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07 November 2013
Aldi has launched its Christmas advertising campaign focusing on how much shoppers like its festive range. Like Aldi, Like Christmas The 30 second ad features a number of family characters saying which Aldi products they like at Christmas. Products featured include champagne, salmon and mince pies. In contrast to previous 'Like Aldi' campaigns, no price comparisons are made, an approach which...
07 November 2013
The German drugstore chain DM has unexpectedly opened an online store in Austria. Following deal with Amazon The move follows the cessation of an agreement with Amazon in July this year whereby the drugstore giant was selling own label items through Amazon’s German website. The deal ended following insufficient demand to operate profitably. The online store is operating under meindm.at and...
07 November 2013
Lidl UK launching its first TV ad campaign Lidl is set to debut its first ever TV advert in the UK, with a festive campaign for its premium private label range. The campaign will focus on Lidl's Deluxe range, as it looks to position itself as a credible option for 'the big Christmas shop'. The campaign will feature across a variety of TV channels, including ITV and Sky. The advert will ...
07 November 2013
Belgium-based Delhaize has announced third quarter results saying that it had enjoyed revenue growth of 2.9% at identical exchange rates, with comparable sales rising by 2.2% in the US and 1.5% in its home market. Despite delivering revenue growth, the Belgian retailer also reported a net loss of €87m for the quarter. Existing CEO satisfied with ‘solid’ results Pierre-Olivier Beckers, President...
07 November 2013
The consolidation of Siam Makro and continued expansion of 7-Eleven drive strong revenue growth at CP All. Makro acquisition reflected in consolidated results Revenues increased 68.1% to THB 86,156m. However, this was offset by higher M&A-related costs, resulting in a -8.4% decline in consolidated net profit. Key performance data for 7-Eleven in Q3 Convenience accounts for c.64% ...
07 November 2013
Chinese grocery retailer Lianhua prepares for the online-offline battle for shoppers as Singles Day approaches. Singles Day: a major date in the ecommerce diary Building momentum since 2009, the one day online sale celebrating the unofficial Chinese equivalent of Valentines Day has become a global ecommerce phenomenon. On 11th November last year, sales exceeded the US's post-Thanksgiving ...
07 November 2013
Morrisons has announced that total sales in the 13 weeks to 3 November 2013 rose by 1.0% as LFL sales fell by 2.4% (both ex fuel), but is upbeat about its plans for convenience and online, and its prospects for Christmas. Online plans on track Updating on its online launch plans, Morrisons says that it now has a clear fresh food proposition in place, its ranging and marketing plans have...
07 November 2013
Accounts filed with Companies House for One Stop Stores, the standalone Tesco convenience subsidiary, show that the business has been growing well ahead of its parent's core UK business.  In the year to 23 February 2013 One Stop sales were up 8.6% to £720m.  Performance was boosted by the acquisition and opening of 36 new stores in the period, taking the total to over 630. 'Strong like-for-like g...
07 November 2013
As Ireland becomes the first Eurozone country to exit its bailout programme, we report back with five trends from Dublin on how Irish retailing has adapted to austerity and become a world leader in foodservice / convenience fusion concepts. 1. Value remains paramount While the economy is improving, consumer confidence currently remains at a low ebb. With one in three homeowners in negative equ...
07 November 2013
Comparethewholesaler.com, the latest online initiative seeking to bring greater clarity and transparency to pricing in UK wholesaling, is now live. Providing publicly available pricing data on a range of branded lines in core retail channel product areas, the site offers comparative information culled from cash & carry depots in a variety of locations across the UK. Data gathered and submitted by...