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Will Aldi leapfrog Asda as the UK’s third biggest supermarket?

Retail Gazette

The chain’s value offer and rapidly expanding store network in recent years saw it overtake Morrisons to become the UK’s fourth largest supermarket in 2022. H owever, in April it was reported that it was among the supermarkets resorting to selling shops to bring down its significant debts.

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Tesco to open over 150 Express stores in next 3 years

Retail Gazette

The supermarket opened the doors of the first Express store in Barnes and Norbury, London in 1994 and now operates a total of 2,704 of the convenience sites. Tesco is planning to open over 150 Express convenience stores in the UK over the next three years as it ramps up expansion plans.

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Exclusive: The thinking behind Coles’ revamped Chadstone flagship store

Inside Retail

Coles’ senior design and innovation manager Pete Rose described the project as turning a “tired shop” into an “incredible” one for the Chadstone shopper. Further, the new store provided Coles with a platform to innovate, a key focus for the supermarket giant. Internally, the project involved “a huge amount” of cross-functional support.

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What does Barry Williams’ return mean for Poundland?

Retail Gazette

Williams stepped back from the helm of the value retailer in September 2023, when Pepco moved him across to head up and the group’s European sister chain. Williams’s return has been well received thanks to his proven track record of transforming the business during his time as managing director between 2017 and 2023.

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Asda to open over 80 Express stores in December

Retail Gazette

The supermarket now has 229 Asda Express stores across the nation and is on track to open 1,000 throughout the UK and Northern Ireland by March. Asda acquired 132 sites from its rival supermarket Co-op last year under a £438m deal. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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April Fools’ Day: worth the effort, or a waste of time?

Inside Retail

Given all the downfalls of getting it wrong, we asked Louise Grimmer, a senior lecturer in marketing at University of Tasmania, and Phoebe Netto, managing director of Pure Public Relations, to weigh in on what makes for a great April Fools’ Day campaign, and whether it’s worth the effort. According to media reports, it’s not.

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Tesco to axe 400 jobs ahead of Budget tax hikes

Retail Gazette

Tesco is set to cut 400 jobs across its stores and head office management as it looks to simplify the business ahead of tax hikes in April. The cuts impact several head office management roles, management in Tesco Mobile phone shops and staff at its in-store bakeries, where it plans to move away from scratch baking.

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