All Discounters (grocery) articles – Page 8
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NewsAldi makes click and collect available to customers for first time
Discounter Aldi has rolled out its click-and-collect trial to its first store, making the service available to customers for the first time.
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NewsAldi launches click-and-collect trial as it ramps up digital capabilities
Aldi has launched a click-and-collect trial for staff at one of its stores in the Midlands, with a view to rolling the service out for customers in the “coming weeks”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Does a new golden age beckon for UK grocers following pandemic?
Morrisons boss David Potts described the first half of the year as the “renaissance of the British supermarket”. Retail Week analyses whether the stats back up his assertion and what it means for the wider grocery market
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NewsLidl launches Plus rewards and app in the UK
Discount supermarket Lidl has rolled out its Plus rewards and loyalty app in the UK today, a month after it first launched in Ireland.
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NewsAldi to create 1,200 new jobs before Christmas in store expansion drive
Aldi is to create more than 1,200 new jobs before the end of the year as it presses ahead with ambitious expansion plans despite the coronavirus crisis.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Three strategic headaches facing Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts
Sainsbury’s new boss Simon Roberts unveiled a healthy set of numbers this morning in his first City outing since succeeding Mike Coupe as chief executive.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What Tesco’s ‘coronavirus quarter’ reveals about the future of grocery
Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis signed off his tenure by detailing a trading period “beyond imagination” as the coronavirus pandemic transformed food shopping patterns. We look at the implications for Tesco and the grocery market.
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NewsAldi extends Deliveroo partnership into London
Aldi has extended its trial with Deliveroo into London, less than a month after launching the pilot in the Midlands.
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DataData: New forecasts for the post-pandemic retail landscape
New data from Edge by Ascential shows a vastly changed outlook for retail channels across the UK as the Covid-19 pandemic has drastically altered the retail landscape and consumer spending habits.
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NewsLidl launches online collection lockers at UK stores
Discount supermarket chain Lidl has rolled out delivery and collection lockers in stores for the first time to allow customers to “maximise” their shopping trips.
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NewsGrocery sales soar in April as consumers acclimatise to lockdown
Supermarket sales grew in April as customers spent an extra £524m on groceries compared with last year as the UK settled into life in lockdown.
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NewsAldi launches first online grocery service delivering food parcels
Discounter Aldi has made its first foray into the online grocery market, offering food parcels on its website for vulnerable customers during the coronavirus pandemic.
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OpinionOpinion: Forget dividends and rates – grocers are heroes, not villains
How quickly judgements can be questioned in the court of public opinion.
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NewsCoronavirus stockpiling sees grocery sales rocket beyond Christmas spend
Supermarket sales growth for March was the biggest on record as nervous consumers stockpiled groceries as the UK went into lockdown to contain coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCoronavirus: Grocers ramp up hiring to deal with extra demand
Tesco, Asda, Aldi and Lidl have all ramped up their hiring of temporary staff to help stack shelves and ease the burden on existing colleagues due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsAldi begins rationing lines as stockpiling continues
Aldi has become the first supermarket in the UK to effectively ration the sale of all lines as customers continue to stockpile in the face of the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsMorrisons slashes prices on 500 grocery products
Morrisons has slashed the prices of hundreds of staple grocery items as it fights back against its big four and discount rivals.
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NewsTesco to price match Aldi on hundreds of products
Tesco is to price match Aldi on hundreds of grocery products as it bids to win back market share from its discount rival.
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NewsAldi hikes pay rates for shopfloor staff
Aldi has hiked its base rate of pay for all shopfloor staff to what it has dubbed “market-leading” levels.
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OpinionOpinion: Aldi’s Leader Price takeover will step up discounter push in Europe
Compared to other parts of the food retail business, the discounters are not renowned for their track record in mergers and acquisitions.