All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 31
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NewsLidl decides not to wait for investors to fund new stores
The discounter has appointed contractors to build a number of new stores
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NewsAldi ‘cheapest Christmas dinner’ ad misled, says watchdog
The ASA found the claims in a national newspaper ad to be misleading in a number of ways, after Sainsbury’s complained
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NewsTesco to change Clubcard Prices logo after losing trademark battle with Lidl
An appeal by Tesco against an earlier High Court ruling has been dismissed
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Analysis & FeaturesRefill vs multiuse: how to scale reuse of packaging?
Despite many trials, an industry-wide solution remains elusive
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NewsPoundland to play up latest ranges in new TV ad campaign
Poundland wants shoppers who may not have visited in a while to come and see how much it has evolved
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NewsAldi giving shopworkers second pay rise in under six months
For the first time, Aldi has also made a firm commitment to never be beaten on pay by another supermarket.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat Gove got wrong in ‘unlawful’ M&S Marble Arch decision
M&S has won a High Court victory for its Marble Arch store plans
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NewsLidl signs Armed Forces Covenant to support ex-military staff
The move is underscored by a commitment to recruit and maintain ex-military personnel within the business
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NewsDebt-fuelled sale & leasebacks drove record supermarket deals in 2023
An ‘exceptional level’ of sale & leasebacks in 2023 was led by Asda and Morrisons as they sought to pay down debt and by Waitrose in funding its turnaround plans, according to Colliers
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NewsAldi click & collect project shrinks from 200-plus to 177 stores
It is a bigger scaling down of the project than previously disclosed by the discounter
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NewsCut business rates and reform Apprenticeship Levy, says M&S boss
Stuart Machin has set out what he wants to see announced in Wednesday’s spring budget
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NewsAldi Team GB sponsorship extended to 2032
The discounter has been the official supermarket of Team GB since 2015
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NewsAldi introduces parcel lockers outside stores
The lockers, from provider InPost, can be used by customers to collect and return online orders from other retailers
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NewsM&S wins High Court victory over Michael Gove’s Marble Arch store decision
The High Court found the decision taken by Gove as levelling up secretary last summer was unlawful
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NewsOcado threatens to sue M&S over final joint venture payment
The joint venture with Ocado Retail has not met undisclosed performance targets, meaning M&S will not automatically pay the full final instalment of £191m
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NewsAldi tracking soft plastic recycling from store collection to end product
The discounter is working with the Flexible Plastic Fund to track soft plastic on its recycling journey
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NewsSuperdrug slashes VAT from own label dental range
The move has seen the price of 60 products in Superdrugs’s ProCare range slashed from today (28 February)
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NewsPoundland gearing up to roll out loyalty app
Called Poundland Perks, the digital loyalty scheme rewards users with discounts on promotional products
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NewsAldi loses appeal in battle with M&S over copycat light-up gin
The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by the High Court that Aldi infringed M&S’s registered designs for a range of gin-based liqueurs
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NewsM&S raises hourly shopworker rates in ‘biggest ever investment in retail pay’
M&S’s new rates will bring it into line with the Real Living Wage