All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 5
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NewsLidl matches Aldi’s new national pay rate and goes even higher in London
Lidl’s latest pay increase comes two weeks after Aldi announced new pay rates, also effective from 1 September
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NewsMore than 100 large supermarkets ‘at risk of closure’ thanks to business rates reforms
The changes will also hand an advantage to the discounters thanks to their smaller stores
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NewsAldi calls on A-level students on exam results day to consider retail career
Aldi is looking to recruit more than 350 apprentices, with opportunities in stores across the country
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NewsM&S overtakes Co-op in food and drink sales
M&S is now the UK’s seventh-biggest grocer in terms of food and drink sales, with Co-op eighth and Waitrose ninth
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NewsM&S signs Asda and Tesco veteran as new chief people officer
Marks & Spencer has appointed a Asda and Tesco retail veteran as its new chief people officer
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NewsPoundstretcher hosting supplier open day in hunt for clearance deals
Poundstretcher is inviting fmcg suppliers to show up at its Kirby Muxloe HQ on 20 August for a ‘great opportunity to showcase your best clearance deals’
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NewsPoundland confirms next 12 store closures, taking total to 52
They are among 68 stores set to close in a restructuring plan announced after Poundland’s sale by Pepco Group to investment firm Gordon Brothers in June.
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NewsM&S tells shoppers online offer has fully returned, including click & collect
Click & collect was among the first services to be suspended in the week following M&S’s discovery of hackers in its systems on 19 April
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NewsLidl overtakes Morrisons to be UK’s fifth-biggest supermarket in food and drink sales
In food and drink, Lidl has grown to become the country’s fifth-biggest supermarket behind Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Aldi and Asda
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NewsRetail leaders in fear of tax rises as 42% say they have frozen recruitment
A BRC survey of chief financial officers and finance directors at retailers representing more than 9,000 stores found 85% had raised prices following tax increases in last year’s budget, and 65% expected to
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NewsAldi adding solar panels to 90 stores, taking total to about 500
Aldi is set to install 144 kWp solar panel systems across 41 stores by the end of 2025 and another 49 next year
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NewsHeron Foods sheds 250 shopworkers and warehouse staff while opening new stores
The average monthly number of sales and distribution employees at the frozen food chain fell by 256 to 5,391 in the 52 weeks to 29 March 2025, according to accounts at Companies House
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NewsOne Beyond chairman blames budget for halting chain’s expansion
One Beyond had been aiming to have 150 stores by November last year but now has 118, only three more than at the start of 2024
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NewsAldi to boost hourly pay to £13 as highest-paying UK supermarket
Aldi already offers sector-leading hourly pay and its rates are rising further from 1 September
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NewsFood inflation hits 4% as budget cost pressures meet tightening global supplies
Food inflation has climbed from 3.7% year on year in June, with staples such as meat and tea among hardest-hit categories amid tighter global supplies, according to the latest BRC-NIQ Shop Price Monitor
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NewsPoundland closing 37 stores in August as restructuring plan gets underway
They are among 68 stores that were earmarked for closure in a restructuring plan announced in June
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NewsM&S taking reputational hit after cyberattack, research suggests
The percentage of consumers who would recommend M&S dropped from 87% at the start of the year to 66% by June, according to The Harris Poll UK
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Analysis & FeaturesHas M&S or Co-op done a better job in evolving cybercomms?
In the wake of major cyberattacks, how have M&S and Co-op handled their crisis comms, and how have approaches evolved?
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NewsLidl proposes axing 70 head office roles in restructure
The proposed job cuts are spread across all departments at Lidl’s head office in Tolworth, south west London
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NewsBoots set to open first fragrance-only store
Boots Fragrance is set to open this autumn in Broadgate Central, London