All Discounters articles – Page 99
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NewsAldi UK sales up by 15% in December as shoppers switch from 'expensive' rivals
A surge in demand for its premium range helped the discounter to a record Christmas period
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NewsPoundland shrugs off scandal to deliver successful Christmas
Discounter reported a like-for-like sales increase of 5.6% for the 12 weeks to 24 December…
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NewsPoundland owner Pepkor Europe secures new £180m loan facility
The Grocer first revealed that trade credit insurer Atradius had reduced its cover for the discount retailer in mid-December in the wake of the Steinhoff accounting scandal
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NewsIceland crumpet ad banned by Advertising Standards Authority
An Iceland advert that claimed its crumpets were better than M&S’s has been banned by the advertising watchdog
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NewsPoundland attracts complaints over sexually suggestive posts
Twinings, whose tea featured in one image, said it was ‘not reflective of our brand values’…
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NewsAsda has massively cut price gap with discounters says Bernstein
‘On their (limited) range of Farm Stores products, similar to Tesco’s Farms, they are actually 5% cheaper than Lidl’
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NewsPoundland trade credit reduced in wake of Steinhoff scandal
Action by Atradius could lead to empty shelves as suppliers halt deliveries
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NewsLidl decides smaller is better in the US
Six months after entering the US with plans to build 100 large-scale stores, the discounter has changed its mind
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NewsPoundland 'bound' to be sold in 2018
Discount chain Poundland is “bound to be put up for sale” in the new year as its South African owner Steinhoff battles to survive after being rocked by an accounting scandal, retail analysts suggested.
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Comment & OpinionPoster creates Aldi suspicion
This Christmas Eve, Aldi stores are closing at 4pm, not to re-open until 27 December
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NewsLidl launches festive emoji game through Facebook Camera app
Brian Blessed provides animated voiceover instructions in a ‘how to’ video on Lidl UK’s Facebook page
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NewsMedia Bites 11 December: Flora, Ocado, Iceland, Steinhoff
Flora margarine is on the verge of changing hands as bidders prepare to submit formal offers for Unilever’s £6bn spreads business, according to reports in the weekend’s papers.
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Comment & OpinionEdeka plays a quality game against Aldi
Limited assortment discounters are challenging the orthodoxy of the good, better, best hierarchy in many categories
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NewsChris Edwards to drive recovery of Poundstretcher as CEO
Value retailer Poundstretcher is understood to have brought in former Poundworld boss Chris Edwards to lead its battle against falling sales
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NewsIceland launches premium gin range at The Food Warehouse
Iceland’s own label gin, Towpath (43% abv), will hit shelves for the first time, and three SKUs from posh mixer brand Fever-Tree will sit alongside
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NewsIceland and the Co-op back UK deposit return scheme plan
The retailers also called for rivals to join in their support for DRS
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NewsB&M to introduce frozen lines following Heron takeover
B&M bought frozen discounter Heron for £152m in August
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NewsAldi fights waste with 50% cuts as shelf life end nears
Aldi has begun marking down the price of its products as they approach the end of their shelf life
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NewsLidl defends its record on cutting antibiotics
The discounter came bottom in a league table published by the Alliance to Save our Antibiotics this week
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NewsCity snapshot: CMA inquiry included Aldi and Lidl after Tesco-Booker pressure
The CMA backtracked amid pressure from Tesco and Booker to take the rise of the discounters into consideration in delivering its verdict on their proposed merger, The Grocer can reveal. Plus, Nissin partnership boosts first half performance at Premier Foods after strong second quarter and all the rest of the latest news from the City.