Brands at the heart of mults battle with the discounters
This year the grocery price war has intensified, with all the major supermarkets investing millions into lowering prices…
View ArticleMorrisons-Dia link-up would 'cannibalise' sales says analyst
Analysts have dismissed the potential for Morrisons to launch a Netto-type tie-up with Spanish discounter Dia
View ArticleBargains driving younger AB demographic to variety discounters
Who are the shoppers fuelling this growth? What do they buy? And what can variety discounters do to encourage them to spend more?
View ArticleLidl wins G33 pricing battle but margin of victory narrows
Our guest retailer Lidl had a comfortable victory in this week’s Grocer 33…
View ArticleA real living wage: is it time for the grocery trade to pay up?
The introduction of the national living wage by George Osborne has only fuelled calls for a higher living wage to be paid
View ArticleLike Ryanair, discounters will find low prices are not everything
As price becomes less of a priority for shoppers, lessons can be learned from similar upheaval in air travel
View ArticleAldi & Lidl - more 'meaningful' than the big four?
The rise of the discounters has been fuelled by the embrace of consumers, but why? Jon Kershaw of Havas Media explains
View ArticleAldi flies the Union flag for Rio Olympics
Will Aldi’s sponsorship of British athletics prompt other retailers to start shouting more about their British credentials?
View ArticleDeal with discounters at a level you can sustain
The discounter freight train has got up a head of steam and is cruising past the competition to record shares…
View ArticleOnline plans and dip in profits show Aldi is serious about investing in the...
Far from celebrating the dip in profits, rivals will know Aldi is playing the long game
View ArticleTimpson's take on the grocers
A new book by John Timpson reveals his 50 biggest heroes in high street retail. We asked the shoe repair magnate to elaborate
View ArticleAldi's Supermarket Secrets: the discounter backlash begins
Once the underdog Brits love to root for, Aldi is facing up to the inevitable backlash of doing too well, too fast
View ArticleLidl beats big four rivals with shop nearly 20% cheaper
Between them, Aldi and Lidl now command a 10% share of the UK grocery market
View ArticleThe Apprentice's candidates lack discounter sophistry
I haven’t watched The Apprentice for years. But I quite enjoyed this episode, where the task was to start up a discounter
View ArticleThe Britification of the German discounters continues
The FA this week announced that the successor to Tesco as sponsor of its grassroots football was Lidl
View ArticleLoyalty schemes aren't dead yet... even for the discounters
Two years ago “the rise of the discounters” was the phrase on everyone’s lips
View ArticleDiscounter pressure on big four will continue
Look away, big four. The suffering will continue. At least for a while
View ArticleMy alternative take on Christmas. And the winner is Lidl
Who were the winners and losers this Christmas? Here’s my alternative take
View ArticleChilled fish prices fall as discounters improve offer
Chilled fish has become the latest victim of the relentless drive towards everyday low prices
View ArticleHas Tesco cracked the code? And can it keep going?
The story of ‘Christmas present’ is just about written and it was a gift to the winners
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