All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 3
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NewsSainsbury’s, Morrisons and Iceland demand CMA acts on Aldi and Lidl
Competition is being ‘distorted’ by their ability ‘to restrict entry and expansion by competitor grocery retailers in local markets’, Sainsbury’s said
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NewsLidl gives students chance to win one of 100 £10 vouchers
Lidl said a recent survey of students and apprentices aged 16 to 18 found their eating habits suffered around exam time
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Comment & OpinionWhy has Lidl scrapped Coupon Plus rewards in favour of Points?
Lidl says the loyalty move is based on customer feedback, but not all shoppers are convinced
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NewsLiberty X hit reimagined as ‘Just a Lidl’ for launch of loyalty points
The 2002 hit Just a Little has been reimagined as ‘Just a Lidl’ to promote the launch today of Lidl Plus Points in the discounter’s loyalty app
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NewsLidl overhauls loyalty app with new Points system
Lidl Plus users will earn one point for every £1 spent in store, replacing Coupon Plus rewards for reaching monthly spending thresholds
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NewsData shows post-Easter supermarket sales dip amid cautious spending
An earlier than usual Easter contributed to a 0.2% decline in total till sales at the major grocers in the four weeks to 18 April
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NewsBrent Cross landlord sues John Lewis for share of click & collect sales
Brent Cross landlords Hammerson and Standard Life Investment argue click & collect sales fall within the terms of a turnover lease that was agreed in 1979
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NewsLidl matches Morrisons in grocery market share again
Lidl’s sales rose by 8.8% year on year in the 12 weeks to 19 April 2026, to put it again level in market share with Morrisons
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NewsShop price inflation eases but BRC warns of worse to come
‘While we’re yet to see the full force of the Middle East conflict feeding into consumer prices, it will not be long before it begins to,’ said BRC CEO Helen Dickinson
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NewsM&S asks shoppers to round up their shopping bill to fight food poverty
The initiative is part of M&S’s work with Alliance Food Sourcing, a collaboration between retailers, suppliers and charities formed in 2024 as a result of the Coronation Food Project
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NewsBanning zero-hour contracts will damage jobs, trade bodies warn
BRC, FDF and UKHospitality and warned business and trade secretary Peter Kyle the move poses a ‘substantial threat to good jobs’
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NewsLidl publishes latest ‘wish list’ of new store locations
The discounter is offering a ‘finder’s fee’ of either 10% of the first year’s rent or 1.5% of the freehold value
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NewsM&S chairman blames self-checkouts for encouraging theft
The proliferation of self-checkouts had removed a ‘human link’ in shopping and the technology had to improve, Archie Norman said
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NewsCompany Shop Group celebrates redistributing a billion items
It includes 117 million items in the past 12 months alone, amounting to 47,000 tonnes of food and drink, according to its latest impact report
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NewsAldi to to open eight new London stores in £40m investment
Planned new locations include Hanworth, Willesden, Watford, Marble Arch, Hoxton, Orpington West, Epsom and Stepney Green
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NewsM&S adds 22 veg staples to value range
All products in M&S’s Remarksable Value range are benchmarked to competitor prices
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NewsAldi gifting £300,000 to fund 50 apprenticeships in childcare
The gift has enabled chilcare provider Partou to recruit 50 additional apprentices
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NewsLidl GB joins the United Nations Global Compact
The discounter follows in the footsteps of Tesco, which signed up to the UNGC in 2015
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NewsAll Original Factory Shop stores and head office closed
TOFS entered administration in January, with its PE owner Modella Capital – also owner of TG Jones – blaming weak consumer confidence
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NewsM&S launches ‘Sparks wallet’ in more personalised loyalty scheme
The feature is at the heart of a ‘new and transformed’ Sparks programme launched today