Aldi raises pressure on UK grocers with online foray

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – The British arm of German discount supermarket Aldi will launch an online operation next year, marking its first foray into e-commerce in Europe and giving the UK's major grocers yet another headache to contend with in a brutally competitive market. Privately owned Aldi [ALDIEI.UL], which posted a 4 percent dip in 2014 operating profit on Monday, showing even discounters can't engage in a price war and emerge unscathed, said it will begin selling wine by the case online in the first quarter of next year.

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Millennials still easily influenced by traditional ads: study

Millennials may rely on their mobile devices and laptops for the bulk of their entertainment and content, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t easily influenced by advertisements in more traditional formats, according to a new study by Nielsen Holdings.

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Crowd chants ‘Modi, Modi’ as India PM winds up Silicon Valley tour

By Yasmeen Abutaleb SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) – Lights flashed and chants of “Modi, Modi” filled the 18,000-seat sports arena in San Jose, California, on Sunday as the Indian premier took the stage for the final event of his Silicon Valley tour, marked by sporadic protests over his human rights record.

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