All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 18
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Lidl’s store opening slowdown set ‘to last until 2026’
The slowdown has also extended to recruitment activity
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Russian discounter Mere planning UK restart after year-long pause
The hard discounter paused operations in a number of European countries for ‘economic reasons’ following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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Boots MD calls for more data sharing between NHS and community pharmacies
Sebastian James pointed to an Imperial College London study that found loyalty card data could be an early predictor of ovarian cancer
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M&S chief says spring budget should pause incoming regulation for retail
‘We would ask for no further legislative burden acting as a drag on business from unnecessary taxes or regulation,’ said Machin
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Poundland hits back at East Dulwich ‘reverse gentrification’ claims
Poundland’s planned store in south London’s wealthy East Dulwich prompted some residents to take to online forums and Facebook groups expressing fears it would lower the tone of the area
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Morrisons axes property maintenance suppliers
Morrisons staff jobs are also at risk, though the numbers involved are unclear
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IP law firm sets out to ‘revise thinking’ on copycats
Stobbs commissioned its review of evidence on ‘the psychology of lookalikes’ to challenge the legal notion that having a different brand name is sufficient to avoid customer confusion or deception
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Investors salivating as ‘distressed’ Morrisons mulls selling off stores
Such a move could be ‘disastrous’ for Morrisons in the long-term thanks to depressed valuations, according to a property source
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Poundland launches price comparison campaign
The variety discounter has been comparing its prices to those of Asda, Morrisons and Wilko on in-store posters
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Lidl to halve the environmental impact of a shopping basket
The supermarket has signed the WWF’s Retailers’ Commitment for Nature, joining Co-op, M&S, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose
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Lidl boosts pay for store workers
Inside the M25, Lidl’s rate is unchanged, putting it behind Aldi
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Lidl appoints Maciej Tylkowski as new joint chief operating officer
It also announced GB chief HR officer Nan Gibson has been promoted to senior VP HR concepts at parent company Lidl Stiftung
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Poundland introduces web software to help job applicants with disabilities access content
The aim is to help workers and job applicants who encounter barriers when trying to read and understand content online
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Aldi ‘stepping up search’ for new store sites as part of £400m push
It is Aldi’s third announcement of expansion ambitions in as many weeks since The Grocer revealed Lidl was dramatically scaling back store openings this year
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M&S to raise shopworker pay for third time in 18 months
The latest rise is a £57m investment in shopworker pay, according to M&S
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Defra meeting with supermarkets over fruit & veg shortages ‘achieves little’
Retail bosses are understood to have been irritated by headlines at the weekend saying they were being ‘hauled in front’ of ministers to explain fruit & veg shortages
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New Northern Ireland deal solves ‘Rubik’s Cube’ protocol, says M&S chairman
The ‘Windsor Framework’, agreed yesterday by prime minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, is set to replace the NI protocol
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Cheryl Potter appointment gives M&S women majority board
Potter has previously held roles as head of the global consumer team at private equity firm Permira and non-executive director of Dr Martens and Homebase
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Lidl ‘conceded battle to be UK’s dominant discounter’, says former boss
Lidl’s slowdown of store openings this year will make it almost for it to catch Aldi, according to Ronny Gottschlich
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Aldi brings global sourcing division into talks with UK suppliers
The aim is to drive efficiencies of scale for products sold in more than one country