All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 48
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NewsSuperdrug becomes latest pharmacist to report penicillin supply issues amid strep A outbreak
The health retailer, which has about 200 in-store pharmacies across the UK and Ireland, said it was working with wholesalers and doctors to manage demand and supply
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NewsWelsh businesses to get £460m in rates support from government
The Welsh government is also providing over £140m of rates relief for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses
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NewsNearly 40 proposed Aldi stores being held up by planning objections from rival supermarkets
As Aldi and Lidl continue to take customers from rivals in droves, both are facing planning complaints
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NewsLidl and Aldi go head to head with price matched Christmas dinner deals for six for £16.32
Both discounters have cut Christmas veg to 19p to hit the low price
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NewsIceland put 81 million more pieces of own-label plastic packaging on market in 2021
The frozen food retailer made a high-profile commitment in 2018 to eliminate plastic packaging from own-label ranges by the end of 2023
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NewsGreggs opens 30th Outlet shop selling discounted day-old food
Greggs’ Outlet shops, which first launched in 1972, aim to help those on tight budgets, in socially deprived areas, while also reducing food waste
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NewsSainsbury’s undercuts Tesco and Asda in Christmas dinner wars – and its turkey is fresh
Sainsbury’s deal comes in at £23.90 for Christmas dinner for six people, working out at £3.98 a head
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Comment & OpinionIs the world ready for Christmas dinner from Poundland?
The 2022 frozen Christmas dinner wars have a surpise new contender
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NewsPoundland launches family frozen Christmas dinner deal for £5 a head
‘This isn’t just a Christmas dinner – it’s a Poundland Christmas dinner!’ boasts the variety discounter
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NewsCompostable plastics have public support, finds survey
A YouGov survey of 1,734 UK adults found widespread support for compostable packaging, with 85% backing a ban on any conventional plastic it could replace
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NewsWilko falls to staggering loss as high streets struggle
Total sales fell by £43.2m to £1.32bn, while like-for-likes dipped by 3.1%, according to accounts newly filed at Companies House
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NewsPoundland to open eight new stores in ‘super Saturday’ expansion push
The variety discounter is set to add 100,000 sq ft to its estate in time for Christmas, creating 160 new jobs
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NewsHeron Foods continues to fall short of long-term estate growth plans
The B&M-owned frozen food retailer opened 16 stores in the year 26 March 2022 but also closed 11 under-performing ones as leases ended
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NewsHeron Foods launches cheapest frozen Christmas dinner deal yet
It comes Tesco after launched a £25 frozen Christmas dinner deal for five earlier this month, only to be followed by a similar deal from Asda for £22
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NewsAldi to donate £250,000 to community charities and boost food bank appeal this Christmas
Aldi is also putting new signage in stores highlighting to customers the most in-demand items at food banks
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Comment & OpinionWilko’s woes highlight its unlikely challenge in the cost of living crisis
Perhaps counter-intuitively, the squeeze on incomes is not playing into the hands of the variety discounters
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NewsBusiness rates revaluation: retailers ‘the biggest winners’
In some areas, including Oxford Street in London, shops’ rateable values have fallen by as much as 30%, said Colliers head of business rates John Webber
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NewsIceland founder Malcolm Walker rebuffs takeover suitors
Opportunistic investors are reported to have bought the supermarket’s debt for as little as 67p in the pound earlier this year, in a strategy that can prelude a debt-for-equity swap and takeover if borrowing becomes unaffordable
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NewsHome Bargains director Joe Morris steps down
Joe Morris served as the retailer’s operations director for 20 years before becoming its director of innovation early in 2021
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NewsSuperdrug launches third-party marketplace with 300 brands
The new markeplace doubles the number of products available on Superdrug.com from today