Lidl news and analysis – Page 4
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NewsTesco fails in third attempt to block new Lidl store
Swale Council granted approval for a third time on Thursday evening, following Tesco’s latest objection
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NewsLidl vents frustration at Tesco and Aldi’s objections to new Isle of Sheppey store
The new Lidl store in Sheppey has been seeking planning approval since 2022 but has been held up by a string of objections
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Comment & OpinionLidl’s TikTok Shop success is a bellwether for fmcg brands
TikTok Shop requires the perfect mix of creative, community and commerce, says Alex Walker, MD at Havas Market UK
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Comment & OpinionThe wheels have fallen off B&M’s retail wagon – can it get back on track?
City patience is running out with B&M after it issued its second profits warning so far this year on Monday, at the same time CEO Alex Russo ‘fell on his sword’
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NewsLidl enhances loyalty app personalisation with ‘in your store’ discounts
The change as of this week is to give greater visibility to discounts specific to the shopper’s favoured store, according to Lidl
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NewsAldi sees and raises Lidl’s pay offer for store workers
Aldi had already set new rates effective from March, but Lidl raised the stakes earlier this month
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NewsLidl’s TikTok Shop launch sells out in 18 minutes
The discounter went live on TikTok Shop with a limited run of 3,000 bundles of high-protein products at about 10am today
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NewsLidl’s new security gates could support move to checkout-free shopping
Lidl is clamping down on theft with new gates, as maker Wanzl develops a smart trolley that could communicate with the barriers
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News‘Question over future of Aldi price match schemes’ as Sainsbury’s joins Tesco in scaling back
Sainsbury’s has removed 115 products from its Aldi Price Match scheme since November, according to analysis for The Grocer
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NewsLidl becomes ‘first supermarket to sell on TikTok Shop’
The discounter is to sell bundles of high-protein products for gym fans on TikTok Shop, while stocks last
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NewsLidl giving away £10 shopping vouchers as ‘Valentine’s Day treats’
The rewards are offered today in the Lidl Plus loyalty app
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Comment & OpinionLidl has come out punching in 2025. What is making it so confident?
Lidl has come out swinging in 2025, with a price comparison campaign targeting an array of rivals
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NewsLidl to open nine new stores within the next month
The nine openings include four brand new locations, in Canning Town, Preston, Walsall, and Wombourne
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NewsUK’s top three supermarkets shunning X as retreat grows
So far in 2025, Sainsbury’s and Asda have joined Tesco in not posting on X except in reply to customers
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NewsSupermarkets and drinks companies submit bid to run deposit return scheme
Retailers have also urged ministers to take a step back because of the risk of the costs of DRS pushing up prices as the UK faces renewed pressure on food inflation
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NewsLidl taking on rival discounter Home Bargains in price comparisons
Lidl has also been pitting its non-food middle aisle prices against Asda, John Lewis, Homebase, Currys, Robert Dyas, Ikea and online retailer Wayfair
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NewsPromotions boost supermarket sales in January
Supermarkets kept shoppers spending after Christmas by offering a raft of promotions as take-home sales rose by 4.3% in January
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NewsLidl to ask shoppers for ‘micro-donations’ to the NSPCC at tills
Customers will be invited to make a donation of up to 30p with card transactions
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NewsMedia Bites 29 January: Rachel Reeves speech, Diageo, WH Smith and Starbucks
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will give a speech later this morning
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NewsAsda ends its Aldi and Lidl price match scheme
Asda has ended its Aldi and Lidl price match scheme, as it plans to launch a major new Rollback campaign of price cuts