All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 46
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NewsMPs propose controversial tax on industry to fix lorry driver shortage
A Transport Committee report published today urges the government to give industry two years to deliver enough drivers, workers and facilities to avoid the labour shortages that crippled supply chains last year
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NewsReturn to imperial measures slammed as costly distraction for supermarkets
The move would only add to cost pressures if products needed to be relabelled, said BRC assistant director of food Andrea Martinez-Inchausti
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NewsBrands should do more explaining of price rises, research suggests
More than half of consumers surveyed said they would be loyal to brands in return for transparency over price rises
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NewsLidl opens one of its biggest ever UK stores at 27,000 sq ft
The discounter has insisted it may have a “slightly bigger” store elsewhere in the UK but has not clarified where
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NewsSupermarket trials of AI cameras for age checking extended until end of June
Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Aldi and Co-op have been involved in trials using digital age verification technology to approve sales of alcohol
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NewsIceland signs deal to sell frozen food in China
Iceland has sold ambient food in China via JD.com since 2018 and will now add frozen ranges to the offering
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NewsNew trademark reveals Lidl is still working on ‘Lidl Go’ concept
The plans may now be more modest than the scan-as-you-shop trials the discounter inadvertently leaked news of last year
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NewsSuperdrug enlists Jack Monroe to promote value credentials
Monroe is to promote the retailer’s Shop Smart campaign, sharing tips to ‘help customers navigate the growing cost of living crisis’
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NewsTraditional shops paying ‘eight times more’ in business rates than online retailers
For every £100 earned by shops in Britain, £2.91 is payable in business rates, while for online retailers the figure is just 34p, according to Altus Group
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NewsAldi giving away 10 £500 vouchers to fund Jubilee street parties
The supermarket is staging the competition on Facebook, where people are asked to tag their local community group or “a friendly neighbour” to be in with a chance of winning
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NewsIceland claims UK supermarket first with 10% discount for over-60s
Every Tuesday from 24 May, customers aged 60 and over will be able to claim a 10% discount on their shopping in Iceland and The Food Warehouse stores
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NewsFarmfoods holds on to pandemic-fuelled sales boom in 2021
Turnover was down 2.2% in 2021 compared with the previous year but still 32% up on a two-year basis
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NewsIceland guns for Aldi’s middle aisle with ‘when it’s gone it’s gone’ range in Food Warehouse
The frozen specialist has taken aim at a hot tub and toy kitchen on sale at Aldi in an announcement of its own cheaper versions
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NewsPoundshop.com becomes platform for Poundland online expansion as it ‘retires’ Shop.poundland.co.uk
Poundland is moving thousands of products to Poundshop.com, from ambient food to homewares
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NewsAldi removing plastic-wrapped baked bean multipacks from all stores
The move is achieved by ditching multipacks and applying a multibuy discount for customers who arrive at the checkout with four tins
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NewsTesco pulling products from Aldi Price Match campaign to raise prices
At least 18 Tesco own-label lines have fallen out of its campaign since the end of March
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NewsTesco converting excess store space to flexible offices for hybrid workers
The supermarket is taking advantage of the pandemic-driven shift to home working
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NewsSuperdrug extends same-day delivery service to Scotland
The retailer’s ‘Store to Door’ courier service is from this week available to shoppers within a five-mile radius of stores in Glasgow and Edinburgh regions
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NewsIceland increases staff discount in latest move to ‘ease cost of living crisis’
‘We’re continuing to look for ways to help our customers and colleagues as the cost of living crisis continues to take hold,’ said Iceland MD Richard Walker
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NewsDemand for warehouse space continues to outstrip supply, driving up rents
Some 11.3 million sq ft was taken in the first three months of the year, 11% up on the five-year average in quarter one, according to Colliers