Iceland (Shop)

Iceland (Shop)

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... Iceland is the supermarket whose tagline is "…so that's why mums go to Iceland"! They have those annoying adverts, the most recent of which feature Kerry Katona who I think used to be in a girl band some years ago. Did you know that Iceland was set up in November 1970 by Malcolm Walker ... Read review

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Iceland: Icy Service Is Not What I Want

Advantages: cheap products
Disadvantages: not cheerful though

...for me.

Iceland is the supermarket whose tagline is "…so that's why mums go to Iceland"! They have those annoying adverts, the most recent of which feature Kerry Katona who I think used to be in a girl band some years ago.

Did you know that Iceland was set up in November 1970 by Malcolm Walker and another retailer with an initial capital of just £60 for the first month's rent with a store in Shropshire. Initially ...
...then they concentrated on their Iceland venture full-time. By 1975 they had opened 15 stores in the North West and North Wales. Gradually they moved away from selling loose frozen food, opening freezer centres to sell their good and started branding their own goods by 1978. In 1980 they had 37 stores and 4 years later they had 81! By this time they floated on the London Stock Exchange and their £8 million worth of stock was 113 times oversubscribed! ... more

anonymili 17.03.2008 (17.03.2008)
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That's why this Mum goes to Iceland less often.

Advantages: Free home delivery when you spend £25 in store
Disadvantages: Lack of space, staff and more...

...--------------------- History. ---------------- Iceland first opened its doors in 1970 when Malcolm Walker raised £60 to pay one months rent to start his idea in motion. The doors first opened to the first Iceland branch in Oswestry, Shropshire in November 1970. Although his venture Malcolm Walker continued working in his day job at Woolworths for several years. Iceland really took off though when Malcolm Walker was able to devote all his time ...
...1975. The original concept of Iceland was to sell loose frozen food at affordable prices, however they decided to progress from this idea in 1978 when they opened there first purpose-built freezer centre in Stretford, Manchester. This was followed in 1979 by another purpose-built freezer centre and head office being built in Deeside and the head office has remained based there ever since. By the early 1980, Iceland was currently running 37 stores ...

welshwickedone 09.11.2006 · Read full review
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Why I Go To Icelands

Advantages: Great range of frozen food, free delivery when spending £25
Disadvantages: Small, crowded, waiting at tills

...freezer needs restocking. You see, Iceland specialises in selling frozen food, although they do sell a limited number of fresh and dried food the range of these products is small with limited choice. I always find there are plenty of trollies, but we're not trusted to return them and a pound coin is needed to use them. I've never liked the idea of having to have a pound coin handy before I go shopping, I don't like carrying change around and normally ...
...with actual foods, my local Iceland sells a range of fridges and freezers, which are a reasonable price, but I can't say I've ever bought one from here, because I haven't. On getting to the checkout, I always find that there are queues, no matter what time of day I'm shopping. And out of the very few (three or four I think) tills there's always at least one shut. This can get very frustrating, remember they specialise in selling frozen food, and ...

sandemp 13.09.2009 · Read full review
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Does Pingu shop in Iceland

Advantages: value for money, good range of frozen products
Disadvantages: limited range of fresh goods, narrow aisles

...of shopping with Iceland? Iceland isn't my main supermarket. Usually it’s Asda. But lately my shopping habits have changed, simply because I now have a boyfriend and seem to alternate between spending time at his and time at mine, often not returning to my own house for up to a week at a time. So it made a lot more sense to stock up on frozen stuff that would last if I wasn’t home for a few days, rather than fresh foods that would inevitably be ...
...to the bright orangey red Iceland logo. As you enter the store, there’s a small area where you can get trolleys, baskets, and suchlike. It’s a minor disappointment that Iceland still have the trolleys that take pound coins when so many major supermarkets are dropping them, but I expect this has something to do with not having their own car park. The tills also back out onto this area, so you come out at this end when you finish your shopping, and ...

Thehonesttruth 11.06.2007 · Read full review
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Brrrrrr it is cold in Iceland

Advantages: Lots of frozen food
Disadvantages: it is a separate shopping trip

...never heard of them. Iceland first started in the early seventies and it became so popular that it spread nationwide. I like this shop as they have their beliefs and they are not afraid to speak out on things. In 1997 they started their home delivery and again this first started out in the store and then became accessible via the store or the internet. Now lets get this straight as this does cause some confusion. You can go into the store and do ...
...home delivery. You can also shop on line and have home delivery. In 1998 they spoke out against the government who were at the time going on about gm food. They banned this from their own brands and also do not have artificial colourings or flavours in their foods. They are also supportive of many charities and each year they pick one. This year it is the Breast Cancer Charity, in previous years it has been the Northern Ireland Chest and Heart and ...

BUBBLES171 14.12.2003 · Read full review
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Real Frozen Food

Advantages: Decent food for frozen and very cheap
Disadvantages: not so good for fresh stuff

...never really been a regular Iceland shopper until recently, usually prefering to just drop in to larger supermarkets that happen to be near home / work or whatever. Being a student though, means being more careful with money, and I've fallen in love with Iceland. This review speaks mostly of the one Iceland that I frequent most often, although there are two others close by and they are all pretty similar, even in layout. I'm a bit of a snob. If ...
...I'll buy their food. Iceland used to be (and still are) a good company ethics wise. Their home appliance range includes some great energy efficient appliances. Their own brand food range is also good - they were, a few years back, one of the only supermarkets that were showing concern over GM ingredients in foods. Unfortunately they went back on their complete ban of GM ingredients in their foods, but at least they were honest about their policy ...

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