more discounter news & analysis
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News
Aldi sells most free-range eggs of any UK supermarkets
The retailer overtook Tesco in the latest 12 week period, Kantar data shows
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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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News
Greens Retail reaches 25th store milestone
It comes as the Scottish grocer, which is primarily supplied by Nisa, “scored a hat-trick” of store openings last month
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News
Tesco and Highland Spring trial QR code tech to tackle single-use plastic
The packaging enables direct-to-consumer marketing, as well as access to live data to trace packaging at barcode level throughout the supply chain
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News
Iceland boss Richard Walker takes aim at Aldi and Lidl over ‘restrictive’ land deals
Property sources say it is rare that Lidl or Aldi would strike restrictive deals, with many of their stores being standalone developments and freehold-owned
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News
Britvic and Müller launch exclusive products through Iceland’s new incubator
Both were among the companies to pitch innovation ideas as part of Iceland’s newly launched accelerator Brands on Ice
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Iceland looks internally to replace buying chief Andrew Staniland
Responsibility for buying at the supermarket will now pass to Paul Dhaliwal, who will take on the newly created role of chief commercial officer
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Aldi to create 1,000 new store jobs by year end
The 1,000 roles will include caretakers and cleaners, managerial positions and store apprentices
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Lidl ploughs £1.5bn into beef supply chain
The move will see it create a new producer group which will be supported to lower emissions
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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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Grocer 33
Lidl East Twickenham: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Lidl is very much focused on providing great customer service and this is a culture we strive to follow’
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Grocer 33
Lidl Twickenham bags discounter’s first ever store of the week prize
The store claimed a strong 81 points, with excellent shop floor service and store standards allied to strong availability
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Grocer 33
Aldi pips Lidl by 2p as Tesco closes gap to discounters
This is Aldi’s first victory since it undercut Lidl by just a penny exactly one year ago
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News
Iceland Foods appoints Gordons LLP as sole property advisor ahead of store rollout
The appointment of Gordons comes as Iceland looks to kick on with the next stage of its ongoing store rollout
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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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News
Lidl's voucher and changed supermarket hours for Euros final
A sponsor of the tournament in Germany, Lidl is particularly invested in ensuring the final goes off with a bang
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News
Aldi ‘copycat’ kefir is actually a Biotiful collaborative effort
The striking resemblance between the new product and Biotiful’s led some to assume Aldi had simply copied the dairy supplier’s branding
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News
Lidl gives international brief to de Roos in marketing shake-up
De Roos will report into Jens Thiemer, chief customer officer on the Lidl International board
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News
Retailers gear up for weekend of sport with array of booze offers
An unsettled weather forecast hasn’t stopped the mults piling on the discounts
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News
City snapshot: Poundland like-for-like sales decline on supply chain issues
Poundland owner Pepco Group has posted a drop in like-for-like sales in its third quarter, amid a sharp drop in organic sales at Poundland