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
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- 01293 846613
- Email:
- steve.farrell@thegrocer.co.uk
NewsSainsbury’s reveals festive feast for six for £13.31
Sainsbury’s has also thought of vegetarians, unveiling a meat-free option
NewsAldi launches festive food bank appeal
The discounter has published a list of the most needed items
NewsAldi’s extends baby formula price freeze after government announces new measures
Supermarkets will also get updated guidance confirming they can offer loyalty scheme discounts
NewsAldi reveals value Christmas feast for eight
Aldi has matched Lidl blow for blow, with both now promising a festive feast for eight for £11.85, or £1.48 a head
NewsAldi to donate 2,500 Christmas meals to Community Shop
Aldi will provide Christmas lunches at Community Shops across the UK from Tuesday 16 December to Thursday 18 December
NewsFood inflation eases amid widespread promotions
The rate eased to 3% year on year in November, down from 3.7% in October
NewsAldi appoints new national buying MD
Will Barstow has replaced Stephen Eivers, who had been at Aldi since 1997 and its national buying MD for about a year
Analysis & FeaturesBudget 2025: how Rachel Reeves compromised on business rates
Supermarket chiefs had been confident Rachel Reeves would exempt them from business rates hikes – they now know that faith was misplaced. What do the changes mean for retail?
NewsLidl lays claim to boosting UK economy by £14.5bn in 2024
The figure is the gross value added to the economy by Lidl through its operations and supply chain, according to its first socioeconomic impact report
Comment & OpinionBudget 2025: How has food, drink and retail reacted to the news?
The budget was delivered in a manner that ‘falls short of standards that the House expects’, Rachel Reeves was told before she’d even started today
NewsAldi to sell Christmas veg for 8p in ‘Super Six’ deal
The festive 8p range will be Aldi’s weekly promotional ‘Super Six’ fruit & veg lines from 18 December
NewsTreasury confirms new national living wage rates from April 2026
The new rates have prompted a mixed response from trade bodies
NewsSupermarkets facing business rates hike after Treasury u-turn
Supermarket chiefs had previously expressed confidence Rachel Reeves had ‘listened’ to their demands
NewsChristmas dinner wars 2025: Lidl reveals feast for eight for £11.85
The prices equates to less than £1.50 per person including a Birchwood Whole Turkey
NewsM&S reveals list of 500 ‘target locations’ for Food stores
The 500 ‘potential locations’ for new and renewed Food stores include areas where there is not yet an M&S
NewsMartin Lewis investigation brings 30 retailers into line over online returns information
Home Bargains and The Range were among 30 retailers listing online returns policies that didn’t match the law, according to Lewis
NewsCommunity Shop to open second store funded by McCain
The new store is set to open in Hull on 11 December, creating 12 local jobs
NewsLidl set to open 1,000th UK store next week
Lidl is marking the occasion by giving away 1,000 ‘gingerbread store kits’ online
NewsM&S partners with Coles to sell food in Australia
M&S products including Percy Pig and Colin the Caterpillar confectionery, British Shortbread and Luxury Gold Tea will be available in Coles stores across Australia from this Wednesday
NewsSupermarket Income REIT makes first convenience store acquisitions
The investment fund said it increasingly saw opportunity in convenience