Showing posts with label discounting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label discounting. Show all posts
Monday 1 June 2015

Mike Ashley planning to launch chain of cut-price high street stores – a step away or ahead of Food Discounting?

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According to the Mail On Sunday , the Sports Direct billionaire has launched a new discount store MEGA VALUE, in Kidderminster, Worcestersh...
Tuesday 21 October 2014

The French KISS approach to beating the discounters

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According to a report in  Reuters, France is the only country in Europe where discounters have seen a significant drop in market share, sl...
Wednesday 28 May 2014

Reality Lesson-time in easyFoodstoring?

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Monday 20 January 2014

Lidl switches from hard to soft discounting in France - an inevitable move in the UK?

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With increases in outlet size from 6,000 to 12,000 sq. ft., Lidl is offering a new range of regional products and extending its offering to...
Friday 20 December 2013

Bottom Line: Aldi and Lidl are not just for Christmas

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Despite the fact that 50% of the UK population have 'discovered' the discounters, and the insight is spreading across the whole soc...
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Tuesday 17 December 2013

Taking pleasure at Aldi & Lidl's Irish business model

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A new Mickey MacConnell song going the pub-rounds explains the compulsive appeal of the German discounters... For non-native speakers, t...
Friday 29 November 2013

Every Lidl helps? - making do at the top…

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The Squeezed Upper Shopping List Lidl: Parma Prosciutto di Parma 90g, £1.99 - Ocado: Parma Ham, 85g, £3 Lidl: Vitasia Coconut milk,...
Friday 15 November 2013

If Poundland is good enough for Jane Asher?

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Then perhaps its time to add discounters to your mainstream trade strategies... News that Jane Asher will launch a Poundland bakeware co...
Monday 3 June 2013

'Spending what you save' may not be the answer, either....

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As consumers, however savvy, we all have our own approach to dealing with the global financial crisis, each determined to reduce our dep...
Monday 22 April 2013

What if consumers demanded supplier trading-terms from retailers?

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An article on retailers' treatment of suppliers in today's Independent* introduces an idea that may hold the key to achieving fair-...
Monday 1 October 2012

Aldi poised to double UK stores, how they impact suppliers and shoppers

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Aldi is planning to double the number of its UK stores to 1,000 over the next 10 years as cash-strapped middle class shoppers drove a fivef...
Thursday 30 August 2012

Discount stores boom as upmarket shoppers brag...

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The economic quagmire has provided the perfect breeding ground for general merchandise discounters, who have expanded aggressively – more t...
Wednesday 4 July 2012

Economies of scale: Customers Looking For Savings From Suppliers

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Yesterday’s NamNews’ item on Morrisons’ alleged demands for £500k savings from some suppliers produced our top visitor-count for the day.   ...
Wednesday 6 June 2012

Pound shop revolution hits the big supermarkets!

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More than one-in-six products being sold in supermarkets are now priced at exactly £1 or £2, highlighting how the pound shop revolution has...
Monday 30 April 2012

Flash Sale? The New Business Mantra

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Flash sales are a time-limited offer of high discounts on big ticket luxury items . The system is a win-win for both retailers and consume...
Thursday 2 April 2009

Tesco-Aldi 'head-to-head' in Ireland as a learning for UK?

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In 10 years Aldi & Lidl have captured 7% of the Irish market. This coupled with the massive downturn in the Irish economy has resulted i...