All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 95
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NewsPoundland reports soaring sales of pregnancy tests under lockdown
Weekly sales of its £1 pregnancy tests have risen 25% since the first week of lockdown in March
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NewsM&S to provide more clothing for discharged hospital patients
M&S has been delivering the clothing packs to the NHS Nightingale Hospital in London since earlier this month
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NewsM&S Food MD Stuart Machin reassures farmers while urging government to help dairy
In a letter to farming unions, Machin has reasserted M&S’s commitments while calling on the government to do more
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NewsMany retailers weeks from collapse unless government pays rents, warn industry leaders
Companies that were viable before the coronavirus outbreak will be forced to file for administration if the government doesn’t step in
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NewsM&S, Lidl, Aldi and the Southern Co-op step up help for community projects hit by coronavirus
The retailers are partnering with community charity Neighbourly to help projects such as food banks, homeless shelters, elderly care and youth clubs
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NewsM&S boosts food box deliveries using clothing & home DC
The boxes are now being picked and despatched from M&S’s main distribution centre in Castle Donington
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Comment & OpinionThree key moves Tesco made to fill empty shelves after panic buying
It’s not always obvious what hard work has gone on behind the scenes, but Tesco has released case studies which indicate the scale of the effort
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NewsAldi launches online delivery service for food parcels
From tomorrow (17 April), shoppers will be able to order food parcels on Aldi’s website for home delivery
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NewsIceland increasing online capacity 250% with Food Warehouse rollout
Some Food Warehouse branches have the seen their online operations grow by as much as 500% in days
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NewsMorrisons to give NHS workers 10% discount
All 1.5 million NHS staff can claim the discount from this Thursday (16 April) until 12 July by presenting their ID cards
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NewsMorrisons launches phone shopping service for elderly & vulnerable customers
Vulnerable customers will be able to order groceries by phone and have them delivered the next day
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NewsAldi and Morrisons call end to all buying restrictions
Waitrose also removed the majority of temporary buying restrictions at the weekend
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NewsThe Co-op becomes latest retailer to stock The Big Issue
The Co-op will match the 50% of cover price that usually goes to vendors selling the magazine on the street
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NewsPoundstretcher future in doubt as accounts reveal slump in profits
Owner Aziz Tayub said the future of the variety discounter hinged on cost reductions
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NewsPolicy U-turn in Wales hits supermarkets with £80m business rates bills
The Welsh government changed its mind on replicating Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s plans
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NewsNiall O’Connor named group MD of Aldi Ireland
O’Connor has been a senior Aldi executive for 20 years
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NewsSuperdrug launches same-day delivery for essential products
Customers can now opt for orders to be delivered later the same day within an eight-mile radius of 300 stores
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NewsSupermarkets under pressure to shut shopping centre stores
Landlords have been leaning on food retailers to cease trading so centres can close
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NewsBoots bans browsing in some stores while Superdrug only restocks essential lines
Customers are informed at the entrance that browsing is not permitted and asked what they intend to buy
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NewsM&S gives store and supply chain staff 15% pay bonus
The hike tops that of the 10% bonuses already announced by a number of supermarkets