All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 2
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NewsM&S’s grocery sales growth slowing since cyberattack
Both NIQ and Kantar data show the retailer growing more slowly than it was before hackers struck at Easter
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NewsB&M-owned Heron Foods appoints new finance director
Dale Fawcett replaces Stuart Bush, who has left after 26 years with the business
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NewsM&S launching ‘Punishment Juice’ in stores this week
Punishment will be available in more than 400 M&S stores from Wednesday
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NewsIceland trials facial recognition tech to help tackle crime
Frozen food retailer Iceland has deployed cameras from Facewatch, which holds a database of ‘subjects of interest’ deemed to have committed a crime previously
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NewsAldi recruiting for 1,000 new store jobs by the end of 2025
Aldi is looking to fill a range of store positions including cleaners, assistants and apprentices, along with opportunities in management
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NewsLidl joins supermarkets reiterating British beef sourcing commitments as rivals pivot
The discounter said it stood firm on its commitment to its sourcing its own-label fresh beef range from British farms
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NewsAldi faces blistering attack from lawyer over ‘lookalike’ 3D nail art
Geoff Steward, head of IP at Addleshaw Goddard, said it ‘beggars belief’ that Aldi would ‘expand lookalikes into merchandising’, just days after losing a trademark court battle with Thatchers Cider
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NewsAldi ‘will have to change its business model’, says Thatchers’ lawyer
‘This changes the landscape because it gives brands a piece of domestic law to hang their hat on,’ said Thomas Chartres-Moore, commenting on the Aldi trademark case
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NewsAldi sets out latest ‘wish list’ of new store locations
Aldi’s ‘wish list’ of new stores has been influenced by asking the public to nominate locations in May
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Comment & OpinionPoundland is right to ditch frozen food – it is in no position to take on Aldi and Lidl
Turning around Poundland will not be easy, so it shouldn’t be surprising that its plan includes some fairly drastic measures
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NewsPoundland confirms restructure plan, with up to 150 stores to close
Poundland’s frozen and digital distribution centre at Darton, South Yorkshire, is set to close later this year under the plan, followed by its national distribution centre at Springvale in Bilston, West Midlands, in early 2026
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NewsMedia Bites 17 June: Trump, Poundland, Oxford Street
UK-US trade deal is ‘done’, Trump said as he met Keir Starmer at the G7 summit
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NewsLargest retail, hospitality and leisure properties facing £600m business rates rise
The changes were billed by the government as a way to ‘level the playing field between the high street and online giants’
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NewsAldi denied permission to appeal Thatchers trademark by Supreme Court
The decision brings to a close a long-running court battle between the two over similarities between Thatchers’ Cloudy Lemon Cider and Aldi’s Taurus Cloudy Lemon Cider
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NewsM&S expands ‘Only… ingredients’ range with two new loaves
The latest additions are a White Sliced Toasting Loaf with ‘only four ingredients’ and a Sunflower Seed & Spelt Sliced Toasting Loaf with ‘only six ingredients’
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NewsPoundland sale ‘cast into doubt by unpaid business rates’
Poundland is said to have been hit with a series of court claims over the unpaid tax bills
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NewsPoundland owner readying to stump up tens of millions to secure sale
Pepco Group is expected to contribute an eight-figure sum to finance Poundland’s ongoing operations as part of a deal with Gordon Brothers, it has been reported
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NewsM&S resumes online orders seven weeks after cyberattack
M&S online clothing orders are back, seven weeks after cyberattackers struck
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NewsM&S grocery sales growth slowed dramatically after cyberattack, data suggests
Previously unpublished NIQ data suggests M&S sales growth slowed to just 0.8% in the four weeks to 17 May
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NewsM&S hackers sent abusive extortion email ‘direct to CEO’
The email was sent on 23 April by the hacker group Dragon Force, and included a darknet link to a portal for ransomware victims to negotiate payment, according to the BBC