All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 6
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NewsAldi permanently rebrands Manchester store ‘Aldeh’
The tribute to Oasis’ reunion tour has been made permanent after a petition gained 1,300 signatures
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NewsM&S ad banned over clothing model who ‘appeared unhealthily thin’
The ad, which was seen in M&S’s app in April and May, was socially irresponsible, according to the Advertising Standards Authority
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NewsTesco and Sainsbury’s chiefs join calls for Rachel Reeves to rethink business rates reforms
Tesco Group CEO Ken Murphy and Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts said it would worsen the plight of high streets by undermining the investment from larger retailers who act as anchors for footfall
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NewsLidl gearing up for ‘huge milestone’ of 1,000th UK store
The discounter staged a parliamentary breakfast attended by 40 MPs to highlight the milestone
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NewsM&S opens first ‘airside’ stores at Heathrow
The first opened at Gate A today – the first day of school summer holidays – and the second is set to open later this week
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NewsLidl GB chief customer officer moves to Lidl France
Lidl GB has yet to appoint a successor to Jassine Ouali
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NewsCyberattacks: mass claim firm boasts of signing up 4,000 M&S shoppers
‘Mass claim platforms like this risk turning justice into a business model,’ said Seema Kennedy, executive director of Fair Civil Justice
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NewsM&S confirms Sparks rewards are back after cyberattack
Sparks rewards were the among the services that were disabled after cyberattackers targeted M&S over the Easter bank holiday weekend in April
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NewsBRC urges government to exempt shops from business rates hike for large properties
The trade body is hoping ministers will listen to its warnings that taxing large shops more will also harm the smaller ones the plans are supposed to help
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NewsM&S gets online food stock checker back up and running
It means that for the first time in weeks, shoppers can browse the food catalogue on M&S’s website and select their favoured store to check the options in stock
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop moves head office amid CVA
The variety discounter is relocating to a new head office in Bolton, with distribution to be handed over to a third party
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NewsM&S starts to get recruitment back online after cyberattack
For the first time in several weeks, the retailer’s careers page is listing jobs again
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NewsAldi to donate more than a million meals during school summer holidays
The discounter is expecting to reach the figure through its partnership with community giving platform Neighbourly
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NewsMedia Bites 14 July: tariffs, shopworkers, cybersecurity
Trump has announced a 30% tariff on imports from the EU from 1 August, and Morrisons has banned shop floor staff from stockrooms
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NewsPoundland dismisses reports of supply restrictions as ‘bunkum’
A Poundland spokesman told The Grocer P&G had never placed any restrictions on the discount chain’s supply and Nestlé had actually increased its limits on Wednesday
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NewsM&S backing projects to cut emissions in strawberry and chicken farming, with £1m funding
Both projects are receiving some of M&S’s £1m in annual funding for emission-reducing innovations
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NewsAldi moves own label beer cans to ‘snap packs’
The change is being rolled out across stores in 2025 for Aldi’s Galahad, Sainte Etienne, and Brasserie beers
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Analysis & FeaturesAre retailers’ ‘big brother tactics’ a step too far?
As rates of retail crime continue to rise and police fail to respond, retailers are turning to facial recognition technology
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NewsPoundland sales continued to plummet in run up to sale
Between 1 April and 12 June, when Pepco Group sold it to investment firm Gordon Brothers, Poundland revenue fell 10.3% to €347m
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NewsM&S Food appoints former Asda strategy boss as head of business improvement
The new hire spent 27 years at Asda, most recently as senior manager for strategy and transformation