Tag: Aldi
Giants head for Cumbernauld
ALDI, M&S Simply Food, and Home Bargains are all heading for Cumbernauld after North Lanarkshire planning committee unanimously approved plans for a new neighbourhood...
Independents’ sales slip 5.6%
TIMES were tough in the 12 weeks to late April for the major supermarkets but they were even tougher for symbol and independent stores,...
Multiples struggle
Symbols, Sainsbury’s and Co-op ahead of game
DISCOUNTERS Aldi and Lidl continued to register substantial sales growth as Britain geared up for the 2015 festive...
Discounters take 10%
Symbols hold steady but supermarket decline goes on and price deals account for a third of sales.
£1 in every £10 spent in...
Discounters grow ahead of c-stores
Research firm finds supermarkets, multiple c-stores and symbol group shops all under pressure from Aldi, Lidl and value stores
MANY surveys in recent years have...
Battle of the Borders
IT was 46 years ago that Glasgow-born retailer George McCusker moved to Hawick, then the centre of Scotland’s knitwear industry.
Looking back, he remembers the...
Grocery prices crash
GROCERY deflation has hit new lows as price falls in major food categories and fierce competition between retail giants continue, says research company Kantar...
Coming your way?
COULD you be next to have a discounter on the doorstep? Aldi has named dozens of areas in Scotland in which it wants to...
SGF: “Prepare for the worst”
C-STORE owners who have faced the challenge of a supermarket or discounter moving into their area told other retailers what to look out for...
The fight goes on
Council committee votes for Aldi development despite hundreds of objections
No retail assessment and housing need ignored, says city MSP
Dennis and Linda say they’re...
Jobs claim questioned
C-store group says big store expansions likely to hit retail employment
ALDI’S pledge to create 35,000 new jobs in the next seven years through UK...
Pressure piles up on Tesco
UK’s biggest grocer sees sales fall and share price slumps after profit overstatement
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco’s market share fell below 29% in Kantar Worldpanel’s latest...
Discounters top brands charts
DEEP discounter, Aldi, has overtaken John Lewis, BBC iPlayer and Samsung as the UK’s favourite brand. Poll company YouGov’s mid-year list of the top...
Giant grocers stuck in the middle
Symbols and independents grow faster than multiples as discounters set new records again
SYMBOL stores and independents are surviving the recession, outstripping Tesco, Asda and...
Supermarkets still feeling the heat
Aldi, Lidl and Waitrose grab their biggest ever share as the giant multiples continue to toil
WHILE the early summer good weather appears to...
What do we know about Scotland?
Scotland has a distinct grocery and convenience store scene. In home-produced items and other products we have our own preferences and we spend more...
