All Discounters (grocery) articles – Page 15
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AnalysisBlurred lines: Are the big four becoming discounters?
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that really is the case, Aldi and Lidl have every reason to be pleased with themselves.
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AnalysisTaking a pounding: winners and losers in value retail
This week yet another retailer fell victim to the gruelling conditions on the high street when Poundworld plunged into administration, putting 5,100 jobs at risk.
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NewsPoundworld collapse puts more than 5,000 jobs at risk
Poundworld has plunged into administration putting around 5,100 jobs at risk.
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NewsProfile: Aldi's new UK boss Giles Hurley
He may have spent much of his career on the Emerald Isle, but Giles Hurley’s rise to boss of Aldi UK certainly cannot be attributed to a luck of the Irish.
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NewsAldi’s Matthew Barnes to leave role as UK boss
Aldi’s UK boss Matthew Barnes is leaving his role as chief executive of the discounter’s British business.
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NewsAldi advert banned for 'promoting alcohol' to children
Aldi has defended one of its Christmas adverts featuring Kevin the Carrot after it was banned for “promoting alcohol” to under-18s.
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NewsBailey’s rainbow check for Burberry swansong
Burberry unveils rainbow check for Bailey’s last collection, Poundland gives one teacher a lesson, and Apple’s voice tech is making a mark in more ways than one.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Should Tesco take on Aldi and Lidl?
Tesco is reportedly developing a new discount store format. The team discuss whether this potential new venture could be successful.
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NewsTesco plots new discount chain to rival Aldi and Lidl
Tesco has reportedly drafted in advisors to develop a separate retail brand to better compete with the German discounters.
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NewsPoundland ‘naughty elf’ campaign banned by regulator
Poundland’s risqué Christmas ad campaign must not appear on social media sites in its current form, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.
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NewsLidl launches AI-powered wine chatbot on Facebook
Lidl has launched an AI-powered sommelier to help customers making purchases from its wine ranges.
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GalleryIn pictures: Discount and digital in New York
There may be empty spaces in the Big Apple’s shopping districts, but there is also much to draw the eye. John Ryan reports.
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NewsLidl hails Christmas sales spike amid rapid expansion
Lidl has posted a spike in revenues during December as sales of its premium ranges, alcohol and Christmas staples drove performance.
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NewsCreditors abandon Steinhoff as crisis deepens
Steinhoff International— the parent company of Poundland, Harvey’s and Bensons for Beds in the UK — has started to lose credit lines from lenders as it grapples with an accounting scandal.
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OpinionOpinion: Asda's structural pruning has gone too far
The emergence of a credible retail offer from the discounters a decade or so ago coincided with the need for better value groceries.
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NewsLidl hikes pay of 16,000 shopfloor staff
Lidl is hiking the pay of more than 16,000 shopfloor workers as it reaffirms its commitment to paying staff a ‘real living wage’.
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OpinionFMCG giants will lose out by sidestepping grocers
Tensions between grocers and suppliers are simmering, but FMCG brands may be biting off more than they can chew if they go it alone.
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NewsAldi plans £75m warehouse to support Southeast push
Aldi has unveiled plans to build a £75m distribution centre in Bedford to support its aggressive expansion in the Southeast of England.
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NewsTesco's Lewis: We're narrowing price gap to discounters
Tesco boss Dave Lewis insists Britain’s biggest retailer has narrowed the price gap to discount duo Aldi and Lidl, despite the inflationary grocery market.
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NewsPoundland reshuffles board as it gears up for EU growth
Poundland has reshuffled its top team, promoting trading director Barry Williams to managing director, as it ploughs ahead with European expansion, Retail Week can reveal.