UK: ALDI reveals new store location wish list with hot spots

Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK has updated its list of priority locations across the country, showing where the discounter now is hoping...

Jun 27, 20241 min read

UK: LIDL reaches record market share

Discount Retail Chain Lidl UK has been quite a step change in the past nine months, having been consecutively named the fastest growing...

Jun 18, 20246 min read

UK: Discount Chain B&M Confident About Profit Outlook

Discount Variety Retail Chain B&M European Value Retail S.A. said it was confident on its outlook for profit growth in the year ahead,...

Jun 6, 20242 min read

UK: ALDI switches to recycled plastic own PL brand washing-up bottles

Discount Retail Chain Aldi has rolled out 100% recycled plastic (rPet) packaging for some of its own private label brand washing-up...

Jun 5, 20242 min read

UK: No Stopping Aldi as CEO claims Consumers have changed for Good

Discount Retail Chain Aldi UK has reported record sales in the U.K. and Ireland and its boss insists that shoppers have changed their...

May 20, 20243 min read

UK: Lidl's Expansion Plans in the UK

Discount Retail Chain Lidl UK's ambitious expansion plans in the United Kingdom demonstrate the supermarket's unwavering commitment to...

May 7, 20242 min read

UK: How Lidl Dominated the In-Store Bakery Market

Discount Retail Chain Lidl UK's rise in the in-store bakery market has been nothing short of exceptional. The discounter's concerted efforts and innovative strategies have propelled it to the top position, surpassing even major competitors in the first quarter of 2024. With a market share of 18.2%, Lidl has expertly outperformed Tesco and secured this leading position. A blend of nationwide bake-off operations, a diverse range of 40 unique bakery items, and the introduction o

Apr 20, 20242 min read

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 21, 20232 min read

UK: DRC's The Grocer interview - Discounters booming in the cost-of-living crisis

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 Lidl? Its sales are soaring, market share is growing, and yet for reasons widely unknown, it seems to be taking its foot off the gas on its once ambitious expansion plans. As The Grocer revealed in February, Lidl has halved its projected store openings for the year from the usual 50-plus to 25, in a slowdown some suggest could extend until

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Jun 17, 20237 min read