All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 9
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Analysis & FeaturesWhere does food fit into the town of the future?
The ‘UK’s most sustainable neighbourhood’ is being built in East Sussex, with food at its heart and retailers encouraged to embrace the concept
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NewsLidl promotes Joanna Gomer to marketing director
Gomer replaces Claire Farrant, who left Lidl to join BP in September last year
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NewsTesco and Sainsbury’s expand Aldi Price Match by over 100 products each
Tesco’s campaign now extends to over 750 products while Sainsbury’s is nearing the 700 mark
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NewsM&S announces Alison Dolan as new CFO
Dolan is currently CFO of leading digital property portal Rightmove, a post she has held since 2020
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NewsM&S to invest £30m in new and existing London stores
New fresh-market style Foodhalls are set to open in Sidcup and Friern Barnet, while branches in Chancery Lane, Teddington, Blackheath and Islington are among those in line for modernisation
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NewsAldi looking for enthusiasts to try its gin for free
The discounter is launching a ‘supermarket gin club’, with selected members to receive three bottles of its latest summer gin launches over an eight-week period
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NewsAldi makes new round of price cuts on 45 fruit & veg lines
The reduced lines include berries, oranges, tomatoes and fresh salad, and collectively represent a £34m investment according to Aldi
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NewsAsda criticised as it claims back overpayments made to staff
A briefing document to managers – seen by The Grocer – set a deadline of 28 May for staff to agree a repayment plan
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NewsAldi hits back at price match schemes in new TV ad campaign
Aldi also plans to showcase ‘swap and save’ suggestions, positioning products from Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s alongside its cheaper alternatives
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NewsPoundland first half performance ‘behind expectations’
The variety discounter’s like for like sales were down by 0.7% in the six months ended 31 March, according to a trading update from parent Pepco Group
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Comment & OpinionM&S finally puts turnaround doubts to bed with ‘glittering results’
The business is being hailed as the UK’s new ‘retail champion’
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NewsM&S chief adamant final joint venture payment is not owed to Ocado
It could put the two on course for a legal showdown
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NewsLidl share reaches record high as Aldi growth continues to slow
Of the traditional big four, Asda is the only one whose sales are down year on year, by 2%
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NewsLidl giving away miniature drinks to revive flagging bees
The discounter is also marking World Bee Day with a £10,000 donation to conservation efforts
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NewsAsda finance chief insists Aldi and Lidl price matching is working despite market share losses
Michael Gleeson defended the price matching initiative as Asda made a quarter one trading update
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NewsSuperdrug to open 25 stores and refit 60 in 2024
The estate expansion, which comes as Superdrug celebrates its 60th year on the British high street, is expected to create 500 jobs nationwide
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NewsM&S to track how much single-use plastic enters recycling stream
The retailer is working with Polytag, the recycling tech firm that is also set to help power the first urban trial of a digital deposit return scheme later this year in London
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NewsLidl overhauls loyalty app with addition of new weekly offers for all members
The new Lidl Plus Offers do not need to be activated in the app beforehand in order to claim the discounts at checkout
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NewsPoundland aiming for 50% operational carbon reduction by end of 2024
The variety discounter wants to ‘lead the value retail sector on the transition to a low carbon economy’
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