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Today’s news in brief-21/2/25

UK retail sales saw a 1.7% rise in January 2025, driven primarily by a 5.6% surge in food sales, 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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Today’s news in brief-20/2/25

Fashion retailer Quiz has appointed administrators to its subsidiary Zandra Retail, resulting in the closure of 23 loss-making stores and…

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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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Today’s news in brief-18/2/25

Shein has maintained strong growth despite recent challenges, including the US removing duty-free status for low-value ecommerce packages from China…

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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 appoints new wine product development manager

Tesco has announced that Beth Kelly, a Master of Wine (MW), has joined the supermarket’s wine team as wine product…

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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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Aldi to create 500 apprenticeship roles in 2025

Aldi is looking to recruit over 500 new apprentices across the UK in 2025.   The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket is welcoming…

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