All Lidl articles
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NewsLidl opening three London stores in one day as part of £500m expansion push
The new branches include one on Putney High Street with a sales area of just 6,000 sq ft
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Lidl becomes sponsor of Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch
The discounter plans to use its social media channels to showcase how Lidl’s ingredients can be used to make recipes from the Sunday morning show
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Alan Barry replaces Ingo Fischer as Lidl GB chief development officer
Fischer has spent 17 years working for Lidl GB, including over a decade as board director
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Comment & Opinion
Why has Lidl decided to publish GB financial results for the first time?
After 27 years in the UK, Lidl has chosen to publish its GB accounts as a standalone for the first time
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EU trade deal ‘not frictionless and barrier-free’, says Lidl GB CEO
Christian Härtnagel said the continuing flow of goods was down to the business’s thorough preparation, rather than the deal
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Lidl reports £13.6m annual loss in first separate accounts for GB business
The loss after tax came as Lidl GB invested £654m in growing the business in the year ending 29 February 2020, the newly filed full-year accounts reveal
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Supermarkets and other food retailers to get mass Covid-19 testing
Only businesses with at least 50 staff will be eligible for the programme
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Lidl to give store and DC staff one-off £200 bonus
The payment recognises their ‘tireless efforts to keep the nation fed and provide a safe shopping experience for customers up and down the country’, Lidl said
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Analysis & Features
Coronavirus: what are the latest in-store measures from the major supermarkets?
Supermarkets have been forced to step up safety measures. So what are their latest moves to keep shoppers and staff as safe as possible?
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City snapshot: Pink fizz and festive jumpers drive record Christmas at Lidl
Lidl increased overall sales 17.9% in the four weeks to 27 December compared to Christmas 2019 to outperform its big four rivals and Aldi. Plus, Just Eat sees orders surge again in fourth quarter as new lockdowns benefit the takeaway delivery app.
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Iceland rejects making staff enforce mask wearing by shoppers
Iceland has said that in light of abuse of shopworkers, it does not expect staff to ’confront the small minority of customers who aggressively refuse to comply with the law’
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Reports
Lidl adds £1.15 to Healthy Start vouchers in support of Marcus Rashford’s campaign
The vouchers, which are issued by the government to low-income families in England and Wales, are currently worth £3.10, but Lidl will boost that to £4.25
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Oxfam praises Lidl on human rights improvement
Lidl claimed a UK food retailer first last week with the publication of a human rights impact assessment and action plan
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Lidl rapped by ASA over pricing claims
The ads have been ruled misleading following a complaint from Aldi over claimed rrps
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Lidl claims UK food retailer first with publication of human rights impact assessment
The discounter committed to carrying out the impact assessment in 2019 after coming bottom in Oxfam’s annual ranking of supermarkets on published human rights safeguards
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Lidl offers £10 off £40 of shopping in Christmas voucher promotion
The vouchers are due to appear in national newspapers this week and will be valid until 18 December
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Analysis & Features
Coronavirus business rates relief: which supermarkets are handing it back?
Here’s the list of supermarkets that have agreed to give it back – and the ones that are staying quiet on the issue
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Lidl joins supermarkets handing back businesses rates relief
The discounter said this morning it would refund over £100m in relief to the UK and devolved governments
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Analysis & Features
Lidl’s Christmas ad mocks the schmaltz of rivals’ campaigns
The ad includes an undisguised dig at Aldi’s Kevin the Carrot
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Lidl raises hourly pay to £10.85 in London and £9.50 elsewhere
It’s set to make Lidl the best-paying supermarket outside London, at 10p more than rival Aldi, while inside the capital Aldi remains the top payer, at £10.90
