All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 5
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NewsMedia Bites 21 February: retail sales, animal lead poisoning, indie brewery closures
Retailers have been given a boost by new January sales figures from the ONS
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NewsLidl’s TikTok Shop launch sells out in 18 minutes
The discounter went live on TikTok Shop with a limited run of 3,000 bundles of high-protein products at about 10am today
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NewsM&S trials paper packaging for chocolate bars
The new packaging ‘maintains the unbeatable M&S quality’, according to the retailer, while being easier to recycle via kerbside collection or while on the go
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NewsLidl’s new security gates could support move to checkout-free shopping
Lidl is clamping down on theft with new gates, as maker Wanzl develops a smart trolley that could communicate with the barriers
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Comment & OpinionHave we passed peak Aldi price match as Tesco and Sainsbury’s shrink schemes?
Tesco and Sainsbury’s decision to shrink their price match schemes shows matching Aldi on 700 prices was never sustainable
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News‘Question over future of Aldi price match schemes’ as Sainsbury’s joins Tesco in scaling back
Sainsbury’s has removed 115 products from its Aldi Price Match scheme since November, according to analysis for The Grocer
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NewsLidl becomes ‘first supermarket to sell on TikTok Shop’
The discounter is to sell bundles of high-protein products for gym fans on TikTok Shop, while stocks last
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NewsPoundstretcher to give away thousands of £10 vouchers this weekend
On Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 February, the variety discounter will give shoppers the chance to win one £10 voucher every hour in each of its 305 stores
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NewsM&S strengthens global leadership team with three senior appointments
It comes amid a ‘reset’ of M&S’s international business
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NewsRachel Reeves ‘rebuffs’ M&S chief’s call for compromise in National Insurance hike
The Chancellor is said to have stonewalled Stuart Machin’s call for the increase in employers’ National Insurance to be phased in
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NewsM&S to launch ‘Punishment Juice’
It is thought it will be framed as beneficial for health and fitness, despite one possible interpretation being that drinking it is punishment
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NewsLidl giving away £10 shopping vouchers as ‘Valentine’s Day treats’
The rewards are offered today in the Lidl Plus loyalty app
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NewsTesco pulls 150 products from Aldi price match
Tesco has put the Aldi price match reduction down to a new approach which determines whether a product can be included
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NewsAldi to give away £3,000 in vouchers on Random Acts of Kindness Day
The discounter is having another go at rewarding loyalty with a receipt-based competition
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NewsTesco wins loyalty clash as Sainsbury’s ad complaint rejected
The ASA has rejected Sainsbury’s complaint about a Tesco poster that claimed Clubcard points were worth twice as much as Nectar points when converted to spend on groceries
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NewsAldi extends sponsorship of ParalympicsGB team to 2032
The agreement will take Aldi’s partnership with ParalympicsGB to a decade long
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Comment & OpinionLidl has come out punching in 2025. What is making it so confident?
Lidl has come out swinging in 2025, with a price comparison campaign targeting an array of rivals
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NewsPoundstretcher cuts price of over 100 pet products
Poundstretcher has also introduced hundreds of new products under its Pet Hut brand, from household names such as Bonio, Cesar, Harringtons, Pedigree, Wagg and Winalot
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NewsLidl set to take title of highest-paying UK supermarket
Its new national rate for store workers is higher than one offered by Aldi
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NewsLidl to open nine new stores within the next month
The nine openings include four brand new locations, in Canning Town, Preston, Walsall, and Wombourne