Exit without paying at any till: Aldi trialling first checkout-free supermarket September 20, 2021 Aldi is trialling its first checkout-free store to allow customers to shop at the supermarket and exit without the need to pay at a till. The discount supermarket chain said the store is in London but declined to give further details of the location of the trial site. It said shoppers will scan a smartphone [...]
Aldi plans £1.3bn expansion with 2,000 new jobs and 100 additional stores September 27, 2021 Cut price British supermarket Aldi is planning a £1.3bn investment after sales surged to record levels in the 2020 financial year. Britain’s lowest-priced supermarket plans to create 2,000 new jobs, open 100 additional stores and expand its logistics infrastructure to include a 1.3m square foot site in Leicestershire over the next two years. It comes after [...]
Shakespeare: Aldi’s click service sees them set to collect January 6, 2021 Discount supermarket chain Aldi announced in December that it would be expanding its click and collect grocery service to more than 200 stores across the UK in the run-up to Christmas. The service was already in high demand across the country after beginning the first trial in the Midlands in September, and was brought in [...]
Grocers vs bargain chains: Discount competition is heating up July 23, 2024 The discount sector is crowded and competitive: Aldi, Lidl, Poundland and B&M are only a few of the retailers vying for space. The market for discount goods has been growing over the last few years, but not every company has been a winner – only a few stores have managed to attract and keep customers. [...]
The best and worst corporate April Fools’ Day gags April 2, 2024 From Haggis ice cream to double-decker trollies, City A.M. rounds up the best and worst gags by businesses on April Fools' Day.
Sainsbury’s plans £50m in price cuts as supermarket wars with Aldi and Lidl heat up July 5, 2021 Sainsbury's plans £50m in price cuts as supermarket wars with Aldi and Lidl step up
Morrisons: Debt-laden grocer records strongest sales growth in three years March 27, 2024 Supermarket Morrisons has reported its strongest like-for-like sales in over three years, helped by competitive pricing strategies.
Tesco’s profit surges as lower prices draw in consumers April 10, 2024 Britain’s biggest supermarket, Tesco, has traded in line with raised expectations, posting a total operating profit of £2.8bn for the full year. This morning, chief Ken Murphy thanked a slew of price cut schemes for the lift, which saw profit exceed the board’s expectations by £50m last year. Group sales were up 7.4 per cent [...]
Cider maker Thatchers toasts success despite ‘unprecedented economic challenges’ March 19, 2024 Sales at historic cider maker Thatchers increased despite the company facing "unprecedented economic challenges" during its latest financial year.
Sainsbury’s spends £220million to ‘keep prices low’ for customers January 21, 2024 Sainsbury’s will have forked out £220m to keep prices down for shoppers by the end of this financial year, according to its boss.