All articles by Steve Farrell
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Analysis & FeaturesIs it time Aldi and Lidl were roped into restrictive land deals ban?
The CMA is consulting on whether to extend a ban on restrictive clauses in property deals to the two discounters
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NewsIceland boss: Aldi and Lidl should not ‘wriggle out of competition’
Richard Walker was commenting on the prospect of Aldi and Lidl arguing their limited ranges meant they should remain exempt from the land rules faced by seven other major supermarkets
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Analysis & FeaturesAre supermarkets doing enough to tackle household food waste?
Food waste in retail makes up just 2% of the total – but retailers have a key part to play in helping consumers cut it out too and progress has slowed. Why?
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NewsAldi marketing director leaves after two and a half years
Departing Kyrsten Halley is succesded by Kristin Sonfield, who will lead Aldi’s marketing team alongside Laura Conlon
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NewsLidl calls on staff to join new ‘Green Team’
The discounter is looking among its current employees to form the team and bring fresh ideas to its sustainability agenda
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NewsAldi trial of checkout-free shopping comes to an end
The Shop & Go store in Greenwich, south London, has become a standard Aldi Local
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NewsCMA consulting on whether to ban Aldi and Lidl from restrictive land deals
Rivals Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Waitrose, Marks & Spencer and Co-op are already banned from having so-called restrictive covenants in new property deals under the 2010 Controlled Land Order
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Comment & OpinionIs ‘the UK’s most sustainable neighbourhood’ pie in the sky?
It posed questions for supermarkets, but two years on the most pressing question seems to be whether it will actually happen
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NewsAldi adds ‘select your store’ feature to app
By entering their postcode and selecting a store, users ‘will see the product range and pricing specifically for that store’
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NewsAldi to create 1,100 jobs this year as part of UK expansion
The jobs will come as part of previously announced plans to open about 40 new UK stores in 2026
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NewsPlans for ‘UK’s most sustainable neighbourhood’ saved by council
Backed by The Food Foundation, The Phoenix Project in Lewes, East Sussex, was billed as promising a new blueprint for the UK’s food system when initial planning approval was granted in 2024
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NewsWet weather hits retail sales in February
The BRC warned conflict in the Middle East would drag on consumer sentiment
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NewsLidl launches new food waste initiative and raises target
From this summer Lidl will participate in Surplus Saviours, a scheme enabling registered charities and customers to collect surplus food from stores for free
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NewsBoots chooses Bristol as site for second beauty-only store
The 11,000 sq ft Boots Beauty store is coming to Bristol’s Cabot Circus Shopping Centre this spring
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NewsLidl GB announces new chief operating officer
Currently COO at Lidl Italy, the new hire is moving to the GB board as Maciej Tylkowski takes an international position in the business
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NewsM&S raising store worker pay by 6.4%
The rise, which will benefit 55,000 workers, is an increase of 6.4% from current M&S rates
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NewsShop price inflation eases amid fierce retailer competition
Ambient food inflation dropped to its lowest level for four years in February, according to the latest BRC-NIQ Shop Price Monitor
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NewsAldi calls on suppliers to pitch for listing in new Channel 4 series
Aldi’s Next Big Thing is returning for its third series, relaunched as ‘Aldi: The Next Big Seller’
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NewsLidl shoppers donate nearly £500,000 to NSPCC Childline in weeks
Shoppers were invited to add up to 30p to the cost of their shop in the latest round of a ‘micro-donation’ NSPCC fundraising initiative called Pennies
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NewsM&S investing in fairer incomes for Ivory Coast cocoa farmers
M&S has also committed to paying an additional investment over two years on top of the Fairtrade Premium