All Aldi articles – Page 59

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    News

    Grocers slow as discounters return to form

    2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

    The grocery sector slowed last month in the four weeks to January 23, when the hard discounters returned to form in what was a tough consumer climate.

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    News

    Sainsbury's increases market share, while Morrisons dips

    2011-02-01T11:14:00Z

    Sainsbury’s was once again the only one of the big four to increase market share at the start of the year, while Morrisons experienced a slight dip.

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    News

    Sainsbury's emerges Christmas winner, says Kantar

    2011-01-11T14:18:00Z

    Sainsbury’s has emerged the Christmas winner among the big four grocers as it was the only one to have increased its market share over the festive period, according to Kantar Worldpanel.

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    Analysis

    Will the Emerald Isle sparkle again?

    2010-11-19T00:00:00Z

    With EU pressure to accept a bailout, Ireland’s economy is a mess. Will its retailers recover, asks Charlotte Hardie and Greg Lawless

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    Analysis

    Spaced out

    2010-11-12T00:00:00Z

    As the big four grocers battle it out in a race for space and online-only specialists increase their virtual capacity, Jennifer Creevy looks at whether returns will end up being hit

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    News

    In Focus: Aldi

    2010-10-29T00:00:00Z

    The hard discounters have received much coverage following revelation of Aldi’s substantial UK loss in 2009, as signalling the sudden reversal of rapid growth in the recession.

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    Analysis

    Quality takes upper hand in value battle

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Customers are redefining value and ‘returning to quality’. So what does the future hold for discount retailers?

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    Opinion

    Price alone not enough for value specialists

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    One of the many things we’ll miss about Sir Stuart Rose when he retires next year is the frequency with which he says “value is a function of price times quality”. Never has that been truer than today.

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    News

    Asda market share dips for 10th consecutive period

    2010-10-12T15:33:00Z

    Asda’s share of the grocery market has dipped for the 10th consecutive report, with sales growth lagging behind the other major grocery retailers.

  • Opinion

    Cheap, not cheerful

    2010-10-08T10:41:00Z

    The continental hard discounters’ march on the UK was never going to make a major impact.

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    News

    Age of food discounter over as Aldi racks up £54m loss

    2010-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Aldi, the German discounter that became a byword for the shift to value in the recession, has suffered a dramatic reversal of fortune, turning a £93m pre-tax profit in the UK and Ireland into a £54m loss last year.

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    Mall opening a first for Aldi in US

    2010-09-22T15:13:00Z

    German hard discounter Aldi Süd has announced the opening of its first store located in an enclosed shopping mall in the US. The 20,000 sq ft store will open in May, 2011 at Westfield Chicago Ridge, Illinois.“We are pleased to partner with Westfield on this fresh new approach to shopping ...

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    Analysis

    US pharmacy chains ramp up their grocery offerings

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    With more than 25,000 chain drugstores across the US, the opportunity to tap into new consumer segments is massive.

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    Aldi increases Austalian profits

    2010-09-14T17:17:00Z

    Australia

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    Analysis

    Print advertising remains central to retailers

    2010-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Despite the growth of digital media, print advertising remains core to many retailers’ communications

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    News

    Tesco and Asda continue to underperform

    2010-08-17T14:26:00Z

    Tesco and Asda continued to underperform the market in the latest grocery figures from Kantar Worldpanel.

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    Analysis

    10 ways Aldi changed retail

    2010-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Theo Albrecht, who died last week, and brother Karl, created a pioneering grocery model. So what are the secrets of its success?

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    Analysis

    Dollar General streaks ahead with 9,000th store

    2010-08-06T00:00:00Z

    US-based discounter Dollar General announced the opening of its 9,000th store at the end of July, pushing it further ahead of rivals as the owner of the largest number of stores in North America. Dollar General overtook 7-Eleven’s store tally in 2003 and has not looked back since.

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    News

    Aldi co-founder Theo Albrecht dies

    2010-07-28T11:39:00Z

    The co-founder of German hard discounter Aldi has died at the age of 88.

  • News

    Aldi Süd pulling out of Greece

    2010-07-21T13:40:00Z

    German hard discount retailer Aldi Süd is pulling out of Greece, the company has confirmed.“Aldi Süd intends to discontinue its operation of 38 stores in Greece [while it is] in talks with interested parties for the acquisition and continuation of activities,” Aldi said, without providing further details.The market exit - ...