All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 40
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NewsPoundland drops online supplier founded by high street rival Chris Edwards
Gem Imports previously supplied Poundshop.com but the relationship is ending following Poundland’s acquisition of the online discounter
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NewsBoots banning all plastic-based wipes from sale
The health and beauty retailer has written to suppliers saying the change is required by the end of the year
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NewsAldi trialling ‘all-electric refrigerated trailer’ that runs off lorry’s kinetic energy
On the move, it coverts the lorry’s kinetic energy into electricity to keep the trailer’s batteries charged
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NewsIceland uses latest inflation figures to give 1p veg offer a second push
Some observers have noted Iceland’s website allows only one 1p item per transaction, making 99p the maximum saving per basket
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NewsConsumer fears growing over Ukraine impact on food prices
Some 71% of British consumers believe the conflict will affect their household finances
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NewsHome Bargains sales soar 20% to £3.3bn, boosted by store openings
The estate grew by 27 stores during the period
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NewsIceland slashes online price of fresh and frozen veg to 1p for Easter
All frozen and fresh veg that would normally cost £1 or under, such as a kilo of onions, will instead be 1p from 11 April until midnight on 14 April
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NewsLidl trademark points to plans for discounter’s own shipping line
Lidl has filed a trademak application for ‘Tailwind Shipping Lines’ with the EU Intellectual Property Office
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NewsNew HFSS guidance offers ‘no meaningful developments’ over symbol group inclusion, says ACS
The ACS sees the new guidance as lacking sufficient detail to address the various arrangements retailers have with symbol groups
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Oxfam is going beyond the supermarket human rights scorecard
Oxfam’s final human rights table shows the discounters now ahead of all rivals except Tesco
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NewsAldi new supplier contest to be Channel 4 reality series
‘Grow with Aldi’ will be a six-part series, with a winner from each hour-long episode awarded a contract to supply the discounter’s 950 UK stores
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NewsAd watchdog deems Lidl's Tesco price comparison ads misleading
The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint from Aldi that the ads did not make sufficiently clear the claimed savings related only to the specific selection of products shown
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NewsAsda comes bottom in Oxfam’s fourth and final supermarket human rights scorecard
As well as dropping down the table, Asda is the only supermarket whose score has fallen since the last time Oxfam carried out the exercise, in 2020
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NewsJTF Mega Discount Warehouse chain closes for second time in a year
All the branches reopened by the new owners have now ceased trading again
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Grocer 33Grocer 33 store of the week: Tesco Extra Rutherglen
‘Shoppers will see Clubcard Prices in store and ask what it means, and when you explain the Clubcard saving on a product, they’re amazed by it’
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NewsDeposit return scheme branded ‘nightmare’ for suppliers over glass plans
The latest plans, which came from Defra this week in its response to a consultation on Extended Producer Responsibility packaging fees, were branded “total madness” by one drinks supplier
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Analysis & FeaturesAre moves to ‘fast-track’ Ukrainians into supermarket jobs legal?
Several supermarkets have announced measures to help refugees
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NewsTesco to sell £2 lateral flow Covid tests from 1 April
The £2 kits, each containing a single nasal swab test, will be in Tesco stores in London initially, before rolling out to branches nationwide
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NewsFrozen food chain Oops creates 300-strong range for other retailers
The business says it will allow any retailer to offer a complete frozen range at own-label prices
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NewsAsda like-for-likes down 2.9% in quarter four of 2021 against tough comparatives
The supermarket is also launching a new value range called Just Essentials, as first revealed by The Grocer