Discount retailers are increasingly a popular sight on the high street, how well & what are they doing to keep up with the trends in modern retailing?
US discount retailer, Family Dollar, has entered into a multi-year agreement with Checkpoint Systems to deploy Checkpoint’s EVOLVE P10 ECO electronic article surveillance (EAS) solutions in all of its existing and future stores. The rollout in Family Dollar’s existing 7,900 stores is
Musgrave Retail Partners has extended its relationship with Symphony EYC Ireland to implement customer analytics for its supermarket chain SuperValu. This new level of consumer insight will help SuperValu to continue to focus on delivering on consumer needs while enabling supplier partners
Italian coffee brand, Caffè Nero; Swiss chocolatier, Lindt; and bubble tea specialist, Chaboba; are confirmed to open at the London Designer Outlet, the capital’s first outlet centre, located at Wembley Park on 24 October 2013. Popular in Asia, North America,
Lidl has rolled out contactless payment technology with near field communication (NFC) capabilities to all 600 of its UK stores in partnership with WorldPay. Contactless technology was installed in all stores by the end of July 2013, following a pilot
Yorkshire discount retailer, Poundworld, has won new funding from Barclays to assist with its strategic growth plans. The deal includes working capital, trade finance and term debt. Family-owned Poundworld, headquartered just outside Leeds, is one of the UK’s leading single
Discount retailer, Lidl, has been picked as the European retail partner for Man of Steel, the new Warner Bros. movie release, based on Zack Snyder’s new vision for Superman. Lidl, one of Europe’s largest and fastest growing grocery chains, will stock
Quality Save, a leading independent retail chain, with 21 stores based in the North West and Yorkshire, is celebrating two years of working with point of sale manufacturer UK Point of Sale. The Greater Manchester based company has provided all
Frozen food retailer Iceland has launched a marketing campaign, which focuses on feedback from its customers and their experiences with the store. At the same time, Iceland has introduced a social media advocacy solution called GoRecommend. It aims to exploit the
Discount retailer, Poundworld is targeting independent retailers, e-Bay sellers and market traders, with the launch of a discount wholesale website, www.discount-wholesale.co.uk. Launching this week, Poundworld claims the website will help Britain’s small retailers succeed in their business ventures by offering the
In his regular column for Retail Times, Simon Chinn, lead consultant at retail research agency, Conlumino, reviews the new U Express LM format in France, which marries the U Express convenience chain of Systeme U with the discount ranges of
Payzone UK, a leading consumer payments network, is expanding on the high street in partnership with the fixed price retailer, 99p Stores and its payment processing partner Commidea. The deal will see Payzone provide mobile top-ups directly through 99p Stores’
Value retailer Poundland is upgrading its communications systems across administrative and distribution functions. The retailer has signed a contract with communications supplier NextiraOne to design, supply, implement and maintain its communications infrastructure. According to NextiraOne, the investment will ensure the
Poundworld reports it is investing almost £500,000 in employee benefits after the discount retailer appeared on Channel 4’s Undercover Boss series in order to get genuine feedback from employees about working for the company. Managing Director Chris Edwards and marketing
Discount retailer Poundworld is planning to open 120 new stores in the next three years after relocating to a new 215,000sq ft warehouse in Normanton, West Yorkshire. The retailer, which currently trades from 118 stores, claims to have enjoyed record
Discount grocery chain Fultons Foods is moving back into private ownership following the purchase of 3i’s minority share in the company by the management team at parent firm Frozen Value. And, it is planning to expand by opening at least
UK shoppers flocked to discounter Aldi in recession but the latest accounts filed at Companies House for the German-owned chain show the attraction has waned. Figures for the 12 months to 31 December 2009, reveal it made a £54m pre-tax
Shoppers are reaching for premium ranges such as Tesco Finest and Morrisons’ The Best, according to the latest grocery market figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 13 June 2010. In spite of total grocery market
