All Aldi articles – Page 40
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NewsGrocers must close one in five stores, says Goldman Sachs
The big grocers must close one in five of their stores in order to return to profit growth, according to a report by analysts at Goldman Sachs.
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NewsIn pictures: Waitrose unveils "latest thinking" in supermarket design at Salisbury refurb
If Mark Price wanted to make a statement about the future of Waitrose, the refurbished store he has just unveiled in Salisbury is it.
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OpinionComment: Asda still leads the big four despite its sales decline
Asda’s 1.6% fall in like-for-likes indicates just how challenging the British supermarket scene has become.
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GalleryStore gallery: Card Market champions cheap and cheerful store design
WHSmith has added to its empire with a new discount chain called Card Market. Retail Week pays a visits to the retailer’s Swindon branch.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Cameron pays a trip to Aldi’s headquarters
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Cameron’s visit to Aldi following the retailer’s plan to create 35,000 new jobs.
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OpinionComment: Discounters to pile more pressure on the Big Four this Christmas
The discounters have had quite a year - and this Christmas they are set to pile more pressure than ever on the Big Four grocers.
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NewsAssociated British Foods boss compares Primark openings to One Direction gig
George Watson compares Primark store openings to pop concerts, Morrisons’ loyalty card tussle with Aldi and Claire’s loom band sofa.
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OpinionComment: Mike Coupe is right to update Sainsbury’s offer
Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe’s decision to update the retailer’s offer is a necessary response to grocery’s changing landscape.
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OpinionComment: B&M’s maiden results will show its ‘treasure hunt’ appeal
B&M Bargains, the value variety store group that pitches itself as a treasure hunt experience for shoppers, posts maiden interims next week.
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NewsAldi pledges to create 35,000 new jobs in the UK
Aldi has revealed plans to create 35,000 jobs in the UK as the discount grocer looks to open 550 new stores over the next eight years.
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NewsAldi steps up US expansion with Bottom Dollar acquisition
Aldi has acquired all 66 stores of Delhaize Group’s Bottom Dollar chain as part of ambitious expansion plans in the east of the US.
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NewsGrocers' Christmas ads: Are they a hit or a miss?
Supermarkets have begun unveiling their festive ad campaigns. But, according to the experts, are they Christmas crackers or turkeys?
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OpinionComment: If Morrisons can win shopper loyalty it can win over investors
Morrisons suffered another sharp fall on like-for-like sales at its stores over the past quarter to November 2, when sales fell 6.3%.
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OpinionComment: It's a long road to scale, but Netto has made a good start
When the Netto/Sainsbury’s joint venture was revealed, I had to pull the car over while driving to fully understand what had been announced.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Netto, Tesco, John Lewis and Asda
Retail news round-up on November 6, 2014: Netto retruns to UK, Vince Cable raises concerns over Tesco’s treatment of suppliers, John Lewis and Asda unveil new Christmas ad campaigns
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NewsIn pictures: Netto unveils first store as it takes on Aldi and Lidl
Netto has claimed it will “set new standards for discount retailing in the UK” as it opens its first UK store in Leeds today.
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NewsAldi launches Christmas ad to highlight its 'unbeatable value'
Grocery discounter Aldi has unveiled its new Christmas TV ad, which is designed to reflect its growing popularity among consumers.
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OpinionComment: Iceland has created opportunity from the grocery battlefield
The battle raging between the grocers on price and innovation has made tough decisions necessary - but it has also brought opportunities.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on shop prices, Phones 4u, Homebase and DFS
Retail news round-up on November 5, 2014: Shop price decline; Former Phones 4u directors face investigation; Homebase marketing partnership; DFS ad.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Best of a bad bunch? Morrisons trumps Tesco according to Moody’s
Tesco and Morrisons are both battling to turn themselves around in the face of an extraordinary structural shift in grocery.