All Discounters (grocery) articles – Page 9
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NewsLidl profits soar as customers switch millions of pounds to discounter
Lidl profits and sales have soared as deepening food inflation and the worsening cost-of-living crisis have seen hundreds of thousands of customers a week making the switch from supermarkets to the discounter.
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NewsB&M reports 'good' golden quarter trading after profits fall
Value giant B&M has reported a “good” start to the Christmas season’s trading and a decline in first-half earnings.
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AnalysisShopper survey: How cash-strapped consumers plan to cut spend this Christmas
Sweet treats face being cut from Christmas shopping lists this festive season as cash-strapped consumers look to make ends meet, according to new research carried out for Retail Week
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NewsAldi to pay all store staff £11 an hour in UK supermarket first
Aldi has become the first major UK supermarket chain to commit to paying all store staff across the country at least £11 per hour.
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NewsCustomers turn to ‘visually imperfect’ groceries as inflation hits new record
Customers have turned to buying misshapen fruit and vegetables and supermarket own-label as food inflation hits a new record.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tesco boss Ken Murphy on plans to combat a cash-strapped Christmas
As customers trade down in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, Tesco boss Ken Murphy looks ahead to what could be a uniquely challenging Christmas for grocery retail
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AnalysisAldi boss Hurley on cost of living, Christmas and its ‘unbreakable contract’ with customers
Having just dethroned Morrisons as the fourth-largest grocer in the UK, Aldi is gunning for further growth despite a slump in profits. The discounter’s boss Giles Hurley discusses the key issues facing the business – and how it is planning to take further share in a fiercely competitive market.
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NewsLidl to become highest-paying UK supermarket following second pay rise of year
Lidl has invested a further £39.5m into raising hourly pay for store and warehouse staff, making it the UK’s highest-paying supermarket.
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AnalysisBig four no more: What next for UK grocery as Aldi overtakes Morrisons?
After years of incremental growth, Aldi has finally overtaken Morrisons in UK grocery market share and ended decades of the ‘big four’. What does this seismic moment mean for grocery in the long term?
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NewsAldi leapfrogs Morrisons for first time as big four supermarket era ends
The era of the traditional big four supermarkets has come to an end with Aldi overtaking Morrisons in terms of grocery market share for the first time.
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NewsAldi to scrap best before dates on fruit and vegetables
Aldi has become the latest major grocer to scrap best before dates from fresh produce in a bid to crack down on food waste.
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NewsDiscount grocery start-up Motatos raises £33m for UK expansion
Sweden-based discount ecommerce grocer Motatos has raised £33m in its latest round of seed funding with plans to expand its operations in the UK and Germany.
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AnalysisDeep dive: After Bank of England’s horror warning, is your business recession-ready?
Soaring energy prices, growing inflation and nose-diving consumer confidence present a perfect storm for retailers in 2022. What can be done to weather it?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things you need to know about value giant B&M
Value giant B&M has reported a group revenue fall of 2.2% in its latest quarter, but there was also ”an improving trend” over the period.
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NewsGrocery inflation hits 13-year high costing customers an extra £380 a year
Grocery inflation has hit a 13-year high in the month of June, with food bills on course to increase by an average of £380 a year for customers.
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NewsGrocery sales slump as surging inflation leaves consumers ‘struggling’
Take-home food sales slumped in a month where inflation hit levels not seen since 2009, leaving millions of customers ‘struggling’ to make ends meet.
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NewsDiscount supermarket Motatos to launch in the UK this summer
Swedish online discounter Motatos is set to launch in the UK in June.
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DataData: Grocery sales fall for first time since pandemic began as food inflation surges
Take-home grocery sales went into reverse in April for the first time since the pandemic began, as rampant food inflation hit its highest level since 2011.
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NewsMcColl’s seeks refinancing after latest profit warning
McColl’s has issued a profit warning after a “softer” Easter trading period.
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OpinionThe big debate: Is Iceland right to roll back on its palm oil promise?
As the price of sunflower oil soared following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Iceland has reverted to the use of palm oil in some of its products – something the retailer has been resolutely against since 2018. Retail Week’s Rosie Shepard and George MacDonald debate whether that was the right decision.