Steve Farrell
Steve is deputy news editor at The Grocer.
He’s responsible for covering online grocery and the discounters, and for editing The Grocer’s analysis features. He’s an experienced journalist who has contributed to a range of national newspapers including The Mail on Sunday.
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NewsWaitrose hires Faiman to triple online sales
Waitrose plans to build three new state-of-the-art automated warehouses to turn its online operation into a £1bn business – with the help of Ocado co-founder Jonathan Faiman.
- Analysis & Features
Can the Morrisons-Ocado split really be a win-win?
Ocado gets back CFC space, Morrisons can sign new deals. So is it really a better deal all round?
- Comment & Opinion
The key to success as a variety discounter? Copy B&M
Bargain World this week opened the first of 25 planned stores. It’s following the B&M multi-price model – and it’s right to do so
- News
Asda like-for-likes up 0.5% with Easter adjustment
Asda CEO Roger Burnley said the supermarket remained focused but warned of challenges ahead
- News
Waitrose expands 'While You're Away' grocery delivery trial
Deliveries are made from the Waitrose fulfilment centre in Coulsdon…
- News
Bargain World discounter opens first of 25 planned stores
Bargain World sells at multiple price points up to £15, with fmcg making up around 60% of the store’s 3,500 products…
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Amazon to roll out Counter click & collect to Next stores
Customers will be able to order for next-day collection from a staffed counter at no extra cost to Prime members
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Wilko suffers 4% drop in sales in 'challenging environment'
Despite the sales drop, the retailer managed a return to profitability, credited to reduced costs
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Farmfoods reverses 2017 decline with 2.7% revenue rise
Turnover rose from £642.7m to £660.3m in the year to 29 December, according to newly filed accounts at Companies House…
- Comment & Opinion
Ocado is right to target single-person households
The online supermarket is looking to take single-person households from bricks and mortar rivals
- Analysis & Features
What’s Ocado’s vision for its clever new robot-chef tech?
Ocado will get its first robot this year – and sees the potential to take customers from both the likes of Deliveroo and other grocers
- News
Ocado to build second CFC for Canadian partner Sobeys
The development builds on a deal Ocado struck with Sobeys at the beginning of 2018
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Ocado invests in robot chefs for ready-to-eat meals
The investment ‘gives Ocado the opportunity to expand its value proposition in grocery, especially through Ocado Zoom’
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Lidl overstated price advantage over Morrisons, rules ASA
Morrisons complained that the Lidl ad did not reflect its promotional price
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Sandwiches back on Poundland shelves in new fresh bays
The sandwiches are joined by 22 new branded and own-label food lines
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Iceland launches website promoting sustainability credentials
The new site says the frozen food retailer is ‘taking on the world’s biggest environmental and social challenges’
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Poundland rolls out Pep&Co clothing across entire estate
Pep&Co ranges are now in over 850 Poundland branches across the country
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Lidl to open biggest UK warehouse in Scotland this year
Lidl will relocate operations from its current Scottish warehouse in Livingston 20 miles west to the new 58,500 sq ft facility
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Sainsbury's grocery app suffers outages for days
The app was down on Android from at least Sunday afternoon until around 9pm on Tuesday
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Plastic-free supermarket planning online launch
The Clean Kilo in Birmingham uses gravity dispensers to dole out produce directly into customers’ containers
