All Discounters (grocery) articles – Page 5
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Analysis
The Disruptors: Three brands giving the value sector a run for its money
The latest instalment of Retail Week’s Disruptors series showcases the brands making waves in value and discount retail
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News
Aldi unveils another pay rise for shop workers
Discounter Aldi has given shop workers a fresh pay rise, taking their base pay across the UK to £11.40 an hour.
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Data
Ranking: The 50 most-loved retailers in the UK for 2023
Shoppers have had a tough time of late. Leaping from a global pandemic to an economic crisis has meant many have had to take a closer look at how much they spend and who they’re spending it with. For retailers, that means yet another obstacle course, forcing them to roll up their sleeves and navigate their customers through it.
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Analysis
Five of the most disruptive moves in retail history
From the emergence of Amazon to the rise of subscription boxes, we take a look at five of the most disruptive moves in retail from the past 20 years ahead of next week’s live virtual discussion Disrupt or be disrupted: the retailers succeeding in a permacrisis
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News
Quarter of shoppers struggling as grocery inflation soars to highest recorded level
A quarter of UK customers are struggling with their food bills as grocery inflation soared to its highest level ever recorded.
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Supermarket value items rising at higher rate than inflation
The prices of supermarket value items are increasing at a level that is exceeding grocery inflation, meaning shoppers relying on the cheapest product ranges are feeling the pinch the most.
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Tesco and Aldi latest grocers to place purchasing limits on fruit and veg
Supermarket giant Tesco and discounter Aldi have placed limits on fruit and veg purchases, following moves by competitors Morrisons and Asda.
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Walmart pins second straight profit warning on cautious US consumer
Walmart has issued a second straight profit warning and offered cautious guidance for the year ahead.
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Asda announces key leadership changes
Asda has embarked on a leadership shake-up as it names former Aldi executive David Hills as new chief customer officer and announced logistics director Ken Towle will step down less than a year after starting the job.
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Aldi to hire 6,000 new staff across the UK in 2023
Discounter Aldi has pledged to recruit 6,000 new staff across the UK this year.
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Lidl and Tesco start court battle in logo trademark row
Value grocer Lidl has taken Tesco to court in a showdown over the use of a circular yellow logo.
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Lidl wins spend from ‘premium’ rivals M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose
Lidl has reported a rise in customers switching from “premium” supermarkets as shoppers “increasingly turn to the discounter for its high-quality fresh produce”.
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Aldi rolls out partnership to cut food waste across all UK stores
Aldi has launched its partnership with excess food platform Too Good To Go across all 990 UK stores following a successful trial last year.
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Exclusive: Marks & Spencer wins court battle with Aldi over copycat gin design
Marks & Spencer has come out on top in a legal showdown with value grocer Aldi over a seasonal ’light-up’ gin that was found to have infringed design rights.
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Analysis
Supermarket own-label: Will shoppers stay loyal when the cost-of-living crisis is over?
Own-label has amassed serious growth during the cost-of-living crisis but when the country gains a more economically stable footing, will the boom last?
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Data
Grocery food inflation hits record levels as shopping bills surge
Grocery food inflation hit record levels in the month of January, driving already sky-high shopping bills even higher and wiping out any sense of relief shoppers may have felt at the end of 2022.
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News
Lidl pledges spend of £4bn with British suppliers this year
Value grocer Lidl is accelerating its spend with British suppliers this year as it positions itself as a champion of national produce.
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Aldi increases base rate of pay for warehouse workers
Discounter Aldi has raised the base rate of pay for its warehouse workers by 20%, following on from an increase for store staff earlier in the month.
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Lidl Christmas sales soar as shoppers tighten belts
Lidl attracted more than 1.3 million customers and grew sales by almost 25% in the run-up to Christmas.
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Grocery sales hit record £12.8bn over Christmas as inflation drives up prices
Take-home grocery sales passed the £12bn mark for the first time in December, with inflation the key driving factor as volumes decreased.