in depth
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Analysis & Features
As inflation recedes, has the tide turned on discounter growth?
New figures show Aldi is now in negative growth, and variety discounters that once were riding high are also going backwards
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Analysis & Features
Does Biotiful tie-up signal a change of direction for Aldi?
After its recent kefir launch, is Aldi swapping out its ‘copycat’ approach for a collaborative one?
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Comment & Opinion
Giving chickens more space is only half the job. We need breed change
The BCC demands the use of healthier, more robust, slower-growing breeds for good reason, says The Humane League UK’s MD Sean Gifford
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Comment & Opinion
CMA should investigate Aldi Price Match rather than loyalty
Tesco and Sainsbury’s remove items from Aldi Price Match when the discounter lowers the price further, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & Opinion
How Aldi’s apple agreement could change the game for growers
Longer-term agreements mean better business decisions can be made, says Ged Futter of The Retail Mind
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Analysis & Features
How much are the top supermarket bosses paid?
From the lowest to the highest, here are the salaries of the UK’s leading supermarket bosses
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Analysis & Features
Spring is on the shelves: what was new in May 2024
Each month, we highlight new and interesting products, displays and features our team has snapped in the leading grocers
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Analysis & Features
Political digs and cheese Swifts: this week on grocery social media
The UK’s cost of cheese crisis highlights economic woes and Ocado, Itsu and Lidl hop on gen Z trends
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Comment & Opinion
What’s with Which?’s witchhunt against loyalty cards?
Which? claims the latest use of personalised deals could lead to an epidemic of overbuying as hapless hard-up Brits go on spending splurges in search of Clubcard rewards
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Analysis & Features
Shrinking the innovation deficit: Strategies for distinctive new products
Researchers have come up with a metric to define distinctive innovation – and found it’s lacking. So why should developers push the boat out?
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Comment & Opinion
Discounters keep the market honest and ensure shopper trust
The discounters keep us out of arguments that rage in markets like Canada, where doubts circle around retailers profiteering, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Analysis & Features
Store radio nightmares and Aldi bashes Clubcard Prices in social media banter
From retail media slowly turning a Tesco employee mad, to Aldi taking a swing at Clubcard Prices, here’s what’s happening in the world of grocery on social media
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Comment & Opinion
Government refused inflation-linked CPIs for school dinners. How is that fair?
What does the government want? To keep price inflation to a minimum through effective competition? Or to keep farmers afloat in their hour of need?
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Analysis & Features
Can Tesco take Clubcard personalisation to new heights?
Tesco is joining forces with tech company Eagle Eye to drive ‘hyper-personalisation’ of Clubcard offers
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Comment & Opinion
Could Aldi’s Next Big Thing be too much pressure for some brands?
The show has been getting some flak on social media, with some worried the requirements of rapid scale could place too much pressure on new operators. The Grocer caught up with some winners for their perspective
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Analysis & Features
Can Fortress unlock the potential within Poundstretcher?
After a ‘choppy’ few years of restructuring, store closures, and multiple CEOs, can Majestic Wine owner Fortress steady the Poundstretcher ship?
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Comment & Opinion
Is Tesco’s Clubcard Prices rebrand enough to prevent another Lidl trademark battle?
IP lawyers weigh in on if Tesco has done enough to avoid another lawsuit from Lidl
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Analysis & Features
How pay and benefits stack up at the supermarkets
We look at how wage levels at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Aldi, Lidl, M&S and Iceland compare
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Comment & Opinion
Lidl is winning due to differentiation, not just cost
If Lidl keeps up with this value innovation, and there is not a more multifaceted response from competitors, it will keep winning in the UK, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Analysis & Features
What has happened to Aldi’s stratospheric growth story?
Aldi is now only the seventh fastest grower – with discount rival Lidl still surging ahead. So what’s changed in the past six months?