11.10.24 The Rise of Premium Private Label: Why Shoppers are Ditching Big Brands

Hre is a podcast description with bullet points that name the shops mentioned in the sources and details what’s talked about for each:This podcast looks at recent news about different shops, including supermarket chains, clothing retailers and online marketplaces. ●Aldi: Aldi is launching a Christmas recruitment drive for its West Lothian stores12. Aldi is looking to hire Assistant Store Managers, Stock Assistants, Store Assistants, and Store Cleaners to help with the busy holiday season2. The starting pay for Aldi Store Assistants is £12.40 per hour3. A comparison of Aldi's premium "Specially Selected" range with M&S finds that many of the products are very similar, but that the Aldi products are cheaper4567.... Aldi's "Specially Selected" items will make up over half of its Christmas offering this year14. In other news, a van driver hit a man who chased him into an Aldi car park with a taser1718. ●M&S: A comparison of Aldi's premium "Specially Selected" range with M&S finds that many of the products are very similar, but that the Aldi products are cheaper4567.... A few Aldi "Specially Selected" products, such as the lemon drizzle cake and potato dauphinoise, were not as good as the M&S versions1314. ●Antler: Antler is a popular luggage brand with celebrities such as Frankie Bridge19. Antler is currently offering 40% off its products for Amazon Prime Week19. ●Roman: Roman is currently having a sale on its clothing20. Using the code "SNUG", customers can get a further 10% off everything, including new collections20. ●Debenhams: Debenhams is currently offering 70% off a Living and Home wall-mounted heater2122. They are also offering Clarins Lip Perfector in 'Rose Shimmer', a favorite of Kate Middleton, for £18.4023. ●Sephora: Sephora is currently offering discounts on Kerastase products in the Nutritive range, which is a favorite of Kate Middleton2425. ●Yimbly.com: The online marketplace Yimbly.com is currently offering up to 75% off on Deyongs throws and duvet sets26. ●Amazon: Amazon is currently selling a Homcom wall heater for £59.9927.