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Lidl news and analysis – Page 44
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Lidl to sell cheap flights
Discount retailer Lidl is to sell-cut price flights alongside its usual grocery offer.
Next week, in conjunction with budget German airline Air Berlin, customers will be able to save up to £100 on a return flight to 25 European… -
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Race is on to win hearts in Alnwick
Three supermarket chains are competing to gain a foothold in a medieval market town named as the nicest place in Britain.Tesco, Sainsbury's and Lidl are all applying for planning permission to build stores in Alnwick, Northumberland....
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Can Tesco see off Aldi/Lidl threat?
Three events in the past week point to the impact of the hard discounters across Europe. Last week's Allegra report highlighted the growing appeal of German discounters Aldi and Lidl in the UK. Wal-Mart announced its withdrawal from Germany and...
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Lidl fined for false meat label claims
Discount retailer Lidl has been fined nearly £50,000 for two separate breaches of labelling rules on meat. Tests by Trading Standards officers found the multiple's Maitre Special Chicken breast fillet contained less meat than the label...
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Lidl opens doors in northern location
Lidl has opened its most northerly UK store following a lengthy planning process. The 13,756 sq ft store in Orkney, Scotland opened its doors on Thursday (22 June). It will stock 1,000 lines and feature Lidl's signature twice-weekly...
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Hard discounters muscle in on organic for staple ranges
Hard discounters are jumping on the organic bandwagon with Aldi, Lidl and Netto developing ranges. Aldi has begun the roll out of a range of own label organic staples, comprising seven lines in the dry staple goods category, as well as...
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Lidl meets Malvern resistance
Lidl's plan to open a new store in Malvern Link, Worcestershire, has faced considerable local opposition. While Malvern Hills District Council has now approved the plans, they were originally rejected to "applause from relieved...
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Aldi, Lidl yet to win allegiance of Irish
The low prices offered by Aldi and Lidl may have secured a combined 6% share of the Irish market, but they have still to win the loyalty of the Republic’s shoppers, according to a new survey by ACNielsen. Researchers found that the discount...
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Lidl frustrated by Irish straitjacket
An ambitious Irish expansion programme by the discount chain Lidl is being slowed by a flood of planning objections.The chain has established 60 outlets across the Republic since moving into the market five years ago, together with its big...
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Persistence pays off for Lidl
Determination paid off for Lidl when it won planning permission to redevelop a site on Eltham High Street in south east London. It was not the first time it had tried: its first attempt was unsuccessful as it was felt the plans would lead to an...
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Lidl takes on protesters in bid for store support
Lidl is turning the tables on residents protesting against supermarket store openings – by striking up its own list of supporters’ names.The discounter has launched a petition and held an open day in an effort to drum up support for a new store...
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Lidl drums up support for its debut in Orkney Islands
Hard discounter Lidl is hoping to open its most northerly UK store in the Orkneys by next February.The retailer held a public meeting in Kirkwall in a bid to drum up support for the proposed store in the town. Gordon Greens, a Lidl sales...
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Lidl plans Croatia expansion
Discount grocery retailer Lidl is moving ahead with its Croatian expansion plans and is expected to open shops in 17 Croatian town this November.The retailer is expected to invest about E40m in the first stage of its Croatia expansion, and...
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UK not yet in Lidl’s net
Lidl is set to overtake its bitter rival Aldi as the top discounter in Europe in the next 10 years, according to a report from IGD.Last year Lidl increased its sales by 15% to E18.9bn, twice Aldi’s growth rate, and IGD estimates Lidl trebled...
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Ireland’s multiples face prices probe
Multiples in the Irish Republic are to be quizzed by a parliamentary committee on why Irish grocery prices are among the highest in the EU. The market’s major players, Tesco, Dunnes, SuperValu, Aldi and Lidl, as well as a number of other...
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Lidl plans Slovakia expansion
Lidl is planning to open 14 stores in Slovakia on 14 September, according to media reports.Another 16 stores are expected to open in the following weeks with a total of 30 Lidl stores planned for the country by the end of...
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Lidl plans to target central Europe
German discount store Lidl is set to roll out stores in 15 European countries, according to media reports.This should turn it into Europe’s biggest discount store, overtaking Aldi as the leading small format discount store operator in Europe by...
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Irish discounters ready to treble market share
Discounters Lidl and Aldi are likely to have a 15% share of the grocery market in the Irish Republic – three times their current figure – within five years, according to a report on the sector by Dublin-based Merrion Stockbrokers.By then, Lidl...
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Maximum fine for Lidl
Lidl has been fined E9,000 for breaching new unit pricing laws in the Irish Republic.The new rules, which came into effect on March 1, require retailers to display a price per litre or per kilogram for all products sold by quantity, helping...
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Lidl looks to luck in Ireland
Lidl has launched an outdoor poster campaign to woo Irish consumers following the recent slippage in its share of the Republic’s grocery market.
Eighty sites, in areas close to its 40-plus stores, are being used to hammer home the billboard line…