All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 93
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Bargain Buys is turning Poundstretcher sales around
Opened under the name Bargain Buys, 45 new Poundstretcher stores are helping turn around a sales slump
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NewsOcado warehouse fire latest: evacuation area lifted
Properties up to a mile from the facility were evacuated yesterday amid fears of a toxic gas leak or explosion
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NewsAldi eliminates 5p single-use plastic bags
The move will remove an average 80 million bags a year from circulation, equating to 900 tonnes of plastic
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NewsFire at Ocado's Andover site caused 'substantial damage'
Operations at the facility remain suspended, affecting the online supermarket’s ability to meet demand
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NewsOcado suspends operations at Andover after fire
The fire brigade was on site and no one had been injured, the online supermarket said
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NewsOcado announces Zoom one-hour rapid delivery
Some 10,000 products will be available in the West London trial
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NewsIceland invests £1m into Alzheimer’s Research UK
The money will fund research searching for a cure as well as efforts to raise awareness of the debilitating disease
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NewsIceland 'could have been more open on palm oil branding' says petitioner
Iceland ‘could have been more open on palm oil branding’ says petition starter…
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NewsAmazon reports huge increase in net sales for 2018
Fourth-quarter operating income was $3.8bn compared with $2.1bn the year before
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Comment & OpinionIceland diverted attention from its own palm oil achievement
Iceland deserves huge praise for making hundreds of own-label products palm oil-free
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NewsLidl opens biggest UK distribution centre yet in Doncaster
The Doncaster site is the third new Lidl UK DC to be opened in two years…
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Comment & OpinionAs rumours swirl about Ocado and M&S, what kind of deal is most likely?
Analysts are united in their scepticism at theories surrounding the reported tie-up
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NewsB&M continues rollout of 'B&M Express' banner
The number has grown by 15 since The Grocer first reported on the appearance of the new banner
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Analysis & FeaturesChristmas online: why didn't supermarkets do better?
What do the numbers tell us about the way forward for growth in online grocery?
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NewsAldi UK & Ireland claims it is now a carbon-neutral business
Aldi said it had cut greenhouse gas emissions per square-metre of sales floor space by 53% since 2012
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NewsFirst seven locations of Poundworld founder Chris Edwards' new chain revealed
The first branches will be in Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Glasgow, Irvine and London
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NewsAmazon launches autonomous robot deliveries with US trial
Six of the ‘small cooler’ sized robots began making deliveries yesterday in an area of Snohomish County, Washington
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NewsHome Run halts delivery service in all postcode areas
The on-demand grocery specialist, which offered to deliver from London branches of Tesco, Waitrose, M&S, Whole Foods and A…
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NewsAldi extends Team GB sponsorship to Paris 2024 Olympics
The move will take the length of the sponsorship to three Olympics over nearly a decade
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NewsAldi increases basic hourly store wages
The new rate exceeds the Living Wage Foundation’s recommended ‘real living wage’ of £9.00 per hour nationally