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Aldi removes single-use plastic lids from own-label products

Supermarket Aldi has announced it is removing all plastic lids on its own-label products, as part of its ongoing campaign…

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Waitrose named top UK grocer, Asda wallows in bottom place

Waitrose has been rated the best UK in-store supermarket for the second year in a row in Which?’s annual supermarket…

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Book Smart: Why the independent bookshop is here to stay

The bookselling industry is subject to constant speculation. In a world where Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos reigns and…

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UK food and grocery market set to be worth £174bn by 2024

The UK food and grocery market is set to grow by 15% between 2019 and 2024 to £174.5bn, according to…

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Aldi ups bag for life prices amid new plastic bag reduction initiatives

Aldi has launched new initiatives to reduce the volume of plastic bags sold in its stores and to provide reusable…

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Aldi opens new £64m distribution centre

Budget supermarket Aldi has opened a new £64m distribution centre in Sawley, Derbyshire. The site, which spans over 600,000 sq…

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UK supermarkets see ‘disappointing’ sales growth in January

Supermarket sales grew by only 0.7% in January 2020, down from 3.3% in 2019, according to new data released from…

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Amazon sales skyrocket over Christmas period

Amazon has announced a 21% increase in sales to $87.4bn (£66.5bn) for the three month period ended 31 December 2019.…

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Amazon, Aldi and M&S Simply Food named UK’s ‘most loved’ retailers

Amazon, Aldi and M&S Simply Food have topped the charts as the UK’s “most loved” retailers, according to a new…

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Aldi hikes minimum wage

Aldi has announced it will implement “market leading” pay rates for its store colleagues. All employees will earn a minimum…

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