Aldi Opens New Facility In Scotland To Support Local Suppliers

Aldi has opened a new £22m freezer and chill warehouse facility in Bathgate, Scotland. The site will provide an extra 17,000 sq. m. of space...

Aldi UK Outlines £1.3bn Investment Plan After Strong Rise In Profits

Aldi has pledged to invest a record £1.3bn in expanding and upgrading its operations after seeing bumper sales and profit growth last year. The plan...

Lidl Remains Strongest Performing Grocery Retailer In Northern Ireland

Latest figures from Kantar show the Northern Irish grocery market grew by 8.0% during the 52 weeks to 6 September. That figure accelerated over...

Aldi And Lidl At Back Of Queue During UK Pandemic

Aldi and its rival Lidl, which only sell through stores, have missed out during the pandemic as more sales moved online. They are now...

Local Lockdowns Could Reaccelerate Sales Growth In Irish Grocery Market

Latest market share data from Kantar shows take-home grocery sales growth in Ireland slowed to 13.7% year-on-year during the 12 weeks to 6 September,...

Aldi Empire Wracked By Family Feud

An heir to the Aldi dynasty has declared war on his own family, accusing his mother and siblings of defrauding the company. The legal action...

Lidl Could Delist Brands That Don’t Align With Its New Plastic...

Lidl has outlined a new set of plastic and packaging reduction targets, which include measures for its branded suppliers. The discounter has expanded its commitment...

Poundstretcher Starts Selling Own Label Products From Supermarkets

It has been revealed struggling discount chain Poundstretcher is selling own label products from the likes of Aldi, Morrisons and Tesco without their official...

Sales Slowing In Supermarket Sector; Promotional Activity At Highest Level Since...

Latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show year-on-year sales growth in August decelerated to 8.0%, the slowest rate since April as some aspects...

Supermarket Sales Being Driven By ‘Permanent Changes’ In Shopper Behaviour

Figures released by Nielsen shows that supermarket sales growth eased to 5.3% year-on-year growth over the four weeks ending 5 September, with new and...

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