All Lidl articles – Page 44
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NewsEasyjet founder to take on Aldi and Lidl with budget grocer EasyFoodstore.com
EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is set to take on discount supermarkets Aldi and Lidl with the launch of his own budget food business.
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OpinionComment: Reinvention is the key to retail success
Kate Bostock’s abrupt departure from Asos, following on from John Browett’s short stay at Apple, highlights how fast retail is changing.
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NewsGrocery market booms as heat wave drives sales
The heat wave has driven a boom in fresh food and drink sales with Waitrose, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s and Aldi enjoying strong growth.
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NewsGrocers face £1bn fines as adjudicator penalties drawn up
Major grocers could face fines of up to £1bn from the Groceries Code Adjudicator if they break new rules that come into force later this year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Grocery space race - is it really over?
Food groups are squaring up with their next generation of stores and, despite protestations that the space race is over, some retailers’ plans suggest there is little let up.
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NewsThe Co-op arrests decline in sliding food sales, Kantar reports
The Co-operative has returned to sales growth in its grocery arm after four successive months of decline.
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NewsMPs slam ‘slow pace’ of horse meat investigation
MPs have signalled frustration at the pace of the investigation into the horse meat scandal in the UK with no one prosecuted exactly six months since the crisis first erupted.
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GalleryIn pictures: Lidl ties-up with Subway at Cromer store
Lidl has partnered with Subway to share space as the sandwich specialist’s opens within its Cromer site.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Lidl embarks on quest to fulfil American Dream
Lidl is pondering a market entry in the US. The Schwarz Group-owned discounter has tasked its Irish managers Kenneth McGrath and Kevin Proctor to do a feasibility and efficiency analysis for such a venture.
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NewsSainsbury's out in front as rivals Tesco, Asda and Morrisons lose share
Sainsbury’s was the only one of the big four grocers to increase its market share in the 12 weeks to June 9 as its rivals suffered in the face of discount and premium growth.
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NewsAsda fights back at Aldi by slashing prices on fresh food and produce
Asda is fighting back against Aldi’s meteoric growth by lowering the price of goods that its weekly shoppers flock to buy from the booming German discounter.
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Analysis
International analysis: Avoiding tragedy in the Greek grocery market
The ongoing economic crisis is causing changes in the grocery retail market and creating a totally different environment from the one addressed up until 2008.
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NewsAldi outpaces grocery market while Sainsbury's leads the big four
Sainsbury’s was the only grocer among the big four to grow share in the four weeks to May 25, while Aldi recorded the strongest sales growth in the sector.
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NewsAldi powers ahead of grocery market to reach record market share
Aldi continues to surge ahead of its rivals in grocery in posting a record market share and rapid sales growth.
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NewsDiscounter Lidl doubles number of healthy tills in stores
Discounter Lidl has doubled the number of healthy tills in its store estate to 1,200 after seeing an upsurge in traffic through the snack-free checkouts.
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Discounter Lidl to invest in Portuguese stores
Schwarz Group-owned discounter Lidl is investing E45m (£38.5m) in Portugal this year in store refurbishments and improved infrastructure.Of the sum, E15m (£13m) will go into new headquarters in Sintra, construction of which will start in June. When completed next year, there will be a staff of 250 working in central ...
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NewsDiscounter Aldi enjoys record growth despite horse meat scandal
Aldi has continued to record rocketing sales after industry data from Kantar Worldpanel revealed its highest ever growth rate and a record market share.
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NewsLidl invests £66m in expansion of fresh meat range
Lidl UK is to invest £66m in expanding its fresh meat and poultry range just months after it was engulfed in the horse meat scandal.
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OpinionComment: Which stores are offering true convenience retailing?
There remains a huge gulf between genuinely operating a convenience store and running a small version of a big supermarket.
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NewsTesco sales slow in Ireland as Superquinn performs strongly
Tesco’s share of the Irish grocery market has diminished while Superquinn is growing ahead of the wider market for the first time in five years.