more discounter news & analysis – Page 15
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NewsBP hires ex-Lidl marketing director Claire Farrant as VP marketing Europe
BP said Farrant’s appointment was part of a wider investment into its convenience retail proposition
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NewsCity snapshot: Cash-strapped shoppers drive record sales at Aldi
Aldi has boosted sales to a record high as the cost-of-living crisis pushed more shoppers through the doors of the discounters.
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NewsPoundland’s website relaunched as fully transactional site
The retailer’s e-commerce operation has been digitally migrated from Poundshop.com to Poundland.co.uk
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NewsAldi looking for 100 new area managers, with salaries rising to £90k
The successful candidates will be enrolled on the discounter’s area manager programme, which is open to applications now
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NewsAldi lists bowel cancer symptoms on toilet wipe packaging
It follows a similar move last year with toilet roll
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Comment and OpinionGrocery delivery is not profitable and stores are the casualties
Online grocery may be the future but the pace of transition is causing death by a thousand cuts, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsIceland cuts price of 500 more lines and doubles £1 frozen range
Iceland claims its latest 500 price cuts mean it has slashed prices on more grocery household products than any other UK supermarket
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KVI TrackerWaitrose price cuts shake up household staples in this week’s KVI tracker
Some of the new prices bring Waitrose in cheaper than comparative products at other retailers
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NewsAldi launches hot pizza delivery service in three cities
Customers can book a scheduled delivery using a new website, but the service will be available only in the short term
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Analysis and FeaturesInside Lidl’s vast new Luton distribution centre
The 1.2 million sq ft distribution centre in Luton is Lidl’s first to feature automation
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NewsLidl posts £76m loss after low price investment
Despite revenues climbing 18.8% to £9.3bn, the discounter made a loss before tax of £75.9m in the 52 weeks to 28 February 2023
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Comment and OpinionFrom Lidl to Waitrose, it’s hard to find a grocery retailer making it look easy
Investment and debt are two sides of the same coin
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Grocer 33Lidl 21p cheaper than Aldi in battle of the discounters
At £49.71, Lidl was just cheaper than Aldi, for the fifth time out of seven
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Analysis and FeaturesFive things that will help and hinder Waitrose’s growth strategy
Waitrose is under the microscope as it seeks to transform major elements of the business. The Grocer asks what will stand in the retailer’s way
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NewsWilko collapsed owing over £400m, new documents show
The debts included £9.8m to Procter & Gamble and £3.2m to Unilever
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Comment and OpinionAldi’s biggest price cuts add more drama in retailers’ battle to the bottom
Aldi’s latest price cuts are substantial, and the numbers support that
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NewsIceland launches on Amazon UK site
The discounter joins Morrisons and Co-op as a third-party supermarket partner on the Amazon marketplace
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NewsPoundland agrees to take 71 Wilko stores – and promises jobs for Wilko workers
The 71 stores are expected to reopen under the Poundland brand in the fourth quarter of 2023, adding to its existing 800-plus UK estate
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NewsAldi appoints Kyrsten Halley marketing director
Halley was previously marketing director at The Flavourists, part of the Samworth Brothers Group
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NewsLidl to invest £40m extra in British egg supply chain in bid to increase production
The retailer is offering farmers financial incentives to move into egg farming in an attempt to bolster supply