All Discounters articles – Page 65
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NewsScrapping deposit return scheme for digital system ‘would save £3.5bn’
Research by Resource Future has suggested huge savings over the next decade with a digital scheme
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Comment & OpinionWith Aldi and Lidl winning share again normal service has resumed. Or has it?
Grocers and their suppliers are still benefiting from a market that’s anything but normal
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NewsWilko sales drop £107m as Covid-cautious shoppers stay away from high street
Sales fell 7.3% to £1.4bn in the year ended 30 January 2021, with like-for-like figures down 7.7%, according to the accounts
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NewsLidl sponsors ITV’s The Masked Dancer with its own masked character
In show idents, a dancer in a goose costume will challenge the audience to guess who they are using clues related to Lidl products
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NewsAldi challenges kids to come up with its next lorry design
The discounter is running a competiton as part of its Team GB sponsorship
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NewsPoundland opening first new convenience format Local stores
The Grocer revealed ‘Poundland Local’ was on the way last month
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Comment & OpinionWhy – and how – does Iceland still offer free delivery while rivals have stopped?
In the online shopping boom of the past 12 months, retailers have been cautiously adding delivery fees – except Iceland
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NewsAldi’s Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake returns - with new eyes
Intellectual property experts say changes to his appearance could have a bearing on M&S’s High Court trademark infringement claim
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NewsIceland rolling out same-day scheduled delivery nationwide
The frozen food retailer is set to offer same-day slots from 400 stores within the next few weeks, The Grocer can reveal
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NewsPoundland launching new arm for all charitable activities
The variety discounter has applied to trademark ‘Poundland Foundation’
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NewsTesco scraps Metro format blaming shift in customer habits
In August 2019, the supermarket announced it was carrying out a major overhaul of Metro
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NewsAldi launches in-store soft plastics recycling points
The new recycling bins have been introduced at 20 stores across Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester
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NewsIceland expands Uber Eats trial beyond London
The trial has quietly grown to 20 stores, taking it as far beyond London as Letchworth in Hertfordshire and Colchester in Essex
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NewsCity Snapshot: Pepco offers share at a discount in upcoming €5bn IPO
Poundland owner Pepco is has set its price in the upcoming Polish IPO at a discount, valuing the budget retail chain at $5bn (£4.3bn).
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NewsTrustpilot investigates The Range over ‘incentives for reviews’
The consumer reviews platform has sent The Range a written formal warning based on evidence gathered from reviewers, following an enquiry by The Grocer
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NewsLidl and Wyke Farms team up to develop ‘carbon neutral’ cheese
Lidl claimed its Wyke-supplied cheddar would reach carbon neutrality by the end of 2021
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NewsNew discounter Mere looking for landlords across the UK
The Russian-founded chain has published a wish list of UK locations
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NewsAldi backs British seafood with UK-caught fish promotion
The seven-strong range of Specialbuy fish will come from fish markets in Plymouth, Brixham and Newlyn
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NewsIceland throws backing behind sepsis awareness campaign
The Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation has worked with the UK Sepsis Trust to co-develop and help fund an initiative encouraging businesses to educate staff about signs of the condition
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NewsLidl quits digital DRS group, amid confusion fear
The retailer, alongside Aldi, Co-op, Ocado, suppliers Diageo and Danone and the BRC, had been part of the Digital DRS Industry Working Group