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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NewsLidl to raise £2m for Childline as charity sees demand grow
Lidl’s commitment is an extension of its three-year partnership with the NSPCC
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M&S adds food brands to boost availability
M&S has also announced immediate payment terms for small suppliers
- News
Poundland to temporarily close 100 stores
Staff are to be furloughed in the government’s job retention scheme or transfered to another store where possible
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Aldi and Lidl ease shopping restrictions as supplies improve
Lidl said restrictions were being lifted on ambient products with the exception of toilet roll
- Comment & Opinion
Should essential retailers still be selling hot tubs and phone chargers?
Poundland yesterday told “the chunterers to pipe down” for the sake of its “18,000 key workers”
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Aldi store manager personally delivers food to vulnerable customers
Environment secretary George Eustice yesterday paid tribute to food industry “heroes”
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Closed retailers pressure shopping centres to shut too, threatening supermarket stores
Shops ordered to close by Boris Johnson are refusing to pay shopping centre service charges
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Iceland delivery vans set alight in act of ‘mindless vandalism’
The vans were set alight outside Iceland’s Southmead stores following clashes between youths and police
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Iceland to issue store staff with face masks
It’s one of a range of measures from the frozen food specialist to help slow the spread of coronavirus
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M&S boosts food ranges at hospital stores for NHS staff
M&S has also signed a deal with Deliveroo to provide home delivery of essentials like milk, bread and ready meals from BP franchise stores
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B&M, Home Bargains, Poundland remain open due to food ranges
B&M, Home Bargains, Poundland and Poundstretcher continue to trade today thanks to their food ranges
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Lidl is next to install safety screens at checkouts, after Morrisons and Aldi
Waitrose is also looking to bring in checkout screens this week
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Contactless limit rises to £45 to help reduce coronavirus spread
The limit is set to rise from the current £30 on 1 April
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Aldi and Lidl cut opening hours to enable restocking
The discounters have joined other supermarkets, including Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s, in shortening opening hours
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Ocado seeking redeployed staff from businesses impacted by Covid-19
The online supermarket is inviting businesses impacted by the outbreak to send any temporarily unneeded staff its way
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Aldi, Asda and Lidl on hunt for 16,000 workers to help keep shelves stocked
The three are the latest supermarkets to create thousands of new jobs as panic buying shoppers continue to strip shelves
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Retailers set aside trading hours for elderly shoppers
Iceland led the way at the start of the week by encouraging its store managers to dedicate the first two hours of opening
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Logistics company proposes 120,000 taxi drivers and couriers for food delivery
It follows talks between retail bosses and government over using non-food deliverers including taxis…
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Coronavirus: B&M prioritises food and toiletries over general merchandise
The variety discounter has turned its warehouses and lorry fleet to focussing on getting the products most in demand to stores
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Supermarkets introduce wave of new measures to deal with coronavirus panic buying
It comes as they try to reassure customers that there is no need to panic-buy and ensure essential supplies remain available to the most vulnerable
