All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 8
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NewsRegulation at risk of ‘banning the Saturday job’, says M&S chief
Retail can provide a gateway to employment for those with little experience and an opportunity to grow confidence while learning skills on the job, but has been ‘left out of most visions for economic growth’, said Stuart Machin
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Analysis & FeaturesHow will a fuel crisis play out in food & drink supply chains?
As the conflict in the Middle East rages on and the Strait of Hormuz remains shut, fuel prices are soaring. Can food & drink handle the impact?
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NewsM&S giving all store managers Microsoft AI assistants
The AI will be able to complete tasks such as creating shift rotas, giving store managers more time to focus on customer service
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NewsM&S’s Only 9 Ingredients rolls attract ultra-processed warning
The rolls have been flagged as ultra-processed by The Food App, which aims to make it ‘easy to avoid ultra-processed foods’ by scanning barcodes in store.
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NewsLidl donates £110,000 to charities across the country
Lidl store staff chose causes in their area to receive £500 each
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News‘Daddy of discount’ Chris Edwards retires at 75
Chris Edwards Jr is taking full control of discount chain One Beyond
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Analysis & FeaturesIs it time Aldi and Lidl were roped into restrictive land deals ban?
The CMA is consulting on whether to extend a ban on restrictive clauses in property deals to the two discounters
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NewsIceland boss: Aldi and Lidl should not ‘wriggle out of competition’
Richard Walker was commenting on the prospect of Aldi and Lidl arguing their limited ranges meant they should remain exempt from the land rules faced by seven other major supermarkets
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Analysis & FeaturesAre supermarkets doing enough to tackle household food waste?
Food waste in retail makes up just 2% of the total – but retailers have a key part to play in helping consumers cut it out too and progress has slowed. Why?
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NewsAldi marketing director leaves after two and a half years
Departing Kyrsten Halley is succesded by Kristin Sonfield, who will lead Aldi’s marketing team alongside Laura Conlon
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NewsLidl calls on staff to join new ‘Green Team’
The discounter is looking among its current employees to form the team and bring fresh ideas to its sustainability agenda
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NewsAldi trial of checkout-free shopping comes to an end
The Shop & Go store in Greenwich, south London, has become a standard Aldi Local
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NewsCMA consulting on whether to ban Aldi and Lidl from restrictive land deals
Rivals Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Waitrose, Marks & Spencer and Co-op are already banned from having so-called restrictive covenants in new property deals under the 2010 Controlled Land Order
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Comment & OpinionIs ‘the UK’s most sustainable neighbourhood’ pie in the sky?
It posed questions for supermarkets, but two years on the most pressing question seems to be whether it will actually happen
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NewsAldi adds ‘select your store’ feature to app
By entering their postcode and selecting a store, users ‘will see the product range and pricing specifically for that store’
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NewsAldi to create 1,100 jobs this year as part of UK expansion
The jobs will come as part of previously announced plans to open about 40 new UK stores in 2026
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NewsPlans for ‘UK’s most sustainable neighbourhood’ saved by council
Backed by The Food Foundation, The Phoenix Project in Lewes, East Sussex, was billed as promising a new blueprint for the UK’s food system when initial planning approval was granted in 2024
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NewsWet weather hits retail sales in February
The BRC warned conflict in the Middle East would drag on consumer sentiment
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NewsLidl launches new food waste initiative and raises target
From this summer Lidl will participate in Surplus Saviours, a scheme enabling registered charities and customers to collect surplus food from stores for free
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NewsBoots chooses Bristol as site for second beauty-only store
The 11,000 sq ft Boots Beauty store is coming to Bristol’s Cabot Circus Shopping Centre this spring