All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 14
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News
Wilko planning no store closures in upcoming CVA
The home and garden retailer is due to launch a company voluntary arrangement next month in which it will seek rent cuts from landlords
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Aldi offering kids free sessions of Olympic and Paralympic sports
The discounter has also released the findings of a poll suggesting millions of children are at risk of missing out on sport in the cost of living crisis
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Reports
Has Lidl taken on too much in US expansion plans?
While few predicted Lidl’s expansion slowdown in the UK, Lidl’s US operation has been harder hit
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Analysis and Features
The riddle of Lidl and its faltering plans to take over in the UK
With discounters booming in the cost of living crisis, what’s motivating Lidl’s move to slow down expansion?
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Asda sale & leaseback deals stretch to 50 years or more
The supermarket has embarked on store sale & leaseback projects to raise £1.1bn
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Comment and Opinion
Land agreements are just one way supermarkets can stop rivals
Sainsbury’s and Asda were found in breach of land agreement competition rules. But how else can supermarkets slow their rivals?
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News
Sainsbury’s cuts loo roll prices as pulp costs fall
It’s the latest in a series of early signs of deflation in some high-volume grocery lines, despite overall food inflation remaining high
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Sainsbury’s and Asda to review anti-competition land deals
The Competition & Markets Authority found 18 rule breaches by Sainsbury’s and 14 by Asda
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One Beyond grappling with rise in ‘organised’ shoplifting
One Beyond chairman Chris Edwards said shoplifters had shifted from targeting single low-value products to sweeping the contents of a shelf into a bag
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Lidl to use ocean-bound plastic to make water bottles
From July, one-litre San Celestino Italian Sparkling Mineral Water bottles will be at least 30% made from the material
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The Big Interview
Alex Freudmann, M&S’s man leading the Ocado turnaround
Alex Freudmann has led turnarounds at Aussie retailers Coles and Dan Murphy’s. Now he’s turning his hand to the M&S-Ocado partnership
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Aldi to open five new stores within five weeks
Each store will create about 40 jobs, according to Aldi
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M&S ditches ‘use by’ dates on milk to prevent waste
M&S said the change had been enabled by a combination of improved shelf life and overall quality of milk in recent years
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Wilko promotes Ben Exall to digital & marketing communications director
Exall has also been appointed a statutory director of the company
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Aldi looks to save energy by reducing lighting in all stores
The discounter is rolling out the move across its estate from this month, having trialled the measure in four stores
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Superdrug cuts own-brand Solait suncare prices by 20%
The price reduction comes as the government faces calls to remove VAT on high-factor sunscreens to make them more accessible in the cost of living crisis
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Aldi switching to easier-to-recycle colourless milk bottle caps
The move follows a trial of the new caps in a number of stores last year
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Comment and Opinion
Why is the Ocado and M&S joint venture still struggling on collaboration?
Nothing sums the lack of collaboration up more than the marketing
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Analysis and Features
Why has the Refill Coalition lost M&S and Morrisons?
Morrisons and M&S are out, while Aldi is in. So why are retailers playing musical chairs instead of collaborating on refill solutions?
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News
Lidl store and warehouse staff to get third pay rise in 12 months
Lidl’s new rates, effective from September, are equal to those due to be paid to Aldi shopworkers from 1 July