All Discounters articles
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NewsLidl appoints new chief customer officer from within
Louise Weise has joined the board of directors to lead the discounter’s customer function
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NewsLidl opening 19 stores in eight weeks
Lidl is also investing £43m in refurbushing 70 existing stores
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NewsAldi raising pay for store workers from March
Aldi is already the highest-paying UK supermarket based on its national entry-level store worker rate
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NewsAldi donates 1.5 million meals over Christmas and new year
The discounter worked with community redistribution platform Neighbourly, its long-term partner, to get both fresh and chilled food to local food banks daily
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop to enter administration
Private equity owner Modella Capital said administration was the ‘only option’ in an ‘extremely challenging’ climate
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NewsLidl the ‘demonstrable Christmas winner in the discount channel’
Lidl and Aldi battled to promise the cheapest festive feast for a family in the run-up to Christmas
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NewsChristmas volumes under pressure despite highest ever supermarket sales
Supermarket sales in December hit a record £13.8bn but volumes declined as growth came in below grocery inflation, with hard-pressed shoppers leaning heavily on promotions in the run-up to Christmas
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NewsFood prices rise at a faster pace in December
Rising food prices led to a rise in overall retail inflation in December and pushed shoppers to seek out savings ahead of Christmas, new data out this morning has revealed
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NewsAldi beats Christmas records as shoppers flock to discounters
Sales at the chain increased 3% year on year to £1.7bn in the four weeks to Christmas Eve, with consumers spending £500m in the week leading up to Christmas, a rise of more than 5% versus the same period in 2024
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NewsLidl reveals record Christmas as shoppers seek out value
The discounter welcomed almost 51 million customers through its doors over Christmas, an 8% year-on-year rise
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Analysis & FeaturesAldi price match, TikTok Shop and job cuts: Top discounter stories in 2025
Job cuts, price match schemes and supplier disputes: eight discounter stories we didn’t know were coming in 2025
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarket Christmas and new year opening times 2025
Planning the big Christmas food shop? Or forgot sprouts on Christmas Eve? Here’s a complete guide to festive supermarket opening hours
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Comment & OpinionFeatures editor’s picks 2025: robots, chicken shops and pay gaps
With 2025 drawing to a close – and the weekend almost upon us – we thought this would be a prime opportunity to remind our readers of some of the very best features of the year
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NewsLidl and Aldi lower turkey prices after Tesco Clubcard deal
Lidl has gone to £2.50 per kg – matching Tesco’s Clubcard deal – while Aldi has gone a penny lower, at £2.49 per kg
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NewsTesco reveals Clubcard Christmas dinner for six for under £10
From today (19 December), Tesco is selling a Christmas feast for six for £9.55 with Clubcard discounts
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NewsChristmas veg wars: Morrisons, Aldi and Lidl go to new low of 5p
First Morrisons and then Aldi and Lidl today dropped the price of a range of festive veg to 5p
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NewsAldi making it easier to order ‘surprise bags’ of short-dated food
Shoppers will be able to reserve one of the bags to collect from a store up to five days in advance rather than the usual 24 hours over the Christmas period
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Analysis & FeaturesChristmas dinner 2025: with consumers squeezed, what’s happening to the cost?
Household budgets are under pressure, so what are retailers doing about it and how is it playing into prices?
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NewsLidl hits back at Aldi in value Christmas dinner battle
The two discounters are now once again matching on a feast for eight for £11.75