in depth – Page 10
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Comment and OpinionHow Iceland got online delivery availability back to normal
It’s still a struggle to book a slot with most of its rivals. How is Iceland able to offer next-day deliveries?
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Comment and OpinionLove in the aisles: Iceland store plays host to proposal
Coronavirus may have put a few weddings on hold, but it can’t stand in the way of true love
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Analysis and FeaturesHow Aldi is tackling slavery in its global supply chains
In 2018, Oxfam ranked the discounter bottom for protecting human rights
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Analysis and FeaturesIs Iceland’s new packaging trial really the best way forward?
New packaging cuts plastic by 93%. Can that be better than packaging-free trials?
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Comment and OpinionLidl parties into 2020 with KT Tunstall tour of Scotland
If you think the dawn of January means party season is over, get thee to Scotland
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Comment and OpinionInside Aldi at Christmas: how the discounter mastered festivity in the UK
This year Aldi expects to take more than £1bn over the festive period: and it’s got the hugely successful formula to do it
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Comment and OpinionIf Poundland is looking to build trust and sell more food, are finger ‘jokes’ really the way to go?
Poundland is good at generating headlines, but vulgarity won’t help it compete with Aldi and Lidl
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Comment and OpinionTo remain the people’s grocer, Aldi must make progress on ethics
Oxfam consistently ranks the discounter at the bottom of the UK’s supermarkets for its human rights policies, says Morgan Holt, chief strategy officer at Fitch
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Comment and OpinionDoes Poundland need to change its name?
Staff have been told that Poundland will become Poundland & More, though the variety discounter strenuously denies it
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Comment and OpinionDo Poundland’s latest ‘shops in shops’ point to an identity crisis?
Poundland is looking to become a weekly grocery destination, but its name may work against it
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Analysis and FeaturesIs the future for Poundland a multi-price model?
A multi-price model was blamed for Poundworld’s collapse last year. Now Poundland is moving in the same direction
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Comment and OpinionAre Aldi’s lower profits really such a bad thing, PR-wise, in these uncertain times?
Aldi isn’t bothered by short-term shareholder concerns. It’s investing in the future
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Comment and OpinionHere’s what retailers can learn from Aldi’s venture into China
Aldi has done its homework and not been afraid to reinvent itself, says Maggie Gao, retail specialist at Emerging Communications, Shanghai
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Comment and OpinionBurger launch is beyond Lidl's German operation
The Beyond Meat burger is taking the world by storm
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Analysis and FeaturesWhy are Lidl's new method of production meat labels proving controversial?
Lidl last week became the first UK supermarket to carry method of production labelling on meat
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Comment and OpinionThe key to success as a variety discounter? Copy B&M
Bargain World this week opened the first of 25 planned stores. It’s following the B&M multi-price model – and it’s right to do so
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Comment and OpinionAldi's Heck backtrack will provide hope for other brands
Aldi’s decision to redesign its chicken sausages is a big victory for Heck and will provide hope for others who want to challenge the discounter
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Comment and OpinionWhy grocery own label needs a serious rethink
The discounters have changed the game and old strategies no longer work, says Koen de Jong, managing partner at IPLC
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Comment and OpinionIt's time to start distinguishing between Aldi and Lidl
The two are similar, but Aldi is further developed as a ’regular big shop’ retailer, says Insight Traction’s Jeremy Garlick
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Analysis and FeaturesOne-stop shop: what does the Iceland-The Range tie-up offer?
Five stores (so far) offer shoppers that go in for DIY and decor the opportunity to come out with dinner too