Tag: Aldi

Objections mount

Sainsbury’s/Asda’s merger proving unpopular

Sales shine in convenience

Warm weather propped up sales across the grocery sector this summer
Tesco frontage

New stores to challenge Lidl & Aldi

TESCO has released job adverts for roles in a mystery ‘new store format’ which is expected to target the share of the market currently occupied by Aldi and Lidl
Watching football at home

Sunshine means sales for grocery

MORE good weather in June and July led to supermarket sales growing at their fastest rate this year, up by 3.6% for the twelve weeks until 15 July

Ginspirational Scottish spirits

Nominees revealed for gin awards

Big winners

Industry figures gather in Edinburgh to celebrate the best in Scottish produce

Aldi picks up the slack for farmers

DISCOUNT chain Aldi has bought an extra 80 tonnes of Scottish strawberries which the firm said has helped farmers stave off a glut created by a late start to the season this year.

Scottish producers snap up awards

Local produce gets star treatment at Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards CELEBRATING Scottish produce was the name of the game at the Edinburgh International...

Good weather boosts sales

THREE days of hot weather in April helped UK supermarket sales jump 11% year-on-year but that wasn’t enough to offset the pervious three weeks of poor weather

Gin changes to protect the environment

CALLANDER gin distiller McQueen Gin is changing its packaging to an environmentally-friendly glass bottle through its listing with Aldi in Scotland.
Lidl Gin Fest

Discounters lean in on gin

GERMAN discounters Lidl and Aldi will both launch Scottish gin festivals this month.
Edinburgh in snow

Grocery beats beastly storm

GROCERY sales in UK supermarkets beat the weather in February and March to maintain strong growth, according to the latest monthly sales figures from Nielsen.
Morrisons veg box

Record growth in grocery sales

GROWTH in grocery has hit its highest level for 18 months as supermarkets continue to enjoy increases in volume sales.

Discounter targets 50% waste cut

FOOD waste is in the spotlight at Aldi with the discounter pledging to make a 50% reduction by 2030.
woman vegetable shopping in a supermarket

Lidl and Aldi at heart of growth

INFLATION and the expansion of the discounters continue to be the two prongs of the fork doing all the heavy lifting in terms of sales growth in the UK’s grocery sector.

Discounters plan ahead

THERE were only seven applications to build new supermarkets in Scotland last year according to construction analyst Barbour ABI.