The Irish Times

Irish consumers moving to own-brand offerings is no surprise

Aldi and Lidl prove incredibly astute at tapping into what Irish consumers want

Mon May 9 2016 - 01:00

Supervalu stays top while Lidl records 11.7% sales growth

New figures show shopper spend rose 3.8 % over the 12 weeks to the end of January

Mon Feb 15 2016 - 11:34

Cantillon: Tesco turns its Christmas figures around

Long-suffering retailer will be forgiven for sighs of relief after sales ‘turned positive’

Fri Jan 15 2016 - 17:59

British retailers report unexpected growth over Christmas period

Debenhams and Morrisons defy the odds, while German discounters push on

Wed Jan 13 2016 - 01:00

Dunnes does well as food inflation climbs

Lidl increases market share as Tesco hangs onto top spot

Tue Sep 1 2015 - 10:10

Tesco retains grocery market lead

Signs that Tesco’s decline in sales are levelling off following a difficult two years

Tue Aug 4 2015 - 17:45

SuperValu spends €3m on ‘karma’ campaign

The chain is investing in advertising as it looks to consolidate a new market lead

Thu Apr 16 2015 - 01:30

Poundland sales eclipse £1 billion for the first time

UK firm, which has 41 outlets in Ireland, reports 11.4% rise in annual sales

Tue Apr 14 2015 - 11:01

Every little helps as sales at Tesco show slight improvement but problems remain

Impact of the supermarket’s new boss already being felt on bottom line

Wed Feb 11 2015 - 01:00

Tesco and Supervalu vie for top position in supermarket war

Just half of one per cent separates the two stores, figures show

Tue Oct 28 2014 - 13:18

Lidl woos middle-class shoppers with upmarket French wines

Discount retailer to offer customers range of Bordeaux classics like Pomerol and St Emillion

Thu Jul 17 2014 - 11:55

Ocado’s long-awaited profit fails to convince bears

Grocery price war take shine off earnings

Wed Jul 2 2014 - 01:00

‘Boris Bikes’ sponsorship runs out of road

London Briefing: Barclays link with bike scheme was dogged by accusations of stitch-up

Wed Jun 4 2014 - 01:00

SuperValu breathes down Tesco’s neck after Superquinn rebrand

Aldi and Lidl increase market share while overall grocery sales down

Tue Mar 18 2014 - 12:01

Aldi continuing to dramatically outperform rivals in Irish grocery sector

German discounter’s overall share of market rose by 1.3% to 7.2%

Tue Feb 18 2014 - 01:00

Grocery price war sees vegetable sales up as more spent on alcohol

Increasing dominance of Aldi highlighted

Fri Feb 7 2014 - 01:00

Christmas season fails to deliver for Tesco and M&S

Gains reported by Lidl and Waitrose in UK

Fri Jan 10 2014 - 01:00

It’s bah, humbug at Debenhams while Christmas tills ring at discount retailers

A week is a long time in retail, so it’s too early to say who the losers will be

Wed Dec 18 2013 - 01:00

Tesco sees Irish sales fall by 8.1% in third quarter

Supermarket chain has been losing market share in Ireland to Dunnes Stores, Aldi and Lidl

Wed Dec 4 2013 - 09:48

Tesco loses market share to Aldi, Dunnes Stores and Lidl

Rise in duty on alcohol sees 5.4% drop in shoppers putting wine in their baskets

Tue Nov 26 2013 - 01:00

Rate of increase in food prices easing, report finds

German discounters have increased their share of the Irish grocery market to over 14%

Mon Nov 25 2013 - 16:18

Supermarket shake-up: is a price war just the start?

Competition is set to increase as Tesco responds to a slip in its market share. And, if an Oireachtas committee has its way, the sector could be facing real reforms

Mon Nov 4 2013 - 01:00

Pretax profits soar to £160m at Aldi’s Irish and British operations

Store increased market share in Irish supermarket sector by 24.3%

Wed Oct 16 2013 - 01:00

Discount retailers deal harsh blow to UK middle-range supermarkets

Tesco reveals its latest results today. They may reveal big market slippage

Wed Oct 2 2013 - 01:40

Tesco loses market share to Dunnes, SuperValu

Build up to Christmas will show if German dicounters can maintain strong growth

Tue Oct 1 2013 - 07:08

Heatwave contributes to €30m uplift in consumer spending

Irish shoppers spent an extra €2m on sausages this summer, boosting sales by 12%

Mon Sep 2 2013 - 12:27

Supermarket chains not revealing profit figures

No major supermarket group in Ireland publishes financial data for operations here

Tue Aug 13 2013 - 01:19

Aldi and Lidl make hay during downturn

New figures show families are spending less on groceries and switching to the German discount stores in greater numbers

Tue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00

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