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NewsAldi to upgrade 25 stores across the UK this summer
Locations set to benefit from upgrades include London, Aberdeen, Nottingham and Manchester
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NewsAldi opens ‘Britain’s largest supermarket warehouse’
The 1.3m sq ft distribution centre in Bardon, Leicestershire, is 100,000 sq ft larger than Lidl’s Luton DC, which it hailed as its biggest in the world when it opened in 2023
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NewsAldi makes £60m round of price cuts on popular summer items
Savings include a 50p drop in the price of British beef steaks such as its 30 Day Matured British Rump Steak, now £4.69
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NewsAldi signs over £5bn in long-term agreements with British suppliers
The discounter said it would enable over 50 suppliers to invest in the growth of their operations, while them greater long-term certainty
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Comment & OpinionLidl has overtaken Morrisons – now can it catch Aldi?
Aldi knows what the trouble is, but what is it going to do about it?
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NewsSuperdrug owner eyeing London and Hong Kong listing
The planned IPO, reported by the Financial Times, is expected to take place by the end of this year
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NewsPoundstretcher creditors to vote today on restructure plan
A lawyer for Poundstretcher told the High Court earlier in May that Poundstretcher was likely to file for administration and sell off remaining stock if the plan was blocked
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NewsAldi launches gut and brain health granolas to ‘rival M&S for 35% less’
Aldi has leapt on a #functionalfood trend on TikTok with the launch of two health-focused granolas
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Comment & OpinionThe backlash against Lidl’s loyalty revamp misses the point entirely
Lidl’s move to points may have frustrated shoppers, but the long-term logic is sound, says Sam Panzer, director of GTM strategy at Talon.One
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NewsAldi calls on public to nominate new store locations
The discounter wants members of the public to submit suggestions for its property team to review as it makes a previously announced £370m investment in opening new stores this year
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Category ReportHow different providers track own label sales
Own label made the headlines in April for its newfound dominance in grocery
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NewsLidl claims UK supermarket first with sustainable rice accreditation
The Sustainable Rice Platform is a playbook of 41 practices to support environmental and social standards
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NewsLidl working with Olio food sharing app to further cut waste
The trial adds Olio’s network of ‘food waste heroes’ – volunteers who collect unsold edible food – to Lidl’s existing redistribution work with Neighbourly
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NewsAldi renames loaf after complaint to Trading Standards
Aldi is renaming a loaf from ‘Dark Rye Sourdough’ to ‘Wheat & Rye Dark Sourdough’
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NewsAldi pokes fun at Lidl’s loyalty changes with cucumber giveaway
Aldi leapt on the fact that a free cucumber costs 100 points by giving away cucumbers at a store on Friday and posting the video on Instagram
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NewsAldi celebrates raising £13m for Teenage Cancer Trust
To mark the occasion, Aldi staff across the UK are set to walk 13,000 steps a day over two weeks in a charity event
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InterviewsApps, loyalty and customers: Louise Weise on Lidl’s winning way
As Lidl revamps its loyalty scheme, chief customer officer Louise Weise explains why getting the basics right is key to the discounter’s stellar growth
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Comment & OpinionWhy Morrisons calling Aldi ‘attractive’ is a killer point for the CMA
The row – and consultation – is about whether Aldi and Lidl should be banned from putting clauses in property deals to stop competition opening nearby, a practice that’s been outlawed for other major supermarkets since 2010
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NewsLidl launches scan & shop to the public for the first time
The service, called Lidl & Go, means customers can now scan items with a smartphone as they put them in their shopping basket
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NewsSainsbury’s, Morrisons and Iceland demand CMA acts on Aldi and Lidl
Competition is being ‘distorted’ by their ability ‘to restrict entry and expansion by competitor grocery retailers in local markets’, Sainsbury’s said