and three winning strategies)
A turbulent marketplace has pushed suppliers to grapple with market instability and a surge in demand, says Richard Harrow, partner at IPLC
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NewsWilko promotes Ben Exall to digital & marketing communications director
Exall has also been appointed a statutory director of the company