All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 28
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NewsLidl pitches its bakeries against Greggs in ad campaign
The discounter has been highlighting the savings customers can make by heading to its stores, with a newspaper ad comparing its 39p jam-filled doughnut with a 95p one from Greggs
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Analysis & FeaturesCan new Ocado pilot finally crack the code of refillable packaging?
Ocado is the latest retailer to take a stab at reusable packaging. Can it finally provide a route to scale where others have failed?
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NewsThe Range and Wilko owner appoints new head of property
Antony Darbyshire will be particularly responsible for the continued rollout of new Wilko stores
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NewsLidl becomes latest supermarket to quietly end reusable packaging in-store pilot
The pilot involved refill machines dispensing Formil detergent into pouches in stores in Swadlincote, Lichfield and Kingswinford
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NewsAldi calls on A-level students to apply for apprenticeship roles
The discounter is offering opportunities in stores, warehouses, and as HGV drivers
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NewsPoundland cuts head office jobs after sales decline
About 60 jobs are believed to have entered a consultancy process across supply chain, finance, IT and property
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NewsInflation back on the rise means another hefty business rates hike, warns BRC
The warning comes after new figures from the Office for National Statistics today revealed inflation was rising again for the first time this year
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NewsAldi calls time on click & collect online shopping
The discounter launched click & collect in September 2020, in the midst of the online shopping boom fuelled by lockdowns in the pandemic
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NewsNIQ Grocery Multiple sales data to include Aldi, Lidl, Poundland, Amazon and Farmfoods
The five join Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons, Co-op, Waitrose, M&S, Iceland, Ocado, Boots, Superdrug and Booths
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NewsPoundland to give away £1,000 a day for 30 days
Poundland’s computer systems will randomly select winners from shoppers using staffed checkouts at any of its 750 UK stores – with the cash prize given out instantly
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NewsFarmfoods is ‘fastest-hiring’ retailer, according to Indeed
The job site compared employers based on the average length of time between a successful candidate submitting an application and gaining confirmed employment in the post
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News‘Game-changing’ reusable packaging initiative delayed
The project had been due to launch with multiple retailers and brands by June this year, using pre-filled containers which consumers would be able to return to stores
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NewsAldi to open four new stores in London this year
The new London stores are set to create more than 150 jobs, as part of Aldi’s £550m UK expansion in 2024
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Category ReportHalloween trends 2024: How retailers can strike sales gold
Halloween is increasingly proving a goldmine – but can sales continue to grow? And what tactics are the retailers using?
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NewsPoundstretcher stores giving away £10 vouchers every hour to ‘celebrate new ownership’
Stores are to randomly pick winners, in a campaign designed to highlight changes since US investment firm Fortress took over in April
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NewsJLP wins approval to build 353 rental homes in store redevelopment
The plans were agreed yesterday by the London Borough of Bromley following 147 letters of support from local residents
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Analysis & FeaturesAs inflation recedes, has the tide turned on discounter growth?
New figures show Aldi is now in negative growth, and variety discounters that once were riding high are also going backwards
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NewsIceland boss Richard Walker takes aim at Aldi and Lidl over ‘restrictive’ land deals
Property sources say it is rare that Lidl or Aldi would strike restrictive deals, with many of their stores being standalone developments and freehold-owned
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NewsAldi to create 1,000 new store jobs by year end
The 1,000 roles will include caretakers and cleaners, managerial positions and store apprentices
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NewsOn-demand grocery hits 80 million orders worth £2bn
The channel’s value has shot up from almost nothing five years ago