All articles by Steve Farrell
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NewsDeliveroo offers restaurants and landlords advice on lease terms
Suggested outcomes include new deals in which the tenant pays a percentage of turnover to the landlord
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Aldi to install traffic lights to limit number of in-store shoppers
The automatic doors only open when the lights are green
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Analysis & Features
How would turnover-based leases work for retailers and landlords?
Years of pressure, now magnified by the pandemic, have reshaped retail forever, and leasing structure needs to catch up
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Iceland slashes food waste by almost a quarter
The retailer has begun giving surplus food to staff at closing time, to take home or donate to charity
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Grocery courier business Buymie enters UK with Co-op partnership
Over 200,000 households across Bristol can use Buymie’s app to order from around 4,000 Co-op products
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M&S set to gravitate away from high streets more after coronavirus
Struggling travel franchise sites and some city centre locations have contributed to sluggish food sales during the crisis
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Aldi brings back ‘Like brands only cheaper’ ads that compare with rivals
Aldi said they were re-runs of ads that initially aired in 2011 and 2012, with prices and packaging updated…
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Superdrug donates personal care and food parcels to NHS workers
Superdrug has also donated 5,000 products including toiletries to nurses working at the NHS Nightingale hospital…
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Aldi links with Deliveroo to trial online delivery of essential groceries
From today, customers can order from a range of over 150 Aldi products for delivery in 30 minutes using the Deliveroo app
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Supermarkets to improve access for blind people during crisis
Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Waitrose and Lidl are all working with the Royal National Institute of Blind People on new best practice
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Lidl installs click & collect lockers at 24 UK stores
The lockers can be used to collect online orders from a range of retailers including Boohoo, JD Group and Holland & Barret
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Interviews & Profiles
Debbie Robinson big interview: how a leading co-op is coping with coronavirus
CEO Debbie Robinson has steered Central England Co-op through coronavirus-related abuse, safety and supply issues to support local communities
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Aldi partners with Mental Health UK to boost support for staff
It will see a range of guides and ‘practical tools’ launched to help staff and their families take care of their mental health
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M&S to reopen cafés for takeaway hot drinks
One member of staff will both make drinks and take payment, for better social distancing
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Poundland staff deliver care packages to frontline workers
More than 700 care packages were delivered over the VE bank holiday
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Poundland to reopen its 100 temporarily closed stores starting next week
Thirty-six stores will reopen from Monday 18 May with the rest to follow, the variety discounter said
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Retail rents likely to factor in turnover after crisis, say landlords
Four out of five landlords said the pandemic would change the terms on which retail property was occupied
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Retailers and landlords warn of business collapse without rent support
The British Retail Consortium and British Property Federation have renewed their appeal for the government to pay some of the rent due in lockdown
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Comment & Opinion
How Iceland got online delivery availability back to normal
It’s still a struggle to book a slot with most of its rivals. How is Iceland able to offer next-day deliveries?
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Government agrees to postpone ‘disastrous’ business rates revaluation
The bill would have seen rates set until at least 2024 based on a pre-coronavirus basis
