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Lidl overhauls loyalty app with addition of new weekly offers for all members
The new Lidl Plus Offers do not need to be activated in the app beforehand in order to claim the discounts at checkout
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Poundland aiming for 50% operational carbon reduction by end of 2024
The variety discounter wants to ‘lead the value retail sector on the transition to a low carbon economy’
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Lidl partners with Pembrokeshire Creamery to sell fully Welsh milk
From 1 June, Lidl customers in Wales will be able to pick up fully Welsh milk products, with cream to follow soon
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Lidl staff to get third pay rise in 12 months
The move is set to make Lidl the joint-highest paying supermarket alongside Aldi
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CMA urges retailers to prioritise accuracy of pricing after latest review
The CMA has published the latest report from its review of the grocery sector
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UK Salads collapsed owing its creditors £18m, report shows
The Essex-based greenhouse operator was a key supplier to Aldi and fell into administration in February
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Tesco objects to new Aldi or Lidl stores near one of its own over several months
Complex objections on numerous grounds are usually received by the local authority less than 48 hours before plans are due to be considered, making it difficult for council officers to respond in time
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Aldi gathering public support for new store openings
The discounter is urging members of the public to put forward their town by email
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Farmfoods on expansion drive after annual turnover passes £1bn
The discounter is targeting between 20 and 30 new stores a year, with a particular focus on London, where it has appointed two property acquisition managers
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Lidl blames out-of-date web pages for so-called fake farm branding
Unlike Lidl, Tesco has continued to use the brands despite the controversy, as part of its phase-out of the Tesco Value brand
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Lidl publishes latest ‘wish list’ of hundreds of new store locations
The discounter is offering a site finder’s fee of either 1.5% of the total freehold purchase price, or 10% of the first year’s rent for leaseholds
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Lidl announces £500m investment in British pork supply chain
The discounter has moved to a new producer pricing model that will pay the cost of production and guarantee minimum volumes
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Co-op hires Rachel Hargreaves from Lidl to bolster property team
At the Co-op she will take up the newly created role of director of property, development and estates
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Most UK supermarkets buying more British apples and pears
Aldi has bought 21,527 tonnes of British apples since the start of the British season in October 2023, with Tesco just behind it, selling 21,194 tonnes
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Christmas côtes du rhône promotion prompts Aldi to extend ‘wine of the week’ offer
Aldi’s Specially Selected Cairanne sold out in just four days at Christmas
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Poundland closes nine former Wilko stores
A Poundland spokesman said affected staff had been offered roles at nearby stores in all cases
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Iceland’s Richard Walker praises paramedics after London Marathon collapse
Walker had been running to raise funds for dementia care in the UK
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City News: B&M sales jump 10% but City remains unconvinced
Discount retail group B&M European Value reported an annual sales jump of over 10% this week, but concerns swirled in the City over the rate of growth slipping back in its final quarter despite a boost from the early Easter
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Iceland returns to TV screens with primetime campaign
Iceland had made a “significant investment” in the new 12-month primetime TV campaign, which will feature the slogan ‘That’s why we go to Iceland’