Steve Farrell
Steve is deputy news editor at The Grocer.
He’s responsible for covering the discounters and retail property, and for commissioning and editing The Grocer’s analysis features. He has over 20 years' experience as a journalist, during which his by line has appeared regularly in a range of national newspapers.
Contact info
- Tel:
- 01293 846613
- Email:
- steve.farrell@thegrocer.co.uk
NewsPoundland dismisses reports of supply restrictions as ‘bunkum’
A Poundland spokesman told The Grocer P&G had never placed any restrictions on the discount chain’s supply and Nestlé had actually increased its limits on Wednesday
NewsM&S backing projects to cut emissions in strawberry and chicken farming, with £1m funding
Both projects are receiving some of M&S’s £1m in annual funding for emission-reducing innovations
NewsAldi moves own label beer cans to ‘snap packs’
The change is being rolled out across stores in 2025 for Aldi’s Galahad, Sainte Etienne, and Brasserie beers
Analysis & FeaturesAre retailers’ ‘big brother tactics’ a step too far?
As rates of retail crime continue to rise and police fail to respond, retailers are turning to facial recognition technology
NewsPoundland sales continued to plummet in run up to sale
Between 1 April and 12 June, when Pepco Group sold it to investment firm Gordon Brothers, Poundland revenue fell 10.3% to €347m
NewsM&S Food appoints former Asda strategy boss as head of business improvement
The new hire spent 27 years at Asda, most recently as senior manager for strategy and transformation
NewsLidl adding scan and shop feature to loyalty app
The feature will allow Lidl Plus app users to scan items as they pick up their shopping around the store
NewsM&S chair Archie Norman refuses to discuss paying cyberattackers a ransom
Archie Norman and Co-op group secretary and general counsel Dominic Kendal-Ward appeared before a sub-committee of the Business and Trade Select Committee today
NewsAldi giving away free suncream to festival-goers
Aldi is promising free bottles of its own-label Lacura Moisturising Sun Lotion SPF 30/50+ from participating stores near Wireless, Reading, Leeds, Big Feastival and Boardmasters festivals
NewsDiscount Dragon owner Huddled Group partners with THG Ingenuity and raises £1.5m
Huddled Group owns three e-commerce brands: Boop Beauty and Nutrircicle – selling protein and healthier snacks – as well as fmcg retailer Discount Dragon
NewsLidl trialling ‘non-scan detection’ tech at self-checkouts
The cameras can spot when a shopper fails to scan an item and play back the footage on a screen to show them
NewsM&S luring family shoppers with bigger packs and new ranges
Its Bigger Pack, Better Value range, aimed squarely at family shoppers, has been increased in size by a third
Analysis & FeaturesHow will healthy sales targets and fines be applied?
Supermarkets wanted mandatory reporting on healthy sales targets. In a plan based on Nesta policy, they’ve got it – as well as sales targets
Comment & OpinionHow supermarkets have been nudging healthier choices for years
Supermarkets have been slowly increasing sales of healthy food for years, but now the stakes have risen, with the prospect of fines if they don’t do better
NewsM&S steps up store renewal programme with £300m investment
M&S announced an investment of over £300m in the programme at its annual general meeting today
NewsLidl joins supermarkets calling workers back to the office for more days
The discounter has asked staff at its head office in Tolworth, south west London, to spend fewer days each working from home
NewsFood price inflation hits 3.7% as autumn budget costs bite
It pushed overall shop prices into inflation for the first time in almost a year
NewsM&S sends gift cards to shoppers over cyberattack delays and cancellations
Some customers took to online forums to ask whether the email could be a scam
NewsM&S appoints new food marketing director
The new hire is joining from Woolworths Group in Australia, where he was chief marketing officer for seven years
NewsAldi launches ‘voucher support scheme to help families’ during the school holidays
Despite the billing, it is simply Aldi’s latest voucher giveaway competition, with no requirement for entries to be from a parent or family