All Discounters (grocery) articles – Page 33

  • Data

    Kantar Worldpanel: Grocery market share data for the 12 weeks ending May 15, 2011

    2011-06-07T11:52:00Z

    Kantar Worldpanel Grocery market share data for the 12 weeks ending May 15, 2011

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    News

    Haldanes readies hard discounter model Ugo

    Independent food group Haldanes is to invest in a raft of initiatives to revitalise the hard discounter model when it launches its “Netto plus” chain at the end of April.

  • Aldi
    News

    In Focus: Aldi

    2010-10-29T00:00:00Z

    The hard discounters have received much coverage following revelation of Aldi’s substantial UK loss in 2009, as signalling the sudden reversal of rapid growth in the recession.

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    Analysis

    Retailers’ crime watch pays off

    2010-10-22T00:00:00Z

    In the UK, shrinkage levels are finally falling, but how have retailers tackled theft and does it mean the battle against retail crime is finally being won?

  • Aldi
    Analysis

    Quality takes upper hand in value battle

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Customers are redefining value and ‘returning to quality’. So what does the future hold for discount retailers?

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    News

    How Netto’s exit from high street will affect the hard discounters

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Hard discounters Aldi and Lidl could thrive in the UK after the third-largest player, Netto, disappears from the high street.

  • News

    Aldi to open first New York store

    2010-06-03T16:10:00Z

    US German hard discount retailer Aldi Süd is planning to open its first New York City store at the Rego Park II shopping centre in Queens, in early 2011.Aldi Süd operates more than 1,000 stores in 31 states in the US, primarily from Kansas to the East Coast. Last year, ...

  • Greg Hodge
    Analysis

    Discount conversion won’t solve hypermarket woes

    2010-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Remodelling an underperforming store into a discount format does not really address the underlying concerns regarding the profitability of a particular hypermarket.

  • Aldi
    Analysis

    Aldi could shake up the New Zealand food market

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    There’s been some interesting speculation that Aldi - which has really made waves in Australia - is actively looking to enter the grocery sector in New Zealand, registering myriad trademarks and also dispatching staff to scope out potential sites.

  • Aldi’s private-label range is as good as many major brands’ products
    Analysis

    The future of value retailers

    2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

    Retailers from Primark to Aldi to 99p Stores have benefited from the flight to value that the recession has created. But can they continue to capture shopper hearts and wallets once the economy begins to recover, asks Joanna Perry.

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    News

    Controversial Lidl chief to head up UK division

    2009-09-11T06:00:00Z

    Discount grocer Lidl has drafted in the former managing director of its German operation Frank-Michael Mros to head up its UK division.

  • Paul Foley
    Analysis

    Paul Foley: The boss who broke Aldi’s secretive mould

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    The Aldi boss broke the company mould to bang the grocer’s drum during the recession. As he steps down, Jennifer Creevy asks if he was a victim of his own success

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    Opinion

    Will Aldi retreat under its stone?

    2009-08-14T11:15:00Z

    Aldi UK and Ireland managing director Paul Foley shocked the grocery world by stepping down this week. Will his departure mean Aldi returns to its secretive roots?

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    News

    Tesco considers dropping ‘biggest discounter’ tag

    2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is weighing up whether to continue with its ad slogan “Britain’s Biggest Discounter” after being slammed by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

  • Tesco under fire over "misleading" adverts
    News

    Tesco under fire over 'misleading' adverts

    2009-07-29T08:48:00Z

    Tesco has been accused of making misleading claims in its adverts that stated 1.2m of its baskets were cheaper than at Asda.

  • Netto
    News

    Netto cuts prices to drive discount credentials

    2009-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Danish discount grocer Netto is reducing the price of more than 100 staple products as it seeks to reinforce its low price proposition.

  • News

    Staff recommend Aldi Sud increases branded products

    2009-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Staff at discount grocer Aldi Sud have “strongly recommended” that the retailer should increase its range of branded products, according to German press reports.The discount grocer – split into two companies in Germany, Aldi Sud and Aldi Nord – is reported to have suffered a 5 per cent fall in ...

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    News

    Aldi vows to keep expanding despite missing stores target

    2009-07-10T07:00:00Z

    Aldi UK chief executive Paul Foley has admitted that the hard discounter will not hit its store-a-week opening target but vowed that there is still strong growth potential for the German grocer.

  • News

    Colruyt’s pre-tax profits rise

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Discount grocer Colruyt’s pre-tax profits rose 8 per cent to €549m (£467m) in the year to March 31, missing forecasts of €559m (£475m). Total sales increased 11.2 per cent to E6.3bn (£5.35bn), in line with forecasts.The retailer said: “Despite the economic crisis the Colruyt Group continues to invest in future ...

  • News

    Schwarz Group fastest riser according to Planet Retail

    2009-06-26T00:00:00Z

    Discount grocers are continuing their march on the competition, with Lidl owner Schwarz Group being the fastest riser in Planet Retail’s Top 20 Grocery Retailers 2008.Schwarz jumped from ninth to fifth place last year as the global downturn continues to accelerate growth for discount chains.The research also revealed that the ...