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VideoWatch: Marcus Rashford stars in Aldi Christmas ad
Aldi’s new Christmas advert stars football player Marcus Rashford and features a return to fan favourite Kevin the Carrot.
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DataRanking: From M&S to Iceland – UK consumers’ favourite brands
Marks & Spencer has been crowned the best retail brand according to shoppers in YouGov’s UK Retail Rankings 2021.
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Opinion‘Contrary to popular belief, stores are a retailer’s best assets’
The unprecedented, pandemic-induced shift to online shopping has dominated industry discussions over the past 18 months - and rightfully so.
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AnalysisFrom Aldi to Wilko: the retailers closing on Boxing Day 2021
A growing number of retailers are planning to give employees an extra day of leave this festive season by keeping stores shut this Boxing Day. Retail Week tracks which retailers will remain shut on 26 December.
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VideoWatch: Feed the Nation campaign wins Outstanding Contribution to Retail Award
Despite playing in what is usually one of the most fiercely competitive markets in global retail, UK grocers put aside their rivalry and worked together to Feed the Nation – a monumental effort that should never be forgotten.
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NewsAldi to launch checkout-free trial in Greenwich store
German discount giant Aldi has chosen a store in Greenwich as the site of its first checkout-free concept trial after reaffirming its bricks-and-mortar growth focus earlier this week.
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NewsAldi boss promises ‘business as usual’ at Christmas despite driver shortage
Aldi boss Giles Hurley has promised customers it will be “business as usual” over the festive period despite the ongoing squeeze on supply chains being caused by the chronic lack of HGV drivers.
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NewsAldi profits slip as it presses ahead with £1.3bn expansion plans
Aldi has suffered a dip in profits but plans to press ahead with an aggressive £1.3bn investment into the UK market over the next two years, as it targets 100 new stores.
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NewsAldi to launch first checkout-free supermarket taking on Amazon and Tesco
Aldi has revealed plans to open its first checkout-free store after it trademarked “Shop & Go” earlier this year.
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DataData: Grocery sales slip as customers enjoy lifting restrictions
Grocery sales continued to decline in August as customers returned to pubs, bars and restaurants.
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Opinion‘Climate change will collide with business as usual – retailers need to act now’
The Covid pandemic may finally be starting to cool down, but attention this week has shifted to another crisis that’s threatening to boil over – climate change.
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NewsTesco and Aldi hike driver pay as shortages hammer grocers
Tesco and Aldi have hiked the wages they pay to lorry drivers in a bid to overcome the HGV driver shortage and keep shelves stocked.
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GalleryStore gallery: Aldi unveils ‘first of its kind’ new Corner Store format
The discount retailer has launched a “first of its kind” Corner Store small-format shop in Sydney, Australia, showcasing Aldi’s offerings in a new urban setting.
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NewsAldi eyes possible cashierless store format with ‘Shop & Go’ trademark
Aldi has trademarked ‘Shop & Go’ with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), paving the way for the potential launch of a cashierless store format.
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OpinionAngus Thirlwell: ‘Forget the caterpillars – retail needs collaboration, not conflict’
Three years ago, I was spitting chocolate feathers. Customers on social media began alerting me to a suspiciously similar range of chocolate slabs that had appeared in Waitrose.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who is set to win retail’s latest price war?
Retailers ranging from Asda and Sainsbury’s to John Lewis and Asos have all cut back prices this year in a bid to lure cash-conscious shoppers. Which retailers will fare well and which will flounder in retail’s new price war?
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DataData: The grocery winners and losers from the Covid-19 pandemic
Now that most grocers have issued full-year results, Retail Week crunches the numbers on a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic that supercharged food retailing.
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DataData: Aldi wins back market share as customers return to supermarkets
Discounter Aldi has seen its grocery market share grow for the first time in the last year, as many customers who had been buying food online returned to supermarkets in April.
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NewsAldi to invest £22m on new and revamped London stores
Discounter Aldi is investing £22m in acquiring new stores and refurbishing existing ones in the Greater London area this year.
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DataData: How Tesco and Sainsbury’s Aldi price schemes match up
Earlier this month Sainsbury’s followed competitor Tesco’s lead in launching its very own Aldi price match. Retail Week analyses how the two schemes compare.