All articles by Steve Farrell – Page 80
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NewsMajor supermarkets staging prime-time ad break takeover in stand against racism
Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Iceland, Lidl, M&S, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose are working together after a Sainsbury’s Christmas ad featuring a black family was met with racist comments on social media
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NewsIceland funds planting of one million trees in Indonesia
Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation has donated $165,000 to the Eden Reforestation Projects
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NewsAldi introducing 100% recyclable packaging for own-label cereal
The discounter is to replace plastic inner cereal bags with a recyclable alternative by the end of the year
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NewsIndustry reacts to PM’s announcement shops can reopen from 2 December
BRC chief Helen Dickinson said the move would preserve the economy
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NewsIceland marks 50th anniversary with hour-long documentary on chain’s history
The 55-minute YouTube video sees Iceland ‘dip into the archive and piece together the history’ of the business
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NewsRetail and landlord chiefs at loggerheads over mounting debt crisis
The BRC has called for an extension to protections for tenants but the British Property Federation has slammed the suggestion as unsustainable
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NewsAldi expanding Deliveroo trial to nearly 130 stores for Christmas
The service is now available from stores in Scotland and Wales for the first time
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NewsPandemic putting more food ‘at risk of going to landfill’
Retailer range reviews, coupled with unpredictable demand and foodservice closures, are driving high volumes of excess stock, according to the CEO of a new retail chain specialising in clearance
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NewsHeron Foods store opening programme ‘scaled back’ due to pandemic
The B&M-owned frozen food business has scaled back its ambitions to 15 new stores this financial year, rather than 20
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Analysis & FeaturesLidl’s Christmas ad mocks the schmaltz of rivals’ campaigns
The ad includes an undisguised dig at Aldi’s Kevin the Carrot
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NewsAldi claims UK supermarket first with ‘100% recyclable' freezer bag
The 99p ‘eco’ freezer bags are 95% polyethylene and 5% seafood shell waste
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can UK retail reach its zero-carbon target by 2040?
The BRC has laid out five key pathways for the industry to traverse
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NewsAldi to give store and distribution staff 10% Christmas bonus
The discounter is to give store and distribution staff a 10% bonus for November, paid in December ahead of Christmas
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NewsPoundland to open 45 UK and Ireland stores within 12 months
Ten of the 45 are set to open by Christmas
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NewsUK retail launches target of net zero emissions by 2040
Under the ’Climate Action Roadmap’, the British public can by 2040 expect to buy products knowing they have minimal impact on the climate, according to the BRC
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NewsLidl raises hourly pay to £10.85 in London and £9.50 elsewhere
It’s set to make Lidl the best-paying supermarket outside London, at 10p more than rival Aldi, while inside the capital Aldi remains the top payer, at £10.90
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NewsAldi rolling out click & collect to 200 stores by Christmas
It means customers across the UK will be able to order online from Aldi’s full grocery range and have their shopping brought out to their car
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NewsJim Broadbent plays Santa Claus in Aldi Christmas ad
The ad picks up where Aldi’s Top Gun-style teaser ended, with Kevin the Carrot plummeting to Earth after falling out of a plane
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NewsRetailers relieved as shoppers resist panic-buying
Supermarkets breathed a sigh of relief this week as England entered its second national lockdown with little sign of panic-buying
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NewsLidl launches new donations scheme to help tackle hunger
Shoppers can donate products costing between 35p and £2.45 by having a flyer scanned along with their shopping at the checkout