All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 16
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NewsAldi planning to upgrade 100 stores in 2024
The £90m-plus investment will include 30 refurbishments this summer
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NewsReplacing apprenticeship levy and a ‘genuine living wage’ among key Labour manifesto pledges
On pay, Labour will ‘make sure the minimum wage is a genuine living wage’, says the manifesto, by changing the remit of the Low Pay Commission to account for the cost of living
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NewsPoundland extends loyalty app to Scotland
Poundland is planning a UK rollout later this year, having already piloted the app in Northern Ireland and the Isle of Wight
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NewsAldi promoting weekly ‘price drops’ on scores of products
Over 80 products were dropped in price this week, in a promotion supported by Hotmail ads
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NewsAdam Holmes appointed chief operating officer of The Range and Wilko
Holmes has joined The Range and Wilko from The Original Factory Shop, where he spent a year as retail director
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NewsConservatives pledge retail crime clampdown and online rates rise
A Conservative win in the general election next month will also result in a year’s national service becoming compulsory for 18-year-olds
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NewsLib Dems pledge to scrap business rates and establish recommended genuine living wage
The plans are among a raft of promises in the party’s general election manifesto, published today
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NewsLabour reiterates pledge to replace business rates
The party has not specified what it would replace the current system with, leading to demands for clarity
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NewsPoundland appoints Alan Smallman as UK&I retail director
Smallman was previously Poundland’s director of property services, a role which has now been integrated into the remit of property director Ben Wall
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NewsLidl spotlights its charitable efforts in first ‘Community Impact Report’
The report outlines Lidl’s investment in communities on two key fronts: supporting young people’s mental health and tackling food insecurity
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NewsPoundland gets Anthea Turner to showcase new homeware range
Turner showcased a new range sourced at group level via Poundland parent Pepco
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Analysis & FeaturesWhere does food fit into the town of the future?
The ‘UK’s most sustainable neighbourhood’ is being built in East Sussex, with food at its heart and retailers encouraged to embrace the concept
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NewsLidl promotes Joanna Gomer to marketing director
Gomer replaces Claire Farrant, who left Lidl to join BP in September last year
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NewsTesco and Sainsbury’s expand Aldi Price Match by over 100 products each
Tesco’s campaign now extends to over 750 products while Sainsbury’s is nearing the 700 mark
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NewsM&S announces Alison Dolan as new CFO
Dolan is currently CFO of leading digital property portal Rightmove, a post she has held since 2020
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NewsM&S to invest £30m in new and existing London stores
New fresh-market style Foodhalls are set to open in Sidcup and Friern Barnet, while branches in Chancery Lane, Teddington, Blackheath and Islington are among those in line for modernisation
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NewsAldi looking for enthusiasts to try its gin for free
The discounter is launching a ‘supermarket gin club’, with selected members to receive three bottles of its latest summer gin launches over an eight-week period
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NewsAldi makes new round of price cuts on 45 fruit & veg lines
The reduced lines include berries, oranges, tomatoes and fresh salad, and collectively represent a £34m investment according to Aldi
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NewsAsda criticised as it claims back overpayments made to staff
A briefing document to managers – seen by The Grocer – set a deadline of 28 May for staff to agree a repayment plan
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NewsAldi hits back at price match schemes in new TV ad campaign
Aldi also plans to showcase ‘swap and save’ suggestions, positioning products from Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s alongside its cheaper alternatives