in depth – Page 19
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Analysis and FeaturesOils: feeling the heat on price as Aldi and Lidl win sales
Talk about a double whammy. With olive oil brands under mounting pressure to promote harder as the supermarkets…
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Analysis and FeaturesFresh meat & fish: Aldi & Lidl making mincemeat of competition
The discounters have made a major play for meat and poultry over the past year – with Aldi’s stunt…
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Analysis and FeaturesIs the budget end of the grocery market slowing down?
A lot has been made of the “free ride” the mainstream supermarkets have given the discounters over recent months, but today’s Kantar Worldpanel data seems to point to tougher conditions at the value end of the market.
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Comment and OpinionWill Iceland’s milk price move leave other retailers out in the cold?
Iceland has delivered an early Christmas present to dairy farmers – announcing the price it pays milk processors for their milk..
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Comment and Opinion2014 was a wake-up call for big four British supermarkets
The big four will be saying “good riddance” to yet another year. That is the price of taking one’s customers for granted…
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Analysis and FeaturesCan Netto 2.0 compete with the big boys of grocery?
“Opening a new store in the UK feels like playing in the Champions League final.”…
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Comment and OpinionThe flabby big four need to shape up to fight rivals
In an expanding market over several decades, superstore operators grew their businesses in the UK…
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Comment and OpinionA Scandi lover’s dream?
A giant Scottie dog made out of 82,750 Lego bricks has been sitting in the car park of a retail park in Moor Allerton, Leeds
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Comment and OpinionAldi's organic range is its poshest move yet
In a few weeks Aldi’s luxury Christmas range will hit the shelves
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Comment and OpinionSupermarkets need to look forward and not back
The rapidly changing supermarket landscape in the UK is the source of much industry debate at the moment…
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Comment and OpinionPoundshop.com reopens online battle
The online pound store wars have started again – with a truce, Poundshop.com has merges with rival outfit Hereforapound.com
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Analysis and FeaturesFamily Shopper: how convenience discounting is a family trade
Booker has ambitious plans for Family Shopper, its fledgling discount convenience fascia…
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Comment and OpinionLidl is catching up and even overtaking Aldi with its marketing
Lidl and Aldi are proving that the Germans have a sense of humour – and really get social media too…
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Comment and OpinionStop the big price-matching yawn and focus on lower prices
There have been two notable developments in the price-matching world recently…
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Comment and OpinionDealing with discounters: a lesson from French supermarkets
The facts say it all. Hard discounters like Aldi and Lidl have seized more than 8% UK market share…
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Comment and OpinionDiscounter copycats are a threat to brands and consumers
Imagine you’ve been out of the country for five years and now you are walking around an Aldi or Lidl…
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Analysis and FeaturesHow green are the discounters?
The discounters were lagging well behind in terms of eco-friendliness in 2011 but sales growth has forced them to change…
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Analysis and FeaturesMorrisons: will its pricing strategy pay off in the end?
Shopping is cheaper but is it nullifying the discounter threat?
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Comment and OpinionLook who's talking: Lidl opens up
Lidl has been opening up - what a change from the past
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Comment and OpinionLidl sets out its statement of intent
Lidl has developed into a charming and compelling operator – as exemplified by a lavish four-course dinner it laid on for …