All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 3
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Comment & OpinionWhat is the outlook for B&M as profits continue to fall?
B&M’s full-year earnings may be in line with its downgraded forecast, but investor patience is wearing thin as analysts wait for the new boss to get stuck in
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Range PreviewM&S launches 100 new or refreshed food lines for summer
The Shred N’ Share Dine In deals serve four and consist of a main to share and four extras for £20
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NewsAldi donating tomato sale proceeds to the Teenage Cancer Trust for two weeks
The proceeds of 220g Specially Selected Piccolato Tomatoes sold between 2 June and 15 June will go toward supporting young people aged 13 to 24 diagnosed with cancer
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NewsM&S stores staging walk-in recruitment open days amid cyberattack disruption
M&S suspended online recruitment, along with clothing and home orders, after hackers took control of its systems in a cyberattack in April
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NewsAldi chief: planning delays ‘bad for the country, investment and job creation’
Aldi UK & Ireland CEO Giles Hurley said the process of securing planning permission for a new store had lengthened over time from 12 weeks to up to three years
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NewsAldi freezes price of infant formula until the end of 2025
The move comes with the industry braced for a government response to a Competition and Markets Authority report on the infant formula market
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NewsPoundland’s sponsorship of Walsall FC ends after three years
The retailer became Walsall FC’s principal sponsor in July 2022, in a three-year deal that saw the club’s home ground renamed The Poundland Bescot Stadium
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NewsLidl among 500 employers named by government for failing to pay minimum wage
Despite boasting sector-leading entry-level hourly rates of pay, Lidl is among 518 businesses named and shamed by the Department for Business & Trade
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NewsAldi overtakes Asda in grocery market share over four weeks
Aldi’s grocery market share was 9.8% in the four weeks to 18 May, compared with Asda’s 9.4%, according to Kantar data seen by The Grocer.
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NewsAldi reveals locations of 10 new UK stores opening this summer
The discounter Aldi is set to open 10 new UK stores over the coming weeks, while also treating another 30 stores to a refresh
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NewsLaw firm signs up 300 M&S customers in days for class action data lawsuit
Thompsons Solicitors has made it easy for M&S customers to sign up with an online form, while another firm is gathering claims on Facebook
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NewsAldi takes on McDonald’s with free hash browns outside restaurants
Aldi will wheel up its hash brown vans outside selected McDonald’s outlets today at 11.01am – one minute after McDonald’s stops its breakfast service
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NewsHome Bargains opens ‘most sophisticated automated warehouse in the country’
The variety discounter has officially opened its new one million sq ft warehouse at Omega Business Park in St Helens, after three years of construction
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NewsInvestor appetite for supermarket real estate intensifies amid anticipated rising rents
The shift has been fuelled by a lack of new developments, as well as the potential for rental growth from the sector, according to Colliers’ annual UK Grocery report
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NewsMarks & Spencer names retail director for newly created role
Marks & Spencer has appointed ex-Coles exec Thinus Keeve to the newly created role of retail director
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NewsM&S snaps up 12 former Homebase sites to build new Food stores
The retailer is planning to open its largest ever standalone M&S Food store in Godalming in summer 2026, at 22,000 sq ft
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NewsAldi launches free online course for students interested in retail
Billed as a work experience programme, the online programme is open to students aged 13 and over
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NewsRace to be Poundland’s new owner narrows to Hilco and Gordon Brothers
Modella Capital, which recently acquired WH Smith’s high street stores, has been eliminated from the auction
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NewsLidl marks being bakery market leader by giving away 500 ‘gold bakery cards’
The cards will entitle winners to a free bakery product every day for a year
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NewsPoundland scraps exclusive discounts in loyalty scheme
The Poundland Perks app previously rewarded users with discounts on a selection of up to 100 products