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AnalysisAnalysis: How shoppers weigh up retail value and values
The recent row between Sainsbury’s and Tesco centred on product provenance. What does it mean for consumers?
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OpinionComment: Value groceries not so easy to conquer
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, best known for his easyJet budget airline, has a reputation for defining the value end of the many sectors in which his business operates.
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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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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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Aldi, Co-op and Waitrose throw weight behind transparent pricing campaign
Iceland and Marks & Spencer have resisted moves to make their pricing more transparent after Aldi, The Co-operative and Waitrose today joined the Price it Right campaign.
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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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NewsAldi continues to swipe market share from big four
Discounter Aldi continued to swipe market share from the big four, the latest monthly data by market research firm Nielsen has revealed.
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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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NewsNew supermarket growth slows as grocers focus on small stores
Growth in the pipeline of new supermarket developments has slowed as the major grocers have moved from large stores to convenience formats.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How are the big four grocers tackling Aldi’s growth?
As Asda lowers prices on specific lines which shoppers go to Aldi for, Retail Week looks at how the major grocers are attempting to prevent their customers heading to the discounter.
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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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OpinionComment: Investing in own-brand can enable growth in tough times
Last week Tesco disappointed the City with its first-quarter performance, but in light of this week’s results from Sainsbury’s perhaps critics were a little harsh.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Aldi, Like Brands. Only Cheaper - Nappies
Earlier this year the big grocers attempted to plug the gap in the market left by FMCG giant Kimberly-Clark after it pulled its Huggies brand from the UK by embarking on an advertising offensive.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s Verdict: The message from Waitrose's Milton Keynes store
Milton Keynes is famous - or infamous - for all its roundabouts, but it is also the location of Waitrose’s latest thinking on store design.
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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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NewsAldi tells a porker about meat-free recipe
Budget supermarket chain Aldi still has a way to go when identifying the meat in its meals, despite learning from its involvement in the horse meat scandal earlier this year.