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Netto lacked brand awareness and credibility of Aldi and Lidl in its latest incarnation, says Kantar Worldpanel

Netto lacked brand awareness and credibility of Aldi and Lidl in its latest incarnation, says Kantar Worldpanel

Sainsbury's announcement that it is to close the 16 Netto stores it operates in a joint venture with Dansk Supermarked Group, is unsurprising given the competition posed by arch rivals Aldi and Lidl, according to Fraser McKevitt, head of retail

04/07/2016 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

Netto sells 20,000th Marine Stewardship Council-certified product

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has reached an important milestone with the launch of the 20,000th MSC labelled product, Las Cuarenta Paella. The ready-made frozen meal is now available in Netto stores across Germany. The paella contains pollock from Alaska

26/02/2016 | Ethical sourcing, Retail News, Retailer News, Sustainability Time | Read More
Sainsbury’s plans for more Netto stores is best step to fighting discount threat, say analysts

Sainsbury’s plans for more Netto stores is best step to fighting discount threat, say analysts

Sainsbury’s plans to expand its Netto alliance is the best strategy for fighting the discount threat, according to leading retail analysts. Commenting on the retailer’s results for the three months to 9 January 2016 - Sainsbury’s posted a 0.4% fall in

13/01/2016 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Netto pinches Lidl’s crown for cheapest sustainably-sourced lobster this Christmas

Netto pinches Lidl’s crown for cheapest sustainably-sourced lobster this Christmas

Netto, the Scandinavian discounter, is to sell a sustainably-sourced Whole Cooked Lobster for £4.50 as part of its Christmas range this festive season, making it the cheapest sustainable lobster in the UK this year. On Saturday, Lidl claimed a market first with

03/11/2015 | Ethical sourcing, Retail News, Retailer News, Sustainability Time | Read More
Sainsbury’s and Dansk Supermarked to open standalone Netto foodstore in Hull

Sainsbury’s and Dansk Supermarked to open standalone Netto foodstore in Hull

Danish food discount retailer Netto, advised by Indigo Planning, has been given the go ahead for its first standalone foodstore in the UK by Hull City Council. Indigo Planning has also already successfully secured permission for a number of Netto

10/03/2015 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em: Sainsbury’s and Netto partner in fightback against UK discount grocers

If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em: Sainsbury’s and Netto partner in fightback against UK discount grocers

Tony Browne, head of customer experience and digital at management consultancy, Boxwood, gives its verdict on Netto’s UK relaunch, in tandem with Sainsbury’s Last week saw the exciting re-introduction of the Netto retail brand into the UK. After a four-year hiatus,

10/11/2014 | Comment, Opinion Time, Retail News | Read More
Sainsbury’s blames deflationary environment for decline in second quarter sales

Sainsbury’s blames deflationary environment for decline in second quarter sales

Sainsbury’s has reported a 2.8% decline in like-for-like sales in the second quarter, excluding fuel, and blamed the deflationary environment for the fall. Total retail sales in the 16 weeks to 27 September 2014 were down 0.8%. Mike Coupe, chief executive,

01/10/2014 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Netto to return to UK in joint venture between Sainsbury’s and Dansk Supermarked

Netto to return to UK in joint venture between Sainsbury’s and Dansk Supermarked

Danish international discount grocery retailer Netto is returning to Britain in an new trial format in a joint venture between Dansk Supermarked and Sainsbury’s. The trial will consist of 15 Netto stores to be opened by the end of 2015, with the first opening their

20/06/2014 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Dansk Supermarked aims for leadership in e-commerce in Denmark by 2016

Dansk Supermarked aims for leadership in e-commerce in Denmark by 2016

Denmark’s leading retailer, Dansk Supermarked, is aiming to become the market’s leading e-commerce player by 2016. The retailer, which operates 1,300 stores across Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Poland under the Netto, Fotex and Bilka brands, has selected global technology and

26/06/2012 | Online food retailing, Online non-food retailing grocers, Online retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Morrisons feels mid-market squeeze as like-for-like sales dip 1% in first quarter

Morrisons feels mid-market squeeze as like-for-like sales dip 1% in first quarter

Morrisons is feeling the squeeze in the mid-market with a 1% fall in like-for-like sales in the first quarter, according to retail consultancy, Retail Vision. While the supermarket claimed it had made a “satisfactory start to its new financial year”

03/05/2012 | Retail News | Read More
Discounters are driving force in UK grocery market reports Kantar

Discounters are driving force in UK grocery market reports Kantar

Grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 2 October 2011, show the grocery market growing at 5.1% per year. Although this is a strong performance, it remains below the 5.7% grocery price inflation, said

11/10/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Kantar Worldpanel: Aldi bags record market share in the UK

Kantar Worldpanel: Aldi bags record market share in the UK

Discount retailer Aldi has bagged a record 3.6% share of the UK grocery market, according to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel. Figures, published today for the 12 weeks ending 7 August 2011, reveal Aldi’s sales grew by 24.4% in the

16/08/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Asda acquisition of Netto limits consumer choice, says ACS

After the announcement of Asda’s purchase of the Netto business in the UK for £778m, Association of Convenience Stores chief executive James Lowman said: “The UK already has one of the most concentrated grocery markets in the world, with four companies controlling

27/05/2010 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More

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