All articles by Steve Farrell
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NewsLidl GB chief: Christmas ads are in ‘a lot of uncertainty’ this year
Under new voluntary restrictions this year, TV ads before the 9pm watershed must not show products high in fat, sugar or salt, which also face a total blackout online
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NewsWaitrose criticised for axing autistic volunteer
Charity worker Frances Boyd from Stockport said her 27-year-old son Tom Boyd had done over 600 hours of work experience at a store in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester
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NewsLidl brings back ‘mystery boxes’ containing £100 of goods for £20
A limited run of 1,500 of the boxes is to go on sale at 10am this Friday
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NewsM&S chief Stuart Machin sets out budget demands for Rachel Reeves
‘Over the last year, retail has been hit by an alphabet soup of taxes and regulations,’ said Machin
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NewsM&S Food switches from Booker to DCS for branded non-food supply
DCS Group is supplying M&S Food with branded household, toiletries and health & beauty lines, after the retailer parted ways with Booker last month
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Comment & OpinionOne-off or not, B&M’s accounting error could stall return to growth
Investors are exasperated and analysts are questioning B&M’s financial controls
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NewsCo-op Wholesale demands maximum business rate support for small shops
Guidance published by the Treasury today confirmed there would be two new lower business rates multipliers for smaller retail, hospitality and leisure properties
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NewsAldi introduces new logo to signpost healthier choices
Aldi’s Live Healthy logo launch comes after Lidl introduced a Live Well label in August
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NewsAldi launches online hub to support women through menopause
The hub offers nutritional guidance, shopping list inspiration and “pocket-friendly meal ideas”
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NewsM&S adding six new or transformed London stores by Christmas
The six include three that opened this week
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NewsLidl adds integrated payment feature to loyalty app
Customers can now claim rewards and pay by scanning the Lidl Plus app at a till
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NewsM&S chief Stuart Machin meets Rachel Reeves ahead of budget
The Chancellor visited M&S’s Pudsey store in her Leeds West constituency on Friday
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NewsArchie Norman’s tenure as M&S chairman extended for three years
‘The board is unanimous in its conviction that his continuation as chairman is in the best interests of the company,’ said M&S
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NewsLidl puts 130 regional HR jobs at risk as it centralises roles
The discounter is creating 100 new HR jobs in its head office in Tolworth, south west London, and has begun a consultation with 130 HR staff in regional distribution centres
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NewsACS demands Chancellor implement maximum business rates discount for small shops
The trade body is demanding the Chancellor goes as far as possible in her autumn budget to support convenience retailers
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News60,000 small shops at risk without promised business rates discount
The Co-op is calling on Rachel Reeves to make full use of new powers to cut business rates for small shops in her autmn budget
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NewsM&S calls on government for employer National Insurance relief for retail
M&S said research showed one in four young people were choosing to begin their careers in retail – more than double the number choosing any other industry
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NewsConsumer caution impacts September footfall
‘Low consumer confidence ahead of a potential tax-rising budget kept many shoppers away from retail locations in September,’ said BRC CEO Helen Dickinson
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NewsAldi adding ‘reduced to clear’ zones in UK stores
Discounted products are added to the bays throughout the day, helping shoppers save on items that might otherwise go unsold
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NewsFarmfoods’ slammed by campaigners after deploying facial recognition cameras
Farmfoods is using facial recogniton cameras from Facewatch