All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 75
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NewsAldi to fund 60 fresh produce management trainees
The move is in partnership with fresh produce management training scheme MDS, chaired by former GCA Christine Tacon
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NewsPepco Group simplifies board ahead of sale or float
The exercise emerged as Pepco Group COO Sean Cardinaal stepped down as a board director of Pepco’s holding company this week
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NewsShopping centre owner reveals plans to transform sites into ‘Neighbourhood Hubs’
New uses of space could include delivery-only kitchens, last-mile fulfilment centres, e-bike rental for commuters and vertical farms
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NewsWH Smith demands Covid clauses in lease renewals
The retailer is proposing a suspension of rent in future lockdowns
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NewsAldi ‘could contest some Sainsbury’s price matches’ on quality, says analysis
IPLC examined 65 products from Sainsbury’s ‘Aldi Price Match’ campaign, and found 15 fell short compared with the discounter’s on key ingredients
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NewsAldi to invest £22m in London expansion this year
The plans include nine new stores to open in the capital, the discounter said today
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NewsThe Range launches third-party marketplace
Around 3,000 third-party offerings are listed now on The Range’s website, in the culmination of plans revealed last year
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NewsOops prepares for store openings with new 100,000 sq ft warehouse
Oops, which launched last year, repackages and rebrands surplus frozen food from suppliers and manufacturers
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NewsPoundland slammed over rent arrears
The variety discounter, classed as an essential retailer, is said to have built up months of arrears on some branches
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NewsLidl opening three London stores in one day as part of £500m expansion push
The new branches include one on Putney High Street with a sales area of just 6,000 sq ft
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NewsIceland MD admits to ‘big mistake’ over palm oil deadline
The acknowledgement comes in Walker’s forthcoming book The Green Grocer
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NewsPoundland sales fell to 60% of normal levels in first lockdown
Across the group, including Pepco and Dealz, sales nevertheless rose 3% to €3.5bn, full-year accounts reveal
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NewsHome Bargains turnover boosted by estate growth amid pandemic
New stores helped boost turnover by 13% to £2.8bn in the year to 30 June 2020, newly filed accounts at Companies House reveal
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NewsBusiness rates review delayed until autumn
The latest delay to the outcome of a consultation announced in last year’s spring Budget has led to accusations of Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘kicking the issue down the road’
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NewsIceland sacks director after tweets insulting the Welsh
Keith Hann’s comment this week also brought into the spotlight earlier tweets and blog posts in which he said Welsh sounds like ‘gibberish’
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NewsSainsbury’s raised some of its prices to ‘match’ Aldi
Analysis by The Grocer has revealed eight products in Sainsbury’s ’Aldi Price Match’ campaign that got more expensive
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NewsAldi launches flat-bottomed Easter Egg in plastic reduction push
The design does away with the need for a concave plastic insert to support the egg
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NewsLidl becomes sponsor of Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch
The discounter plans to use its social media channels to showcase how Lidl’s ingredients can be used to make recipes from the Sunday morning show
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NewsShop planning applications plummet as developers ‘cut retail pipelines’
The worst hit areas are in the south west, with planning applications for shops falling 94% in Totnes, Dartmouth and South Hams
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NewsSainsbury’s Aldi Price Match is ‘really taking on Tesco’
The campaign has been widely interpreted as a defensive strategy