All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 60
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Comment & OpinionLidl is accusing Tesco of ‘riding on coat-tails’. Well, it would know about that
There is an element of poacher turned gamekeeper about Lidl’s legal move
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NewsLidl accuses Tesco of copying its logo to ‘ride on discounter coat-tails’
In a High Court dispute, Lidl has claimed Tesco’s Clubcard Prices logo, featuring a yellow circle on a blue background, is too similar to its own
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NewsDiscounters forecast to be fastest-growing grocery channel over next five years
The UK grocery market as a whole will grow 11.3% to £241.3bn, according to analysis by IGD
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NewsLidl strives to increase nutritional variety of donations as more people turn to food banks
The discounter has selected 30 long-life food lines, modelled using the NHS Eatwell Guide to a balanced diet, and signposted them as ‘Good to Give’
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NewsOne in four shoppers visit supermarkets based on their online search function
In a sign of the importance of the ‘hybrid shopping experience’, 39% of those surveyed said they would consider switching their usual supermarket if another one had a better online search facility
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NewsIceland MD Richard Walker gets OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Elsewhere in the honours, FDF CEO Karen Betts received an OBE for services to international trade
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Analysis & FeaturesAldi and Lidl: the story behind the rise of a retail empire
Aldi and Lidl made serious inroads into the UK market during the financial crash in 2008. Now, as inflation bites, they’re on the march again
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NewsMPs propose controversial tax on industry to fix lorry driver shortage
A Transport Committee report published today urges the government to give industry two years to deliver enough drivers, workers and facilities to avoid the labour shortages that crippled supply chains last year
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NewsReturn to imperial measures slammed as costly distraction for supermarkets
The move would only add to cost pressures if products needed to be relabelled, said BRC assistant director of food Andrea Martinez-Inchausti
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NewsBrands should do more explaining of price rises, research suggests
More than half of consumers surveyed said they would be loyal to brands in return for transparency over price rises
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NewsLidl opens one of its biggest ever UK stores at 27,000 sq ft
The discounter has insisted it may have a “slightly bigger” store elsewhere in the UK but has not clarified where
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NewsSupermarket trials of AI cameras for age checking extended until end of June
Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Aldi and Co-op have been involved in trials using digital age verification technology to approve sales of alcohol
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NewsIceland signs deal to sell frozen food in China
Iceland has sold ambient food in China via JD.com since 2018 and will now add frozen ranges to the offering
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NewsNew trademark reveals Lidl is still working on ‘Lidl Go’ concept
The plans may now be more modest than the scan-as-you-shop trials the discounter inadvertently leaked news of last year
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NewsSuperdrug enlists Jack Monroe to promote value credentials
Monroe is to promote the retailer’s Shop Smart campaign, sharing tips to ‘help customers navigate the growing cost of living crisis’
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NewsTraditional shops paying ‘eight times more’ in business rates than online retailers
For every £100 earned by shops in Britain, £2.91 is payable in business rates, while for online retailers the figure is just 34p, according to Altus Group
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NewsAldi giving away 10 £500 vouchers to fund Jubilee street parties
The supermarket is staging the competition on Facebook, where people are asked to tag their local community group or “a friendly neighbour” to be in with a chance of winning
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NewsIceland claims UK supermarket first with 10% discount for over-60s
Every Tuesday from 24 May, customers aged 60 and over will be able to claim a 10% discount on their shopping in Iceland and The Food Warehouse stores
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NewsFarmfoods holds on to pandemic-fuelled sales boom in 2021
Turnover was down 2.2% in 2021 compared with the previous year but still 32% up on a two-year basis
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NewsIceland guns for Aldi’s middle aisle with ‘when it’s gone it’s gone’ range in Food Warehouse
The frozen specialist has taken aim at a hot tub and toy kitchen on sale at Aldi in an announcement of its own cheaper versions