All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 122
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NewsRemaining Poundworld stores scheduled for closure
The distribution centre in Normanton is to close tomorrow (20 July) and the remaining stores by 10 August
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Analysis & FeaturesThe last mile: how third-party couriers are changing grocery
In the past three years alone the number of third party logistics operators launching in UK grocery is in double figures
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NewsLidl reports highest ever footfall levels during World Cup
Saturday 30 June was Lidl’s second busiest day ever
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NewsPaul Wilkinson moves from Tesco Labs to head of product role
Paul Wilkinson played a key part in introducing Tesco’s voice shopping offering on Google Home smart speakers and Android phones
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NewsAmazon offers lowest ever price for Echo on Prime Day
Echo and Echo Dot speakers were cheaper than ever before, but some shoppers may have been unaware thanks to an error
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NewsAnother 80 Poundworld stores to close with loss of 1,024 jobs
The closures will result in the loss of 1,024 jobs
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Range PreviewRange preview: Aldi Christmas 2018
Including a hand crafted and decorated chocolate carousel produced by a London artisanal chocolatier
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NewsTrigo Vision gains $7m funding for checkout-free store system
The $7m in funding, from Hetz Ventures and Vertex Ventures, is to be used to grow the research and development team…
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NewsThe Co-op trials home deliveries using taxis
Analysts suggest trials could provide an opportunity for a wider e-commerce launch
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NewsPoundworld to close 25 stores leading to 242 redundancies
The affected stores will trade for their last day this Sunday (15 July) leading to the redundancies next Tuesday
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NewsOcado working on rapid delivery option to boost growth
Currently Ocado can deliver by 4pm on the same day for orders placed before 11.30am, while Amazon Prime Now can deliver in as little as one hour
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NewsAld, Lidl and Iceland to close early if England makes World Cup final
Lidl, the sponsor of the England football team, will open half an hour earlier than usual at 9.30am
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Range PreviewRange preview: Lidl Christmas 2018
Including wild-caught Argentinian red prawns, an outdoor-bred RSPCA assured porchetta joint and a British beef bone marrow pie
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NewsHome Bargains named and shamed for underpaying staff
The government found Home Bargains had underpaid 6,743 workers by a total of £272,228.44
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NewsMorrisons online expansion delivered by Ocado's Erith CFC
The development takes Morrisons’ core online grocery operation into South London and the two new counties for the first time
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NewsChild's food waste invention could gain Ocado listing
Rumaan Malik’s ‘Alarm Cup’ fruit bowl alerts owners when its contents have two days to go before expiry
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NewsSub 10-minute grocery deliveries by 2025, says report
Food packaging company Tetra Pak interviewed leading online grocery retailers from Europe, North America and China to gain…
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NewsPoundworld rescue talks collapse, says chain's founder
Chris Edwards said his best offer had proved lower than the minimum Deloitte was willing to accept
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NewsHome Run exceeds crowdfund target to expand in UK and Europe
The delivery service has raised £470,000 since the Seedrs campaign launched in June…
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NewsRob McWilliam to replace Alex Russo as Asda CFO
McWilliam left Asda in 2012 to join Amazon, where he worked until January last year