All articles by Steve Farrell
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NewsM&S stresses need to eat more fibre while pushing Eat Well range
M&S Food MD Alex Freudmann today joined a roundtable with 13 MPs to present the report, called Bridging Britain’s Fibre Gap
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NewsM&S chief technology officer steps down
Her departure was revealed in an internal memo saying she had ‘decided to leave M&S’, according to Sky News
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NewsBoots launches ‘Wellness Zones’ with ‘pick & mix’ taster selection
The new zones offer a pick & mix-style selection of tasters from brands such as Humantra, Zooki and Dirtea
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NewsWaitrose becomes third retailer to respond to food waste exposé
The supermarket is the latest to be targeted by Food_waste_inspector, a vigilante account rifling store bins and posting the videos on TikTok and Instagram
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NewsLidl launches investigation after food waste exposé
Recent videos posted on Instagram and TikTok by Food_waste_inspector_ show bins at Lidl stores filled with in-date steaks and ambient food, and fruit that still looks good to eat
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat should a GLP-1 range look like and which is best?
Retailer offerings trumpet a variety of claims about protein, fat and fibre levels, while some seem to simply be smaller portions
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NewsM&S launches 30 new value-tier products
The retailer has expanded its ‘Remarksable Value’ and ‘Dropped and Locked’ ranges to reinforce its position as the UK’s fastest-growing grocer for families
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NewsOcado to update ‘weight management’ aisle after concerns raised
The online supermarket launched the aisle last week, with ‘a curated range of GLP-1 friendly products’
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NewsScottish budget leaves shops ‘worse off than those in England’
The Scottish Retail Consortium says shops have been short-changed on business rates compared with their English counterparts
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NewsLidl appoints new chief customer officer from within
Louise Weise has joined the board of directors to lead the discounter’s customer function
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NewsLidl opening 19 stores in eight weeks
Lidl is also investing £43m in refurbushing 70 existing stores
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NewsAldi raising pay for store workers from March
Aldi is already the highest-paying UK supermarket based on its national entry-level store worker rate
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NewsChristmas retail sales ‘drab’ as growth slowed, says BRC
Total retail sales slowed for the fourth consecutive month in December, while volume growth was weak in food
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NewsAldi donates 1.5 million meals over Christmas and new year
The discounter worked with community redistribution platform Neighbourly, its long-term partner, to get both fresh and chilled food to local food banks daily
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop to enter administration
Private equity owner Modella Capital said administration was the ‘only option’ in an ‘extremely challenging’ climate
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NewsGovernment poised to backtrack on business rates hikes for pubs
Rachel Reeves is poised to offer relief to pubs facing the sharpest increases, according to a number of reports
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NewsM&S Food ‘flying’ but clothing & home ‘back to old days’
Food like-for-like sales were up 5.6% year on year in the 13 weeks to 27 December, according to a trading update from the retailer this morning
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Comment & OpinionM&S’s 2026 health push suggests clean‑label lessons have been learned
The M&S ‘Only…’ range attracted some criticism following its initial launch last spring, with some noting the number of ingredients claimed did not always align with the legal back-of-pack declaration
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NewsM&S doubles its ‘Only… ingredients’ range with 12 new lines
The new lines include the first meat products in the range
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NewsLidl the ‘demonstrable Christmas winner in the discount channel’
Lidl and Aldi battled to promise the cheapest festive feast for a family in the run-up to Christmas