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NewsFormer Aldi director Tim Conder made MD at Bells of Lazonby
Conder will step into the role of Michael Bell, who is moving into new role leading the company’s supervisory board
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NewsThousands of Asda workers to be balloted on pay offer
Asda put a higher offer to workers at the end of last week
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NewsLidl GB names Peter de Roos as new chief commercial officer
De Roos, who is replacing Ryan McDonnell as CCO, will join the Lidl GB team from 1 April this year
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NewsParfetts hires former Booker manager Richard Fleming as head of operations for the west
Fleming joins the business after spending almost 11 years with Booker, where he held roles as branch and area managers
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NewsJJ Foodservice to switch to cloud computing in carbon-cutting move
JJ said the shift is expected to be completed within the next 24 months
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NewsIceland commits to price freeze on £1 value range as food costs rise
The supermarket’s price lock promise includes an array of essentials across store cupboard, fresh household and frozen
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NewsAF Blakemore forecasts 20% uptick in sales by end of financial year
The wholesaler praised the effective planning and additional capacity generated from its new Bedford distribution centre for keeping up with demand
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NewsAldi ditches Deliveroo as more normal shopping patterns drive down demand
The Grocer approached Aldi for comment after spotting several of its stores had disappeared from the platform
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NewsSnappy Group appoints Barry McGonagle as chief financial officer
McGonagle is a chartered accountant and started his career with management consultant firm Deloitte in 2008
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NewsWaitrose appoints Barry Dick MW to its drinks buying team
This newly created role will focus on managing the global importation and UK packing of wines and spirits
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NewsAll Nisa stores to gain access to Jisp Scan & Save discount tool
Discounts of up to 60% are redeemable when the product’s barcode is scanned using a mobile phone
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NewsLye Cross Farm lands Ocado listing for its 100% grass-fed cheddar
The cheese is sourced from milk supplied from a local dairy herd that roams on herb-rich pastures in the summer
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NewsAsda, Ocado driverless partner Wayve secures $200m funding
The round is a significant cash injection for the London-based startup, which had previously raised $58m since it was founded in 2017
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NewsM&S renews calls for end to all Northern Ireland border checks
The retailer’s COO Stuart Machin made the calls in a letter to Boris Johnson
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NewsCity Snapshot: WH Smith recovery stalls as Omicron hits travel stores
The emergence of the Omicron variant stalled the recovery at the WH Smith travel business, but it still put “a good performance” on the high street in the run up to Christmas. Plus, UK inflation surges in December and trading updates from Science in Sport and Devro.
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NewsNomadic expands range with new yoghurt and oat cluster lines
The brand said the new products were part of a rolling programme of limited-edition flavours planned for 2022
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NewsSouthern Co-op selling food beyond best before in 100 stores to cut waste
The society initially kicked off the anti-food waste initiative with two Hampshire stores in December 2019 and February 2020, and has now expanded it to more than 100 stores
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NewsACS launches campaign to boost Challenge25 scheme
The campaign will encourage retailers to adopt the long-running policy on all age-restricted products
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NewsRodda’s secures nationwide listing with Tesco for clotted cream
MD Nicholas Rodda described the national listing with Tesco as a “watershed moment for the brand”
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NewsAldi launches ‘just walk out’ checkout-free store in Greenwich
To use the store, customers must download the Aldi Shop & Go app