All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 60
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NewsWaitrose takes biggest hit to passing footfall in pandemic
Data analysts CACI used mobile phone location data to track average weekly footfall in the area immediately surrounding stores during the pandemic
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Analysis & FeaturesIn graphs: Why Iceland ranked bottom for supermarket sustainability by Which?
Iceland prides itself on its work to eliminate plastic. So what led Which? to rank it last among supermarkets on sustainability?
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NewsLidl appoints Richard Taylor chief development officer as Alan Barry returns to Ireland
Barry moved to Lidl GB from Lidl Ireland, where he had also been chief development officer, early last year
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NewsAldi searching for three shoppers to be wine taster for a day
The three chosen applicants will become an ‘Aldi wine buyer for a day’
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NewsPoundland rolls out home delivery to Fultons online customers nationwide
Poundland home delivery has so far only been available in select postcode areas in the Midlands and north of England
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NewsIceland ‘supercharging’ range innovation in new tech partnership
The frozen food specialist has signed up to RangeMe, a global platform linking retailers with 200,000 suppliers showcasing their products
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NewsPoundland to open biggest-ever store at 15,000 sq ft
The new store is about three times the size of an average Poundland and will employ 75 full or part-time staff
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NewsAldi sees Veganuary plant-based sales soar 500%
The discounter has also reported a 250% increase in plant-based sales in 2021 compared with 2020
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NewsJames Dorling joins the board at Wilko as development director
Wilko has promoted group property and procurement director James Dorling to the board
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NewsIceland goes head to head with Which? over supermarket sustainability ranking
The first supermarket sustainability league table from Which? focused on 11 major UK grocers’ performance across three areas
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NewsNew leases promising landlords a share of online boom struggle to tempt retailers
Limited progress has been made in implementing the new lease models throughout the pandemic, The Grocer has learned
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NewsAsda trialling automated age checks for alcohol purchases at two stores
Asda is one of five major supermarkets taking part in Home Office trials of ‘digital age verification technology’
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NewsMike Morrison returns to Poundstretcher as trading director
Morrison has previously served on Poundstretcher’s board on three occasions
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Grocer 33Grocer 33 store of the week: Iceland Food Warehouse, Speke
‘The challenge of Covid absences means I’ve had to teach people to do more things, which also gives them another string to their bow’
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NewsPoundstretcher begins converting stores to JTF
A Poundstretcher and Pet Hut in Margate, one of the variety discounter’s larger stores, is among the first to be rebranded
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NewsFalling vacancy rates offer ‘glimmer of hope’ for retail says BRC
Overall retail vacancy rate across Britain fell 0.1 percentage points to 14.4% in the fourth quarter of 2021, suggesting the structural impact of the pandemic had in some regions ‘peaked’
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NewsFive major supermarkets trialling ‘digital age verification’ for alcohol sales
The Home Office-backed trials are intended to explore how the technology can strengthen age checking and reduce violence against staff
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NewsLidl opens new head office in Tolworth, London
Hundreds of head office staff are relocating five miles from Wimbledon to the new building
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NewsMere dismisses rumours of a withdrawal from western Europe
Spanish publication Inforetail reported on Monday that Mere planned to exit the country, citing sources as indicating other western European divisions could follow suit
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NewsLidl opens 900th British store with new Liverpool site
The 900th British Lidl is one of six set to open this month, creating nearly 250 jobs between them, according to the discounter