All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 101
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Four new Muscle Food snacks added in Poundland
Muscle Food said it was working on a further 15 products to launch in Poundland later this year
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Supermarkets run short of large Classic Coke bottles
Supermarkets run short of largest available Classic Coke bottles
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Ram raids targeting supermarket ATMs 'part of a pattern'
On Monday, Aldi UK was hit for at least the ninth time since November
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Aldi's 'second-stage' £70m HQ extension now complete
New facilities at the enlarged Atherstone site in Warwickshire include a ‘state-of-the-art’ development kitchen
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ASA rebukes Lidl over misleading prosecco promotion
Six complaints claimed a promotion offering a six-bottle case for £20 had broken advertising rules because stores ran out
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Ocado launches food waste challenge for children
The online supermarket has challenged children aged 5-12 to invent solutions to household waste
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Asda partners with Google to offer voice shopping
Customers can now order by talking to a smartphone or speaker equipped with Google Assistant
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Amazon to sponsor The Great British Bake Off second series
Amazon is thought to have paid around £5m for the deal, which it will use to promote its Alexa and Echo smart speakers
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Amazon patents drones that can differentiate between gestures
“It may sound like science fiction, but it’s real,” says Amazon
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Muscle Food launches four new curry kits
Each variant contains less than 300 calories, 3% fat and 5% sugar, said the brand
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Easter spending predicted to reach £824m
Discounters Lidl and Aldi are set to emerge as winners, according to a shopper survey by marketing agency Savvy
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Poundland courts fresh controversy with Easter Twitter push
Suggestive tweets featuring ‘Bunny & Chick’ characters have divided the budget retailer’s social media followers
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Ignore Lidl’s ‘official line’ – it’s going online
When is Lidl UK going to start selling online? According to the discounter it’s a question of ‘if’, not ‘when’
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Tesco set to introduce new Google voice ordering app
The new app is expected to add functionality to the service, including the ability to select a delivery date
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Lidl to introduce AI customer service chatbot
Customers will be able to chat to the bot using Facebook Messenger and get answers on matters like store opening times
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Snapchat users 300% more likely to buy using their phones
New research into spending habits also found 22% of 25-34 year olds were happy to spend over £250 on their phone
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Ocado achieves near-zero levels of food waste
Ocado’s Suzanne Westlake said she believed the online retailer had ‘the lowest total food waste figures in our industry’
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PizzaExpress app update includes new features & free pizza
The app will let customers find their nearest restaurant, book a table and pay their bill using their phone
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Poundstretcher faces tighter insurance terms for suppliers
Leading insurer Euler Hermes has reduced credit cover for the variety discounter’s parent company, Crown Crest Group
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Amazon's Patrick Pondaven joins GS1 UK's supervisory board
He joins as the supply chain standards organisation seeks an industry-wide solution for managing product data