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NewsAldi adding solar panels to 90 stores, taking total to about 500
Aldi is set to install 144 kWp solar panel systems across 41 stores by the end of 2025 and another 49 next year
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NewsHeron Foods sheds 250 shopworkers and warehouse staff while opening new stores
The average monthly number of sales and distribution employees at the frozen food chain fell by 256 to 5,391 in the 52 weeks to 29 March 2025, according to accounts at Companies House
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NewsOne Beyond chairman blames budget for halting chain’s expansion
One Beyond had been aiming to have 150 stores by November last year but now has 118, only three more than at the start of 2024
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NewsSupermarket loyalty in decline as cost of living crisis drives more ‘needs based’ shops
Not only are shoppers switching supermarkets more often, they are spending less in stores when they visit, according to new UK shopper data from Reward
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NewsAldi to boost hourly pay to £13 as highest-paying UK supermarket
Aldi already offers sector-leading hourly pay and its rates are rising further from 1 September
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NewsPoundland closing 37 stores in August as restructuring plan gets underway
They are among 68 stores that were earmarked for closure in a restructuring plan announced in June
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Comment & OpinionIceland’s u-turn on eggs is both unsurprising and inevitable
In 2016, Iceland committed to its eggs being completely cage-free by 2025. But that commitment vanished from its website earlier this year
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NewsLidl proposes axing 70 head office roles in restructure
The proposed job cuts are spread across all departments at Lidl’s head office in Tolworth, south west London
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NewsAldi permanently rebrands Manchester store ‘Aldeh’
The tribute to Oasis’ reunion tour has been made permanent after a petition gained 1,300 signatures
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NewsLidl hits record high market share as momentum continues
Lidl now holds 8.3% of the British grocery market, according to Worldpanel’s latest figures, up 0.5% over the past 12 weeks
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NewsLidl gearing up for ‘huge milestone’ of 1,000th UK store
The discounter staged a parliamentary breakfast attended by 40 MPs to highlight the milestone
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NewsLidl GB chief customer officer moves to Lidl France
Lidl GB has yet to appoint a successor to Jassine Ouali
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Grocer 33Lidl’s David Stowe on running Southampton’s best supermarket
’I’ve got a few favourites, like our jam doughnuts and our new mozzarella & pesto pizzas, but nothing beats our croissant: it’s always a top seller’
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Grocer 33Aldi cheapest supermarket in first Super Grocer 33 of the new year
Aldi had the edge over Lidl thanks to lower prices on its kitchen towels, oranges, cheddar and cucumber
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Grocer 33Lidl is best supermarket in our Southampton mystery shop
Lidl picked up 84 points, just edging out Sainsbury’s and Waitrose, partly thanks to perfect availability
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NewsB&M shares sink to all-time low as investors worry about growth propspects
B&M shares plunged to an all-time low this week despite the discounter returning to growth in the UK for the first time in more than a year
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop moves head office amid CVA
The variety discounter is relocating to a new head office in Bolton, with distribution to be handed over to a third party
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NewsAldi to donate more than a million meals during school summer holidays
The discounter is expecting to reach the figure through its partnership with community giving platform Neighbourly
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NewsPoundland dismisses reports of supply restrictions as ‘bunkum’
A Poundland spokesman told The Grocer P&G had never placed any restrictions on the discount chain’s supply and Nestlé had actually increased its limits on Wednesday
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NewsAldi moves own label beer cans to ‘snap packs’
The change is being rolled out across stores in 2025 for Aldi’s Galahad, Sainte Etienne, and Brasserie beers