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NewsPoundland bosses joined by Andy Bond in management buyout talks
A team formed by Poundland leadership and Andy Bond, the former CEO of Asda and Pepco Group, is in advance talks over a management buyout funded by one of the bidders in the auction for Poundland
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Comment & OpinionAldi on Deliveroo: a logical step or sign of weakness?
‘We always want to meet customers where they want to shop,’ says Aldi chief Giles Hurley. But that’s not what Aldi is known for, unless that place is a shop
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NewsAldi chief claims rivals are ‘duping customers’ with loyalty discounts
Giles Hurley used Aldi’s annual results as a new opportunity to ‘call out’ rivals’ loyalty discounts as ‘perceived rather than real’
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NewsAldi sets sights on tackling food affordability as it reveals record sales for 2025
Aldi has earmarked a record £900m investment for store openings and new distribution centres
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NewsPoundland hails return to like-for-like sales growth in Q4
The trading update comes with Poundland owner Gordon Brothers in talks to sell the variety discounter
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NewsLidl commits to supporting five million people in ‘hyper-localised’ campaign
It comes after warnings that pockets of severe deprivation – often streets away from visible affluence – were being missed by supermarkets taking a broad brush approach to charitable efforts
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NewsDeliveroo couriers to pick, pack and deliver Aldi rapid grocery orders
The new ‘Shop & Deliver’ service will be trialled across eight stores from early October
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NewsAldi begins handling produce at ‘UK’s largest automated DC’
The first outbound pallets of fruit & veg left the site on 17 September, Aldi revealed today
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Comment & OpinionHas high protein ‘jumped the shark’ with Lidl’s new meat range?
Is it the latest sign we have reached peak protein? Or is there a genuine case for Lidl’s ‘high-protein meat range’?
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NewsLidl and chef Miguel Barclay devise £7 weekly supper plan for students
However, students will need to plan meals and avoid waste carefully to achieve the price point
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NewsAldi donates 2.1 million meals during school summer holidays
The donations were the result of Aldi’s work with Neighbourly, the redistribution organisation that routes surplus food from supermarkets to local charities across the country daily
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NewsLidl launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ hybrid meat range with plant-based pea protein
High Protein Cumberland Sausages, High Protein Beef Mince 5% Fat, High Protein Beef Mince 10% Fat, High Protein Quarter Pounders and High Protein Meatballs form the lineup
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NewsLidl lets app users vote for local charities to access £500k fund
From 24 September, Lidl Plus users will be able to vote for one of five causes in their local area
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NewsLidl signs up to Fairtrade living income premium for new tea
The discounter is paying farmers a Fairtrade living income reference price for its new Way To Go Single Origin Kenyan Tea, launching during Fairtrade Fortnight
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NewsFarmfoods turnover exceeds £1bn for third year in a row
Farmfoods’ turnover rose by 18.4% to £1.2bn in the 53 weeks to 3 January 2026, according to newly filed accounts at Companies House
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NewsLidl drops electric vehicle charging rates for loyalty members
The discounter has reduced the charging rate from 62p/kWh to 59p/kWh for electric vehicle drivers with Lidl Plus.
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NewsAldi UK to open a new store every week in September
Following the opening of a new Balsall Common store on 3 September, the grocer will open a further three stores this month
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NewsLidl moves to Chilean jack mackerel over sustainability fears
The supermarket told The Grocer it was transitioning to Marine Stewardship Council-certified Chilean jack mackerel for its tinned mackerel and that it would be reviewing its sourcing for smoked mackerel ahead of its next purchasing window
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NewsVolume sales tell different story of Asda and Aldi’s performance
The Worldpanel numbers are ammunition for Aldi CEO Giles Hurley after he was branded ‘desperate’ for attacking rivals’ loyalty schemes
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NewsPoundstretcher boasts of 15 store openings in three months
It comes after Poundstretcher was granted rent reductions to zero on a number of existing stores