All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 17
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NewsPoundland first half performance ‘behind expectations’
The variety discounter’s like for like sales were down by 0.7% in the six months ended 31 March, according to a trading update from parent Pepco Group
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Comment & OpinionM&S finally puts turnaround doubts to bed with ‘glittering results’
The business is being hailed as the UK’s new ‘retail champion’
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NewsM&S chief adamant final joint venture payment is not owed to Ocado
It could put the two on course for a legal showdown
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NewsLidl share reaches record high as Aldi growth continues to slow
Of the traditional big four, Asda is the only one whose sales are down year on year, by 2%
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NewsLidl giving away miniature drinks to revive flagging bees
The discounter is also marking World Bee Day with a £10,000 donation to conservation efforts
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NewsAsda finance chief insists Aldi and Lidl price matching is working despite market share losses
Michael Gleeson defended the price matching initiative as Asda made a quarter one trading update
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NewsSuperdrug to open 25 stores and refit 60 in 2024
The estate expansion, which comes as Superdrug celebrates its 60th year on the British high street, is expected to create 500 jobs nationwide
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NewsM&S to track how much single-use plastic enters recycling stream
The retailer is working with Polytag, the recycling tech firm that is also set to help power the first urban trial of a digital deposit return scheme later this year in London
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NewsLidl overhauls loyalty app with addition of new weekly offers for all members
The new Lidl Plus Offers do not need to be activated in the app beforehand in order to claim the discounts at checkout
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NewsPoundland aiming for 50% operational carbon reduction by end of 2024
The variety discounter wants to ‘lead the value retail sector on the transition to a low carbon economy’
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NewsAsda to redevelop London store site into ‘new town centre’ with 1,500 homes
The supermarket has partnered with property developer Barratt London in a project to transform a 10-acre brownfield site which is currently home to its existing Park Royal superstore
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Grocer 33Ocado’s Hannah Gibson on earning new customers and growing the M&S range
‘The Ocado Price Promise is one of the ways we’ve sharpened our value proposition over the last 12 months’
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NewsLidl staff to get third pay rise in 12 months
The move is set to make Lidl the joint-highest paying supermarket alongside Aldi
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NewsM&S Food giving away collectable football stickers for home nation teams
Each home nation team has its own album and stickers, in a promotion running in M&S Foodhalls across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
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NewsTesco objects to new Aldi or Lidl stores near one of its own over several months
Complex objections on numerous grounds are usually received by the local authority less than 48 hours before plans are due to be considered, making it difficult for council officers to respond in time
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NewsAldi gathering public support for new store openings
The discounter is urging members of the public to put forward their town by email
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NewsFarmfoods on expansion drive after annual turnover passes £1bn
The discounter is targeting between 20 and 30 new stores a year, with a particular focus on London, where it has appointed two property acquisition managers
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NewsLidl publishes latest ‘wish list’ of hundreds of new store locations
The discounter is offering a site finder’s fee of either 1.5% of the total freehold purchase price, or 10% of the first year’s rent for leaseholds
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NewsCo-op has weeks to engage in settlement talks over £450m legal claim to avoid trial
The claim centres around the £500m sale of nearly 500 former Somerfield stores in 2015