Aldi
This coverage examines Aldi’s strategy, operations, and influence within the UK grocery and discount retail sector. Reporting highlights store expansion, pricing strategy, product innovation, supply chain developments, marketing campaigns, financial results, and leadership decisions. Focused on commercial performance and competitive positioning, it offers insights for professionals managing grocery, discount, and high-volume retail operations.
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Nov- 2018 -26 NovemberSupermarkets
Aldi shoppers report ‘fights’ over Kevin the Carrot toys
Aldi shoppers have reported witnessing “fights” and “scraps”over its Kevin the Carrot toys sold in support of Teenage Cancer Trust. The toys, which feature in the supermarket’s Christmas adverts, were available in a range of sizes from a small £3.99 version all the way up to a 100cm Kevin the…
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15 NovemberHealth & Beauty
Former Argos boss hired as chairman of Holland & Barrett
Health and wellbeing retailer Holland & Barrett has appointed John Walden as chairman of its board of directors. Walden said he will work closely with the group’s management team on an “ambitious” strategic plan to build digital retail leadership and a global platform for successfully delivering its products and services.…
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12 NovemberAdvice
How high street retailers can make it as ‘bricks and clicks’ companies
Next year Amazon is set to celebrate its 25th birthday, although much of the high street won’t be joining the party, with an estimated 38,900 UK retail jobs being lost or affected this year alone. The roll call of businesses that have entered administration, from House of Fraser to Poundworld…
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6 NovemberHigh Street
Marks and Spencer half-year profits expected to drop
M&S is expected to report a double-digit drop in its half-year profits next week, according to predictions by City analysts. The retailer is set to post a fall in underlying pre-tax profits by 14% to £188m. Its pre-tax profits for the first half of the year are set to be…
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1 NovemberEconomy
600 jobs at risk as Crawshaws enters administration
Meat retailer Crawshaws has announced it has entered administration, putting 600 jobs at risk across its 42 stores. A Crawshaws spokesperson told Retail Sector that the company blamed its financial woes on “increasing competitor pressures on the high street”, namely “discount activity from the likes of Aldi and Lidl”. According…
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Oct- 2018 -1 OctoberSupermarkets
Aldi to open 130 new stores creating 5,000 new jobs
Discount supermarket retailer Aldi will be opening 130 new stores between 2019 and 2020, creating 5,000 new jobs over the next two years. To fuel its expanded store network, three new Regional Distribution Centres (RDCs) are already planned for Sheppey, Sawley and Bedford in the coming years, as well as…
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Sep- 2018 -10 SeptemberSupermarkets
Asda axes price guarantee
Asda has announced it is to abandon its price guarantee, which saw shoppers refunded the difference if a competitor sold an item cheaper. The supermarket is the last of the big three to axe the plan, a month after Tesco and two years after Sainsbury’s, said the scheme was no…
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Aug- 2018 -23 AugustAdvice
Taking the uncertainty out of the customer experience
In an age of GDPR and with the increasing threat of fraud, customers don’t just need to trust retailers to store their data securely – this is a standard expectation. They need to trust that retailers understand the pain points they encounter and can find solutions that make their lives…
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22 AugustSupermarkets
Retailers commit to support farmers during drought
The NFU has reached out to the UK’s top nine supermarket retailers to express the difficulties farmers and growers are facing as a result of the drought brought on the by the recent heatwave. Aldi, Asda, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Lidl and Tesco have all committed to support the farming…
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20 AugustSupermarkets
300 stores ‘could shut’ amid Sainsbury’s Asda merger
The result of the Sainsbury’s Asda merger could see up to 300 stores be forced to close if the merger was to go ahead according to new research. Analysis by The Times, which used modelling techniques used by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and found that up to 300…
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