Discounters reap the downturn dividend
By: Ben Cooper | 4 September 2008
The economic downturn in the UK is fuelling growth in the discount food retail sector, and in response mainstream grocers are adapting their offers. Ben Cooper reports on the discount boom, and asks whether the changes are a temporary response to harder times or mark a significant shift in the way UK consumers shop.
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The economic downturn in the UK is fuelling growth in the discount food retail sector, and in response mainstream grocers are adapting their offers. Ben Cooper reports on the discount boom, and asks whether the changes are a temporary response to harder times or mark a significant shift in the way UK consumers shop.
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