Variety Discounters To Continue Growing Faster Than Grocery Market
IGD is forecasting that variety discounters – Home Bargains, B&M, Poundland, Wilko and other smaller players – will be worth £12.6bn by 2022, up...
IFA Sticks To Its Guns On Retailer Criticisms After Aldi Rebuke
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has held its ground on criticisms of Aldi and Lidl, following rebukes from the retailers.
The issue revolves around an...
Aldi To Fund Industry Apprenticeships
Aldi has revealed that it will fund a further 60 produce industry apprenticeships over the next two years in partnership with Management Development Services...
Record Month For Online Grocery; Sector Set For Another Change In...
The online share of grocery sales rose 1% last month to reach a record 17%, whilst wider data suggests shopping patterns have come full...
B&M Ups Profit Guidance As Strong Trading Continues
B&M European Retail Value has upgraded its full-year profit expectations after strong trading at its UK business since the beginning of the year.
The discount...
Aldi Ramping Up Investment In London
Aldi has revealed that it plans to invest more than £22m in new and upgraded stores across London and within the M25 this year.
It...
Strong Month For Tesco As Lockdown Continues To Boost Grocery Sales
The latest figures from Kantar show take-home grocery sales rose by 12.5% during the 12 weeks to 21 February, with the Big Four supermarket...
Lidl Hits Store Hat Trick In London
Lidl has opened three new supermarkets in Richmond, Putney and Tooting today as part of its £500m expansion programme for London.
The new store in...
Poundland Starts Bringing Stores Out Of Hibernation
After the government this week out laid out its road map to lifting lockdown restrictions, Poundland has announced that it will begin re-awakening the...
Another Strong Year For Home Bargains; Maintains Ambitious Store Target
Home Bargains has reiterated its target of doubling store numbers to 1,000 after revealing another healthy rise in sales and profits during its last...
