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Lidl news and analysis – Page 31
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Comment & OpinionCould a Tesco discounter offer really frighten Aldi and Lidl?
Tesco needs to tread very carefully if it goes down such a path, remember Sainsbury’s decision to pull the plug on its Netto venture at a cost of tens of millions?
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NewsLidl unveils 28 own label SKUs for Organic Week push
The discounter’s promotion will highlight a tranche of products priced at under £4
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NewsLidl latest supermarket to ban sale of energy drinks to under-16s
Waitrose was the first major retailer to take the stand and has been joined by Aldi, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons
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NewsSlough retail entrepreneurs to open superstore next to a Lidl
The 20,000 sq ft Checkout Superstore in Farnham Road is the brainchild of the Abdeali family
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NewsLidl wins Christmas but the surprise package is... Asda
Tesco had been tipped to ‘win’ Christmas, but it was hit by sluggish general merchandise sales and a hit from the collapse of wholesaler Palmer & Harvey
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NewsAldi and Lidl outpacing big four in supermarket space race
However even the discounters have scaled back on applications
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NewsSainsbury's raises profits forecasts after record Christmas
Sainsbury’s has lifted its profits expectations for the year after a record Christmas week, but the supermarket’s growth was held back by declining general merchandise sales as Argos struggled.
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NewsLidl to open largest UK regional distribution centre in Luton
The new distribution centre follows the opening of two new RDCs in Exeter and Wednesbury in 2017
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NewsLidl decides smaller is better in the US
Six months after entering the US with plans to build 100 large-scale stores, the discounter has changed its mind
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NewsLidl launches festive emoji game through Facebook Camera app
Brian Blessed provides animated voiceover instructions in a ‘how to’ video on Lidl UK’s Facebook page
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NewsLidl defends its record on cutting antibiotics
The discounter came bottom in a league table published by the Alliance to Save our Antibiotics this week
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NewsLidl seeks closer links with startups by partnering with German retail tech hub
Retailtech Hub is based in Munich and supports startups through an accelerator programme
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NewsLidl UK to increase basic wage from £8.45 to £8.75 from March
The retailer said the move would make staff the highest paid supermarket employees in the UK
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NewsLidl recalls Sol & Mar squid SKUs over safety concerns
They may contain struvite, a naturally occuring crystal that “may cause injury”
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NewsLidl launches Hortus gin liqueurs and Liberté spiced rum
The Rhubarb & Ginger and Scottish Raspberry liquers would take shoppers “beyond the standard gin and tonic”…
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NewsLidl UK plans to open biggest RDC yet in Peterborough
The 754,000 sq ft depot will be the discounter’s 15th UK RDC and will create up to 500 new jobs for the area
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NewsDiscounters driving growth at out-of-town shopping centres
New research by Savills shows a boom in the location of discounters and other value stores at out-of-town locations….
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NewsLidl removes microbeads from all products
Lidl has removed all products containing microbeads from its UK stores as it clamps down on plastic pollutants
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Grocer 33Guest Lidl takes pricing win but margin of victory is smaller
The discounter’s £52.91 total was £5.09 cheaper than second-placed Asda
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NewsLidl to assist police with Parsons Green terror investigation
The bomb was found in one of the discounter’s reusable bags