All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 46
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy has the Refill Coalition lost M&S and Morrisons?
Morrisons and M&S are out, while Aldi is in. So why are retailers playing musical chairs instead of collaborating on refill solutions?
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NewsLidl store and warehouse staff to get third pay rise in 12 months
Lidl’s new rates, effective from September, are equal to those due to be paid to Aldi shopworkers from 1 July
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NewsNo sign of ‘greedflation’ in food supply chain, says M&S chief
Stuart Machin’s claim comes as ministers pile pressure on the sector to reign in food price inflation
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NewsAldi joins the Refill Coalition while Morrisons and M&S leave
The coalition says its standardised refill station dispensers are a scaleable end-to-end solution to packaging waste
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NewsPasta and oil prices cut as deflation war heats up
The latest reductions follow a similar quick succession of prices cuts on bread and butter last week
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NewsHigh interest rates take a slice off British Land's portfolio value
The UK’s largest owner and operator of retail parks saw its portfolio fall 12.3% in value to £8.9bn
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NewsPoundstretcher has reduced workforce by 1,000 staff
The discounter employed on average 3,643 retail staff in the year to 31 March 2022, down from 4,645 in the previous 12 months
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NewsMake fruit & veg packaging more appealing to kids, urges Lidl
Lidl claims to be the first supermarket to introduce fruit & veg packaging aimed at children
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NewsPoundstretcher chief executive Derek Lawlor departs
It has been reported that Lawlor left following a difference of opinion with Poundstretcher owner Aziz Tayub
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NewsBoots tees up plant-based range with trademark
The health & beauty retailer has applied to trademark ‘Plant Made’ for a long list of food products including cake, ready meals and pies
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NewsLidl set to open new distribution centre in Leeds
The discounter has submitted planning permission for a new 600,000 sq ft facility on a 38-acre site in Gildersome
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NewsM&S launches new TV ad campaign with celebrity chef Tom Kerridge
Kerridge will visit six of the ‘M&S Select’ farms used by the retailer to source fresh produce
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NewsAldi moves to fully recyclable packaging for own-label handwash
The discounter has removed glass and metal components from the pumps, which it says means the plastic packaging can be disposed with household recycling
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NewsChannel 4 gives Aldi’s Next Big Thing a second series
The first series ran for six weeks in October 2022 and saw 36 suppliers showcasing their products to Aldi UK buying MD Julie Ashfield
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NewsRetailers urged to be clear on price lock timings
The comments came after it emerged Morrisons raised the price of some products in an eight-week price lock announced on 20 March
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NewsAldi TV ad taunts M&S over caterpillar cake row
The discounter’s latest ‘like brands only cheaper’ ad parodies M&S’s Colin as an aggressive guest at a caterpillar cake party
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NewsAldi and Lidl roll out electronic shelf labels
Aldi has begun rolling out electronic labels across its estate as Lidl trials them in about 30 stores
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NewsAldi lays claim to being UK’s third most popular supermarket
The discounter cited Kantar data suggesting more than two-thirds of British households now shop there
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Analysis & FeaturesHow falling real estate store values are hitting supermarkets
Falling property values are dragging on retailers’ results, potentially affecting their ability to borrow or invest. How are they responding?
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NewsAldi and Lidl locating their stores in more affluent areas
The two have gravitated steadily towards more affluent neighbourhoods over the past five years, according to location analytics firm Maximise UK