All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 4
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NewsChristmas dinners wars 2025: Aldi undercuts Lidl on festive feast for eight
Having matched Lidl last week with a festive feast for eight for £11.85, Aldi this morning dropped its dropped its gravy granules by 10p, bringing the total price of the meal down to £11.75
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News‘Pre-budget’ jitters drag on November retail sales
Total UK retail sales were up 1.4% year on year in November, below the 12-month average of 2.5%, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor
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NewsAldi chief expects ‘record Christmas sales’ but stops short of predicting like-for-like growth
‘Shoppers are prioritising value, as they always do, but more than ever this Christmas,’ said Aldi chief Giles Hurley
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News‘Perverse’ to raise rates for small shops and not others, says the Fed
The Federation of Independent Retailers national president Hetal Patel hit out at forecasts that small shops would face higher business rates following last week’s budget
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NewsSainsbury’s reveals festive feast for six for £13.31
Sainsbury’s has also thought of vegetarians, unveiling a meat-free option
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NewsAldi launches festive food bank appeal
The discounter has published a list of the most needed items
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NewsAldi’s extends baby formula price freeze after government announces new measures
Supermarkets will also get updated guidance confirming they can offer loyalty scheme discounts
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NewsAldi reveals value Christmas feast for eight
Aldi has matched Lidl blow for blow, with both now promising a festive feast for eight for £11.85, or £1.48 a head
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NewsAldi to donate 2,500 Christmas meals to Community Shop
Aldi will provide Christmas lunches at Community Shops across the UK from Tuesday 16 December to Thursday 18 December
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NewsFood inflation eases amid widespread promotions
The rate eased to 3% year on year in November, down from 3.7% in October
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NewsAldi appoints new national buying MD
Will Barstow has replaced Stephen Eivers, who had been at Aldi since 1997 and its national buying MD for about a year
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Analysis & FeaturesBudget 2025: how Rachel Reeves compromised on business rates
Supermarket chiefs had been confident Rachel Reeves would exempt them from business rates hikes – they now know that faith was misplaced. What do the changes mean for retail?
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NewsLidl lays claim to boosting UK economy by £14.5bn in 2024
The figure is the gross value added to the economy by Lidl through its operations and supply chain, according to its first socioeconomic impact report
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Comment & OpinionBudget 2025: How has food, drink and retail reacted to the news?
The budget was delivered in a manner that ‘falls short of standards that the House expects’, Rachel Reeves was told before she’d even started today
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NewsAldi to sell Christmas veg for 8p in ‘Super Six’ deal
The festive 8p range will be Aldi’s weekly promotional ‘Super Six’ fruit & veg lines from 18 December
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NewsTreasury confirms new national living wage rates from April 2026
The new rates have prompted a mixed response from trade bodies
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NewsSupermarkets facing business rates hike after Treasury u-turn
Supermarket chiefs had previously expressed confidence Rachel Reeves had ‘listened’ to their demands
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NewsChristmas dinner wars 2025: Lidl reveals feast for eight for £11.85
The prices equates to less than £1.50 per person including a Birchwood Whole Turkey
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NewsM&S reveals list of 500 ‘target locations’ for Food stores
The 500 ‘potential locations’ for new and renewed Food stores include areas where there is not yet an M&S
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NewsMartin Lewis investigation brings 30 retailers into line over online returns information
Home Bargains and The Range were among 30 retailers listing online returns policies that didn’t match the law, according to Lewis