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As e-commerce and delivery ramp up - due to Christmas, COVID-19 and lockdowns - German discounter, Aldi, has expanded its tie-up with Deliveroo to almost 130 of its 900 stores in the UK and would extend a click and...

Retailers are seeing a surge in grocery shopping as consumers stock up on food and other essentials because of the COVID-19 outbreak. A similar trend is observed on GlobalData’s Grocery Retail Influencer Platform, where grocery retail related conversations spiked...

Following the news that the UK is raising the cash limit available via contactless payment from £30 to £45, Thomas Brereton, Retail Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on the situation: “This rise in...

Pep&Co has decided to pilot a wider range of its value children’s clothing in 50 stores, a move that will appeal greatly to consumers. According to a survey conducted by leading data and analytics company GlobalData, 52 pc of...

Supermarket giant Tesco said Monday it is to axe about 4,500 jobs across its city-centre UK stores to slash costs. Tesco, which is Britain's biggest retailer, will carry out a reduction of around 4,500 colleagues as the group experiences...

Instacart, the North American leader in online groceries, has announced the national expansion of Instacart Pickup, a new grocery click-and-collect service. Instacart Pickup gives customers the convenience of both delivery and/or pickup options, allowing them to order through Instacart...

The prolonged heatwave in the UK and major sporting events boosted spending on summer items such as outdoor and gardening products, BBQ food and holiday clothing, with consumers judging Tesco to be the retailer that had promoted its summer...

ALDI, one of America's favorite grocery retailers, announced a partnership with Instacart, the technology-driven, nationwide on-demand grocery delivery service. The pilot program from ALDI, already a leader in convenient shopping, will give people even more access to high-quality groceries...

German discount supermarket chain Aldi is creating 4,000 new jobs in the UK to match rising sales, with new jobs including store assistants and deputy store managers. The grocer, which has more than 700 UK stores, said that it saw...

At the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2017 Consumer & Retail Technology Conference, Walmart offered insight into its strategy for competing with Aldi and Lidl. Walmart CEO, Doug McMillon summed up the plan as finding disadvantages the discounters have...