Supermarkets

Aldi in talks over head office restructuring, 350 jobs at risk

Aldi has entered a consultation over proposals to restructure some of its head office teams, with up to 350 jobs…

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Convenience stores more effective for brand-building, Co-op study finds

Convenience retail media is reportedly able to “super charge” brand recall four times more than campaigns in larger stores, due…

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Asda avoids penalty amid missed deadline for IT upgrade

Asda has reportedly avoided a financial penalty after its former owner Walmart agreed to move back a deadline for the…

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Aldi to increase store assistants’ pay from March

Aldi has announced a new pay rise for its store assistants from 1 March, with hourly rates increasing to at…

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Aldi to invest £67m in existing stores in 2025

Aldi has announced it is set to invest £67m in upgrading its existing stores in 2025. The UK’s fourth largest…

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Asda narrows median gender pay gap to 4% in 2024

Asda has reduced its median pay gap between all male and female colleagues from 5% in 2023 to 4% in…

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Lidl to become first supermarket to sell on TikTok shop

Lidl has announced that it is set to become the first British supermarket to sell products on TikTok shop. From…

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Tesco commits to 1,500 apprenticeships by 2027

Tesco has pledged to expand its Stronger Starts Apprenticeship programme, providing 1,500 apprenticeship opportunities for young people by 2027, following…

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UK retailers still facing ‘mountain of costs’, M&S CEO warns

M&S CEO Stuart Machin has warned that UK retailers are still facing a mountain of costs despite Rachel Reeve’s push…

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Lidl increases pay for 28,000 hourly-paid staff

Lidl has announced a pay increase for 28,000 hourly-paid employees, with new rates coming into effect in March 2025. The…

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