Lidl news and analysis
Lidl is a German discount supermarket chain with more than 950 stores in the UK. It offers a limited assortment of own-label and selected branded products, focusing on low prices and its 'Middle of Lidl' proposition. The Grocer covers Lidl with news, analysis, insight and opinion, including store openings, pricing strategy, and its competitive positioning.
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NewsLidl to open 50 stores in 12 months in £600m investment
The plans are set to create about 2,000 jobs, according to the discounter
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NewsAsda, Morrisons and Lidl make £1bn worth of sale and leaseback deals
The three supermarkets struck sale and leaseback deals totalling £943m in 2025, according to Colliers
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NewsLidl matches Morrisons in grocery market share
It means Lidl has become the joint fifth-largest UK supermarket
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NewsAldi and Lidl battling it out for the Easter shop with big discounts
Aldi has promised £16m in price cuts across Easter ranges while Lidl is offering loyalty members £5 off a £50 Easter shop
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NewsLidl donates £110,000 to charities across the country
Lidl store staff chose causes in their area to receive £500 each
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Grocer 33Lidl cheaper than Aldi in price survey thanks to cabbage
After seven wins on the trot for Aldi, a price cut on savoy cabbage made all the difference for Lidl
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Analysis & FeaturesIs it time Aldi and Lidl were roped into restrictive land deals ban?
The CMA is consulting on whether to extend a ban on restrictive clauses in property deals to the two discounters
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NewsIceland boss: Aldi and Lidl should not ‘wriggle out of competition’
Richard Walker was commenting on the prospect of Aldi and Lidl arguing their limited ranges meant they should remain exempt from the land rules faced by seven other major supermarkets
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NewsLidl calls on staff to join new ‘Green Team’
The discounter is looking among its current employees to form the team and bring fresh ideas to its sustainability agenda
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NewsCMA consulting on whether to ban Aldi and Lidl from restrictive land deals
Rivals Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Waitrose, Marks & Spencer and Co-op are already banned from having so-called restrictive covenants in new property deals under the 2010 Controlled Land Order
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NewsSupermarkets reluctant to sign up to Better Chicken Commitment, NGO warns
Speaking after the NGO published its latest ChickenTrack report, which measures progress made by the 107 BCC signatories, global director of food business Dr Tracey Jones lamented the slow momentum
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NewsLidl launches new food waste initiative and raises target
From this summer Lidl will participate in Surplus Saviours, a scheme enabling registered charities and customers to collect surplus food from stores for free
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NewsAldi and Lidl top 2025 product recall league table
The discounters accounted for 13% of products pulled from shelves due to incorrect allergen labelling or contamination, analysis by The Grocer reveals
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NewsLidl GB announces new chief operating officer
Currently COO at Lidl Italy, the new hire is moving to the GB board as Maciej Tylkowski takes an international position in the business
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NewsShoppers switch to own label and buy less to save money: NIQ
Total till sales at UK supermarkets increased 3.3% in the four weeks to 21 February, but volumes declined by 0.8% – a bigger fall than January’s 0.6%
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NewsArgos trumps Tesco to top new index of retailer digital capability
The Sainsbury’s-owned everything retailer offers shopping features most closely matched to consumer demands
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NewsSupermarket volumes remain under pressure as inflation picks up pace
Total take-home sales at the mults increased by 3.4% year on year in the four weeks to 22 February. However, growth lagged behind grocery price inflation
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NewsLidl shoppers donate nearly £500,000 to NSPCC Childline in weeks
Shoppers were invited to add up to 30p to the cost of their shop in the latest round of a ‘micro-donation’ NSPCC fundraising initiative called Pennies
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NewsAldi makes second pay rise announcement in weeks
It is the latest move in what has become a twice-yearly bidding war between Aldi and Lidl
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Analysis & FeaturesHow pay and benefits stack up at the supermarkets
We look at how wage levels at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Aldi, Lidl, M&S and Iceland compare