All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 68
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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
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NewsPoundland to open seven new stores by Christmas
A further three are to be extended to make way for Pep&Co clothing and homeware ranges
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NewsBluewater shopping centre unveils new store concept to showcase local brands
The 2,000 sq ft store is set to be in place for six months, in which new brands will be introduced on a rotating basis
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Analysis & FeaturesRanked: The best and worst of food and drink Christmas ads 2021
The British public will be hoping for a bigger and better Christmas than ever to make up for last year’s washout. Have the ad makers risen to the challenge?
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NewsAdvance quarterly rents set to return after protections end
Many retailers have moved to monthly payments while protected from eviction and rent debt recovery under emergency Covid measures
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NewsMedia Bites 12 November: Growth slowdown, WH Smith results, Christmas ads
Economic growth slowed dramatically in the third quarter, new ONS figures show
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NewsCity Snapshot: Hilton becomes the second biggest UK food and drink supplier
Big protein players muscle up supplier rankings with Hilton up to second place behind ABF
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NewsPoundland launching first national TV ad campaign
Viewers will be told ‘This is your land’ in an ad starring comedian Alan Devally and highlighting Poundland’s food, clothing, toiletries and low prices
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NewsSuperdrug launches two-hour delivery in partnership with Stuart
The rapid delivery option has been added to Superdrug.com, where shoppers can order from the high street pharmacy’s beauty, personal care and toiletries ranges