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.
Follow Steve on Twitter: @Steve_Farrell_
Contact info
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- 01293 846613
- Email:
- steve.farrell@thegrocer.co.uk
NewsAldi responds to wave of job enquiries with careers chatbot
The ‘careers bot’ answers questions from job hopefuls on Facebook Messenger and directs them to relevant opportunities
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Ocado begins deliveries from temporary Andover 'spoke'
Previously Ocado had been relying on its other three CFCs, in Erith, Hatfield and Dordon
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Lidl to recruit customs head to manage Brexit strategy
The post is part of a recently created ‘Brexit team’ at the discounter’s south west London HQ
- Analysis & Features
Is paper packaging really better for the planet than plastic?
Retailers and brands are swapping out plastic for paper and cardboard in response to consumer demand – but is this the right move?
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Later Easter set to boost sales of related products
Two-thirds of households will be celebrating Easter this year
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Aldi rolls out direct surplus food donations to entire estate
The initiative bypasses the need for the surplus food to return to an Aldi depot before being redistributed
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Iceland loses EU trademark protection after nation battle
The Iceland Ministry of Foreign Affairs argued it prevented the country’s businesses promoting themselves
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Sainsbury's kicks off online deliveries with new electric van
The zero-emission electric van is delivering groceries across central and east London
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Iceland launches new mobile-friendly website
A new pop-up box with predictive results allows users to add products to their basket before they’ve finished typing…
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Online grocery growth slowing as less consumers shop online
The most common reason for not shopping online was a preference for choosing fresh produce by hand
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Asda to raise minimum hourly rate while scrapping paid breaks
Staff could have their hours and departments changed at three weeks’ notice under the proposals
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Starship grocery delivery robots reach 50,000-order milestone
They made their 50,000th delivery in Milton Keynes this week, having covered over 200,000 miles in total
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Aldi trials self-checkouts for first time in Tamworth store
The move could see the discounter draw level in store tech with rival Lidl
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Lidl shrinks size requirements for new London store openings
Lidl’s maximum size for either London or nationwide remains unchanged at 26,500 sq ft
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Asda uses gamification for training with store simulation
Players find themselves in interactions with both customers and colleagues
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Iceland to open store in former Northallerton Prison site
The frozen food specialist is the second major retailer to commit to opening on the former grounds of Northallerton Prison
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Aldi overtakes Morrisons in market share, Nielsen data shows
Lidl was the only other supermarket to see growth, with share rising from 5.9% to 6.3%
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Co-op expands robot deliveries to second store
The convenience retailer has been using autonomous robots to make deliveries in under an hour from a store in Monkston, Mi…
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Ocado Zoom looks to be an on-demand model that works
Picking and dispatching small baskets on demand is expensive and the charges needed to make it profitable are not attracti…
- Analysis & Features
Ocado Zooms ahead in rapid delivery service comparison
How the services compare on a shop-for-tonight 12-item mission
