Lidl news and analysis
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NewsLidl proposes axing 70 head office roles in restructure
The proposed job cuts are spread across all departments at the Lidl head office in Tolworth, south west London
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NewsLidl hits record high market share as momentum continues
Lidl now holds 8.3% of the British grocery market, according to Worldpanel’s latest figures, up 0.5% over the past 12 weeks
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NewsLidl gearing up for ‘huge milestone’ of 1,000th UK store
The discounter staged a parliamentary breakfast attended by 40 MPs to highlight the milestone
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NewsLidl GB chief customer officer moves to Lidl France
Lidl GB has yet to appoint a successor to Jassine Ouali
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Grocer 33Lidl’s David Stowe on running Southampton’s best supermarket
’I’ve got a few favourites, like our jam doughnuts and our new mozzarella & pesto pizzas, but nothing beats our croissant: it’s always a top seller’
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Grocer 33Lidl is best supermarket in our Southampton mystery shop
Lidl picked up 84 points, just edging out Sainsbury’s and Waitrose, partly thanks to perfect availability
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NewsUnion letter to Asda boss accuses supermarket of ‘immoral’ tactics over pay
A letter from GMB national officer Nadine Houghton to Allan Leighton says the union recognises he has a strong understanding of the role staff will have to play in Asda’s turnaround, but that Asda’s employment practices have yet to back that up
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NewsLidl adding scan and shop feature to loyalty app
The feature will allow Lidl Plus app users to scan items as they pick up their shopping around the store
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NewsLidl takes Grocer of the Year in glittering Grocer Gold Awards 2025
Lidl won the top award on a night in which the likes of Tesco CEO Ken Murphy, Asda store manager Shaun Parker and Bold Bean Co founder Amelia Christie-Miller were also honoured
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Events & AwardsLidl dares to differentiate among discounters… and wins The Grocer of the Year
There can be no doubt that the growth of the discount sector slowed in 2024 – with one notable exception: Lidl
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NewsLidl trialling ‘non-scan detection’ tech at self-checkouts
The cameras can spot when a shopper fails to scan an item and play back the footage on a screen to show them
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Comment & OpinionHow supermarkets have been nudging healthier choices for years
Supermarkets have been slowly increasing sales of healthy food for years, but now the stakes have risen, with the prospect of fines if they don’t do better
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NewsLidl joins supermarkets calling workers back to the office for more days
The discounter has asked staff at its head office in Tolworth, south west London, to spend fewer days each working from home
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NewsLidl joins supermarkets reiterating British beef sourcing commitments as rivals pivot
The discounter said it stood firm on its commitment to its sourcing its own-label fresh beef range from British farms
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NewsLidl among 500 employers named by government for failing to pay minimum wage
Despite boasting sector-leading entry-level hourly rates of pay, Lidl is among 518 businesses named and shamed by the Department for Business & Trade
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NewsTighten rules on charity cash collection in stores, supermarkets told
The Fundraising Regular wants to prevent ’bad actors’ from defrauding shoppers by posing as charity collectors.
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NewsLidl marks being bakery market leader by giving away 500 ‘gold bakery cards’
The cards will entitle winners to a free bakery product every day for a year
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NewsDeposit return scheme bosses launch salvage talks with Welsh government
Last week’s appointment of the UK DMO is said to have provided a fresh impetus for talks
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NewsMost supermarket ready meals contain excessive salt, research finds
Out of 1,511 ready meals sold across 11 retailers, 56% were high in salt
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NewsLidl invites Scots customers to audition to be the voice of its Scottish self-checkouts
The discounter is on the hunt for an ‘unexpected Scottish voice in the bagging area’