All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 63
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NewsAldi launches deposit return scheme in Scotland store
A reverse vending machine has been installed in the car park of Aldi’s Bathgate store in West Lothian
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NewsRetailers and landlords to collaborate on making buildings greener
The two sectors have agreed a protocol for collaboration which they hope will become embedded into leases
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Asda charters cargo ship to shore up Christmas supply
Asda has chartered its own cargo ship to protect the availability of key festive products including decorations, toys, clothing and gifts
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NewsFace mask rules: retailers ‘extremely concerned’ about abuse of staff
ACS CEO James Lowman said retailers would not challenge shoppers breaking the rules
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NewsIceland launches plastic bag collection service with Food Warehouse deliveries
Drivers will collect the bags and take them back to Food Warehouse stores
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Analysis & FeaturesAmazon’s daring plan to reach its target for 260 stores by 2025
Bold plans are the online giant’s MO, but Amazon’s newly formed team faces a raft of logistical challenges if it is to meet the target
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NewsLidl GB appoints Ryan McDonnell CEO as Christian Härtnagel moves to Germany
Härtnagel has been appointed CEO of Lidl Germany, a role he will start on 1 March next year, after more than five years at the helm of the British business
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NewsWhat to do if Christmas lines come late? Just ask Oops
Surplus food seller expects influx of late Christmas stock
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NewsAldi launches Christmas click & collect slots
More than 200 Aldi stores across the UK offer click & collect
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NewsLidl GB CEO: this Christmas ‘much harder work’ than any before
Lidl is in a much better place than 12 weeks ago, and expects to a deliver a great Christmas for customers despite new isolated issues daily
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NewsAsda appoints former M&S boss Stuart Rose as chairman
Rose is currently non-executive chairman of EG Group
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NewsTesco DC workers to vote on Christmas strike action in pay dispute
Union Usdaw said its members had overwhelmingly rejected an offer from Tesco in annual pay negotiations, and would now vote on whether to strike in the week starting 20 December
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NewsLidl sponsoring giant festive outdoor ice skating rinks in London and Edinburgh
The discounter is the sponsor for the UK’s largest outdoor ice skating rink, at London’s Hyde Park Winter Wonderland fair
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NewsWilko gets a brand refresh across own-label ranges
The result is a more consistent design across 15,000 SKU
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NewsDiscounter Mere struggling to find enough products and buyers
The opening of the Russian discounter’s second and third UK stores, originally expected this year, has been delayed to next March
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NewsBritish Land repurposing retail park space as part of £600m urban logistics development plan
The property company sees additional value in retail parks because features such as ease of access by vehicle make them well-suited to repurposing to meet growing online demand
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Iceland offset its way to becoming plastic neutral?
The supermarket is investing £1.7m in collecting and recycling
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NewsAsda creates hundreds of tech roles to untangle IT systems from Walmart’s
The programme – dubbed Future – is described as ‘probably the largest retail/IT transformation in the UK right now’
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NewsIceland MD writes to competitors urging them to join ‘plastic offsetting’ initiative
Walker wants other supermarkets to aim to be ‘plastic neutral’ by collecting waste plastic from the environment equal in weight to the plastic created by the business
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NewsLidl boosting hourly wage to reclaim top paying supermarket title
The discounter says the rise, from March 2022, will make it the highest-paying supermarket in the UK





