UK: Discounters keep on making big double digits in UK
Aldi and Lidl were the best-performing retailers in the UK in the 12-week period to 11 June, new data from Kantar has shown, with Aldi...
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Jun 17, 20237 min read
UK: DRC interview with The Grocer magazine
With discounters booming in the cost-of-living crisis, what’s motivating Lidl’s move to slow down expansion in the UK? What’s going on at...
Jun 4, 20231 min read
UK: Private-Label sales in UK growing twice as fast as branded products
Sales of own-label products at British supermarkets have grown at double the speed of branded goods in 2023, data from market researchers...
May 24, 20231 min read
UK: Lidl raises staff pay for third time in a year
The British arm of German discount supermarket Lidl has raised pay for store and warehouse staff for the third time in 12 months, Lidl GB...
May 23, 20231 min read
UK: Discount market share 4 times higher than in 2011
Continuing discounter dominance and sales switching to private label are the headlines from the Kantar UK data for 12 w/e 14th May 2023,...
May 12, 20231 min read
Netherlands: Action is growing fast everywhere
Discount Variety Retail Chain Action (owned by PE investor 3I group) achieved a turnover growth of 36% in the first quarter. In the first...
May 12, 20231 min read
UK: Aldi extends self-service checkouts to more UK stores
Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK (German family owned) has added self-service checkouts to many of its existing stores in a bid to “further...
May 11, 20231 min read
UK: Aldi UK named "Food Retailer of the Year"
Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK (German family owned) was officially named Grocer of the Year at the 2023 Retail Week Awards, which took...
May 4, 20232 min read
UK: Lidl to expand with “no ceiling on our ambition or growth potential”
Discount Retail Chain Lidl UK (owned by the German Schwarz Group) welcomed a record number of new shoppers to its stores in 2022, as over...
Apr 25, 20232 min read
UK: Aldi breaks 10% market share and forms together with Lidl a share of 17.7%
Aldi’s market share breaking 10%, plus the continuing growth of Private Label products are the headlines from the Kantar UK data report...
Apr 25, 20232 min read
UK: Iceland foods launch new savings across its frozen mean ranges
Discount Frozen Food Retail Chain Iceland Foods has launched a new selection of savings across its frozen meal range, making it easier...
Apr 24, 20232 min read
UK: Lidl outpaces Aldi on new stores despite slowdown
Lidl is outpacing Aldi on store openings so far this year, despite scaling back its plans as its rival makes headlines with announcements...
Apr 17, 20231 min read
UK: Aldi and Lidl have matched Sainsbury’s and Tesco in cutting milk prices
All four retailers have cut the price on four pints of milk this week from £1.65 to £1.55 – a 6% fall. The price of two pints is down...
Apr 5, 20231 min read
UK: Aldi will not halt ‘relentless’ roll out of UK stores despite sabotage by rivals
Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK and Ireland boss Giles Hurley has said the discounter’s “relentless” expansion of new stores will not pause...
Mar 30, 20232 min read
UK: Poundland to open largest store
Discount Variety Retail Chain Poundland (owned by Pepco group) announced that it would be opening its largest store in Yorkshire....
Mar 30, 20232 min read
UK: Shoppers are going wild for Aldi’s new clothing range dubbed ‘Aldidas’
Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK (German family owned) has sent social media into a frenzy by releasing their latest Adidas-inspired...
Mar 28, 20232 min read
Research: Discounters surge as grocery Price Inflation hits 17.5% in UK
Grocery price inflation in the UK hit 17.5% over the four weeks to 19 March, new data from Kantar has shown, with take-home grocery sales...
Mar 26, 20232 min read
UK: Aldi to boost starting pay by 13%
Aldi is maintaining its position as the UK’s highest paying supermarket by boosting its starting pay for store assistants to a minimum of...
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