All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 100
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NewsIceland partners with Disney for Frozen 2 Christmas ad
Iceland is also selling a range of Disney Frozen 2 branded products
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NewsM&S adds new lines to Our Best Ever premium range
They join existing Our Best Ever products such as the prawn sandwich and steak pie
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NewsLidl announces 8% plastic reduction in sustainability report
Reducing the thickness of packaging saved 37 tonnes from plastic meat trays and 15 tonnes from crisp packets
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NewsM&S to roll out range of own-label halal ready meals
The range includes Chicken Arrabbiata, Chicken Jalfrezi and a Chicken Tikka Masala
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NewsM&S launches ‘buy now, pay later’ scheme online
Customers can check the status of payments or bring them forward to an earlier date using a new app from Clearpay
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NewsAsda announces rise in basic hourly pay as contract row continues
The supermarket said it would mean an increase of up to 11% in a year for those on the new contract
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NewsLidl to install electric car charging points at all new stores
The £25m investment will see 300 stores, or a third of Lidl’s UK estate, equipped with the technology within three years…
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NewsLidl to host ‘in the dark’ wine events to get shoppers to focus on taste
The discounter says its research shows 35% of British consumers choose a wine based on bottle design, and 27% based on the…
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NewsAsda disputes GMB claims it is threatening to sack 12,000
The union GMB had accused Asda of being poised to sack 12,000 workers just before Christmas
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NewsOxfam delivers petition urging Lidl to make human rights improvements
Earlier this year, Lidl came bottom in Oxfam’s annual ranking of six of the UK’s biggest supermarkets
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NewsLabour shortages putting pressure on supermarkets to raise warehouse pay
Shortage means workers can pick and choose, while DCs are having to relax job requirements, says leading recruiter
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NewsPoundland to roll out new price points to all stores next month
All 800 Poundland stores across the country are to get the new multiple price points in time for Christmas
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NewsGrocemania expands out of London with dozens of new retailers
New symbol retailers include a Nisa, Costcutter and Simply Fresh stores
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NewsM&S to open family-friendly Food Hall store in Nottingham
The Food Hall is likely to take the new format that M&S introduced in August at its Hempstead Valley store in Kent
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NewsBorough Market links with Good Sixty to create online offering
It is claiming to be the first fresh produce market in the UK to offer delivery and click & collect online
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NewsOriginal Poundworld founders open ‘UK’s biggest pound shop’
The 12,000 sq ft Bradford store is the latest by new chain One Below, founded by father and son Chris Edwards Sr and Jr…
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NewsLabour shortages will see DCs ‘struggle’ after Brexit
Wayne Brophy, managing director of Cast UK, said there was an across-the-board labour shortage in supply chain, logistics and warehouses
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NewsThe Range serves up Iceland meals at its Paignton branch café
Diners can then choose from the Iceland Luxury frozen ready meals range available to buy in-store
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NewsDeliveroo signs up scores of convenience stores and off licences
New partners include Costcutter, Budgens, Nisa and Best One retailers, plus hundreds of non-affiliated independents
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NewsHome Bargains outperforming B&M as revenues rise 15%
Home Bargains saw revenues grow by 15% compared with B&M’s UK revenue growth of 8.7%