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
NewsM&S moves organic blueberries and chestnut mushrooms to recyclable packaging
The change is set to cut two million units of plastic in 12 months
NewsPoundstretcher holding 75%-off 'summer sale' and second weekend of £10 giveaways
The variety discounter said it was slashing the price of hundreds of products from this week
NewsLidl shuts down its original customer app and switches users to loyalty version
The discounter is directing users to switch to its newer Lidl Plus loyalty app
NewsAldi in planning reform talks with No 10
The discounter is offering investment to address “under-resourcing” in local authorities, which is holding up new stores
Analysis & FeaturesWhat changes could the government be considering on business rates?
More than seven weeks on from being elected to government, Labour is yet to flesh out its plan to replace the current business rates system in England
NewsM&S in tricky talks with suppliers over UPF ingredients in Eat Well range
The challenge of removing ingredients is understood to be proving difficult in the context of wider ongoing debate over what UPF means and how important it is to public health outcomes
NewsLidl middle aisle ‘mystery boxes’ sell out ‘almost immediately’
Lidl put 1,000 of the boxes on sale from 10am on Thursday 15 August, containing anything from ‘coffee machines to ukuleles’
NewsLidl pitches its bakeries against Greggs in ad campaign
The discounter has been highlighting the savings customers can make by heading to its stores, with a newspaper ad comparing its 39p jam-filled doughnut with a 95p one from Greggs
Analysis & FeaturesCan new Ocado pilot finally crack the code of refillable packaging?
Ocado is the latest retailer to take a stab at reusable packaging. Can it finally provide a route to scale where others have failed?
NewsThe Range and Wilko owner appoints new head of property
Antony Darbyshire will be particularly responsible for the continued rollout of new Wilko stores
NewsLidl becomes latest supermarket to quietly end reusable packaging in-store pilot
The pilot involved refill machines dispensing Formil detergent into pouches in stores in Swadlincote, Lichfield and Kingswinford
NewsAldi calls on A-level students to apply for apprenticeship roles
The discounter is offering opportunities in stores, warehouses, and as HGV drivers
NewsPoundland cuts head office jobs after sales decline
About 60 jobs are believed to have entered a consultancy process across supply chain, finance, IT and property
NewsInflation back on the rise means another hefty business rates hike, warns BRC
The warning comes after new figures from the Office for National Statistics today revealed inflation was rising again for the first time this year
NewsAldi calls time on click & collect online shopping
The discounter launched click & collect in September 2020, in the midst of the online shopping boom fuelled by lockdowns in the pandemic
NewsNIQ Grocery Multiple sales data to include Aldi, Lidl, Poundland, Amazon and Farmfoods
The five join Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons, Co-op, Waitrose, M&S, Iceland, Ocado, Boots, Superdrug and Booths
NewsPoundland to give away £1,000 a day for 30 days
Poundland’s computer systems will randomly select winners from shoppers using staffed checkouts at any of its 750 UK stores – with the cash prize given out instantly
NewsFarmfoods is ‘fastest-hiring’ retailer, according to Indeed
The job site compared employers based on the average length of time between a successful candidate submitting an application and gaining confirmed employment in the post
News‘Game-changing’ reusable packaging initiative delayed
The project had been due to launch with multiple retailers and brands by June this year, using pre-filled containers which consumers would be able to return to stores
NewsAldi to open four new stores in London this year
The new London stores are set to create more than 150 jobs, as part of Aldi’s £550m UK expansion in 2024