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NewsPoundland supplier slams chain’s owner for freezing funds that could pay debts
Vijay Daswani, director of Hong Kong-based Charles International, said Poundland’s plight was ‘not only a UK jobs story’
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NewsWorldpanel: sales of essential items up 10% after Be Ready advice
Worldpanel said the 10% uptick in all essential items across the 10 days showed the advice had been received calmly by shoppers
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NewsShoppers stock up on canned goods after government advice
Total till sales grew by 3.2% in the four weeks to 31 October thanks to a boost from Halloween, school half term and stocking up on essential goods in preparation for unseen emergencies
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NewsPR consultancy hired by Poundland owner advised data firm linked to Brexit result
Hanbury Strategy was hired in 2017 to provide policy and communication advice to AggregateIQ, the firm which Vote Leave director Dominic Cummings had credited with helping the campaign succeed in the 2016 referendum
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NewsLidl fires starting gun on 2026 Christmas dinner wars
Lidl has set the bar early – and low – with its 2026 deal
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Grocer 33Huge Tesco store is Milton Keynes’ best supermarket
Our shopper found the Tesco store’s scale ‘impressive’ if ‘slightly overwhelming at first’ but ultimately praised ‘how easy and enjoyable the shop was to use’
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Grocer 33Tesco Milton Keynes store manager on preparing for the golden quarter
As he steers his busy hub of a store through a hectic golden quarter, Stephen Craig-Richardson is caught up in the thick of things in the prosperous but surprisingly diverse area of Milton Keynes
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Grocer 33Lidl edges out Aldi for cheapest shop in close contest
Lidl sold the cheapest shop this week in a fiercely fought contest against rival Aldi and the five full-range supermarkets
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NewsPoundland bosses upbeat after meeting minister
Poundland MD Barry Williams and finance chief Shaun Wills met Kate Dearden, minister of state for the future of work, in the hope ministerial pressure can persuade the retailer’s owner Gordon Brothers to unlock access to crucial operational funding
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NewsAldi’s Kevin the Carrot searches for missing Cauli Dog in Christmas advert 2026
Aldi’s 2026 Christmas advert sees Kevin and his daughter Chantenay searching for their beloved cauliflower companion
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NewsLidl’s sales of premium Deluxe range hit £1bn
Lidl said 50% of British households were now buying from the Deluxe range, as more shoppers traded up
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NewsThe Grocer analysis: a third of Lidl products cost less than a year ago
Lidl mirrors Aldi on price cuts as new analysis by The Grocer reveals one in three of its products costs less than 12 months ago, with a further 40% unchanged
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NewsPoundland bosses meeting minister today over retailer’s plight
Poundland MD Barry Williams is due to meet Kate Deardon, minister of state for the future of work, on Wednesday
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Comment & OpinionCan ‘fantastic operator’ David Potts pull off Asda’s turnaround?
The return of the former Tesco and Morrisons boss to the grocery fold will be one of the most fascinating aspects to the evolving supermarket power battle
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NewsB&M sues Morrisons over alleged copyright infringement
The claim was filed with the High Court on 29 October against Morrisons and Simon Buckley, the supermarket’s trading director for general merchandise
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NewsMore than a third of Aldi products ‘cheaper than a year ago’
Underlining its investment in lowering prices, Aldi said nearly 900 of its products cost less than 12 months ago and another 1,000-plus were unchanged
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Comment & OpinionPoundland politics: who should decide the retailer’s fate?
Few tears will be shed for Gordon Brothers as it faces an onslaught of criticism for the way it has handled the Poundland crisis, but calls for government intervention in the affairs of a private business should be treated with caution
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NewsGovernment ‘cannot intervene in fate of Poundland’
‘The government cannot simply step in because it disagrees with the commercial decisions being made,’ an insolvency expert has warned
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NewsAldi to add solar panels to 230 more stores
Aldi said the latest programme would involve a £17.5m investment to enable it to generate more of its own renewable electricity
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NewsPoundland on brink of collapse as retailer lines up administrators
A notice of intention to appoint AlixPartners as administrator has been filed with the courts this afternoon. Poundland MD Barry Williams said ‘despite enormous efforts’ it had not been possible to find an acceptable offer for the business as a whole