in depth – Page 11
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Comment and Opinion
The 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 Opinion
Aldi'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 Opinion
Why 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 Opinion
It'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 Features
One-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
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Comment and Opinion
Aldi Local is more than just a threat to the big sheds
Badging this new Aldi under a sub-brand suggests it’s confident it can take this format forward and look to roll it out
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Analysis and Features
Inside the new Aldi Local, Balham
Here’s what we found when we visted the first Aldi Local in Balham
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Comment and Opinion
It's time for all retailers to take action on knife crime
Poundland took kitchen knives off sale in October 2018, says retail director Austin Cooke. Other retailers now need to play their part
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Comment and Opinion
How is Lidl maintaining its winning streak and what can we learn?
The discounter makes ’big bets’ and makes the effort to present an innovative offer, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Analysis and Features
How Bargain Buys is turning Poundstretcher sales around
Opened under the name Bargain Buys, 45 new Poundstretcher stores are helping turn around a sales slump
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Comment and Opinion
How Aldi keeps getting things right
Aldi and Lidl have had a profound impact on our industry in the past five years, taking almost all the growth, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment and Opinion
It's time for suppliers to re-evaluate the stunning rise of Aldi and Lidl
A staggering sales growth of 10% over Christmas signals that the discounters may be unstoppable, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment and Opinion
Iceland diverted attention from its own palm oil achievement
Iceland deserves huge praise for making hundreds of own-label products palm oil-free
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Comment and Opinion
Going further: the secret of Home Bargains' success
TJ Morris’s Home Bargains boasts that it was recently ranked 6th in the Which? list of top 100 stores in the UK
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Comment and Opinion
The palm oil debate is complex, but Iceland has made a positive difference
Even Iceland accepts that a boycott is not a long-term solution, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Analysis and Features
Jack's Lemon Sorbet: acid test
The product is part of an ice cream tub market up 9.9% this year in grocery
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Comment and Opinion
What retailers can learn from the success of 'cheap and cheerful' B&M Bargains
B&M works very hard to deliver what matters to consumers, says Jeremy Garlick, Partner at Insight Traction
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Analysis and Features
How that 'banned' Christmas ad has helped broaden Iceland's appeal
Viewed millions of times online, the ad has thrust Iceland into the consciousness of many
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Analysis and Features
Specialist and affordable: inside Iceland's Wine Warehouse
The Food Warehouse just opened its biggest ever store, including the first Wine Warehouse
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Comment and Opinion
After Iceland's PR blinder on palm oil what happens next?
Historic move to make RSPO certification adhere to stricter standards is a major breakthrough