All Discounters articles – Page 66
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NewsIceland finding plastic target ‘increasingly challenging’, says MD Richard Walker
Walker said the pandemic had increased demand for plastic and called on the government to support businesses trying to tackle the problem
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Comment & OpinionWhy grocery retailers should sign up to British Food Fortnight
Whether you’re involved in a national supermarket chain or own a local greengrocer, this event is your chance to reach out to new customers and improve your relationship with existing ones
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NewsAldi extends Sunday opening hours for the Euros football tournament
Aldi’s new Sunday opening hours will be in place in England and Wales from Sunday 13 June
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NewsOne Below aiming for 90 stores by the end of 2021
The business has already grown from about 60 stores before the pandemic to 75 now as retail vacancy rates provide expansion opportunities
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NewsRussian discounter Mere aiming for 300 UK stores in 10 years
The hard discounter, which claims it will undercut Lidl and Aldi by 20%-30%, is determined to scale its UK presence
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NewsAldi complaint over Tesco ‘price match’ ad rejected by watchdog
Aldi complained about a Tesco press ad which appeared last July, as the UK’s biggest supermarket ramped up its latest marketing assault on the discounter
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NewsM&S releases new Colin the Caterpillar for Father’s Day
The limited-edition cake features an edible cape
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News‘Convenience discounter’ MaxiSaver eyes tripling of estate by year end
The retailer currently has eight stores in the Midlands, having first launched last August
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NewsAldi launches packaging made using plastic saved from the sea
The new packaging is recycled from waste plastic collected by communities in coastal areas across the world
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NewsIceland launches £5 pizza and booze meal deals for the Euros
A fiver buys two pizzas with either sides and dessert or drinks
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Grocer 33Lidl claims easy victory with 26 of 33 items cheapest
This week’s guest retailer was exclusively cheapest on 21 of those lines
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NewsPoundland begins selling online in selected postcode areas
Piloted for Poundland staff earlier this year, the service has now been opened up to customers
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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