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InterviewsHow viral fame took Flake Bake from closure to four million sales
Flake Bake has gone from strength to strength since its co-founder took it to Aldi’s TV show. Now he’s planning expansion while preserving flavour
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NewsPoundland makes second trading update in weeks amid buyout talks
Poundland said like-for-like sales growth had continued in the first week of its current quarter, which started on 28 September, climbing by 9.8% on an adjusted basis and 6.7% unadjusted
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NewsLidl investing £75m in loyalty offers between now and Christmas
Lidl said it had already ploughed £400m in price cuts and promotions this year as it announced the new investment today
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s, Morrisons, Tesco & Majestic: inside grocery’s consolidation rush
Sainsbury’s explored a Morrisons merger before walking away and Tesco is circling Majestic Wine. What does it tell us about where the grocery sector is heading?
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NewsAldi goes live on Deliveroo
The new courier-picking model will help the discounter keep prices low, according to Aldi UK CEO Giles Hurley
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Comment & OpinionLoyalty schemes: Lidl is flying, but does Aldi boss have a good point?
In one corner, Aldi’s UK chief Giles Hurley has said loyaly schemes are ‘duping’ customers; in the other, Lidl is beating Aldi on every metric of sales growth, thanks partly to its loyalty scheme
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NewsLidl wins shoppers from rivals to boost sales and profits
The increased demand led to a 10.8% rise in turnover to £13bn in the 12 months to 28 February, Lidl revealed this morning
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NewsPoundstretcher opening wholesale clearance store at head office
The warehouse is ‘stacked high’ with ‘case stock at knockout prices’, according to Poundstretcher CEO Andy Atkinson
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NewsAldi names locations of 24 stores to open by Christmas
The discounter is opening stores at a rate of about 40 a year
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NewsLidl rolling out ‘fancy pants’ new self-checkout machines to all stores
The machines will appear in all new stores and gradually retro-fitted into existing ones
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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 one of its stores
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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