After receiving planning permission for a nine unit retail scheme in Town Street Stanningley, Leeds, RBS has sold the site to expanding supermarket brand Lidl. The 4.8 acre brownfield site will see the construction of a 21,300 sq ft discount food store,... Read More
While the Big Four may be starting to regain some ground in the battle of the supermarkets, it appears that the discounters remain very much in the picture. This has been evidenced this week by Aldi, which has become the sixth largest supermarket in the UK... Read More
Lidl is continuing its European expansion with the confirmation it is opening 60 more Irish stores. The new sites — both north and south of the border — will take the German discounter’s network across the island to 240 outlets. The news puts... Read More
Supermarket giant, Morrisons, has caused fifteen complaints since it aired their new price matching campaign, Match & More. The scheme, launched in October 2014 by Morrisons chief executive Dallon Philips, claims that they can price match with rival stores,... Read More
As the Big Four supermarkets continue to struggle against the discounters, many are making the decision to cut back on large store openings as a means of expanding their convenience networks. However, it has emerged that discount brand Aldi is engaging in the... Read More
Supermarkets are having a very difficult time of late, with the Big Four facing increasing levels of competition from discount rivals such as Aldi and Lidl. As a result of falling sales and plummeting market share, therefore, Sainsbury’s has this week... Read More
With the rise of the discounters still firmly a factor within the retail industry, supermarket chains such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda are facing increasing pressure to compete on price. However, this battle may become slightly more difficult in the near... Read More
It is no secret that many of us have had to tighten our belts over the past few years, as the double dip recession coupled with wage freezes has seen our disposable income dwindling.... Read More
Three out of the ‘big four’ supermarkets already do it, or say they are going to start doing it, but now Lidl has joined the bandwagon.... Read More
