Lidl news and analysis – Page 45

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    Lidl pulls Aussie wine

    2003-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Lidl has withdrawn bottles of an Australian wine brand from shelves over fears it could trigger an asthma attack.The retailer is recalling stock of Creston Bay Cabernet Shiraz from the 2002 vintage, which costs £2.99, after a consumer...

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    Makro’s regime offers a rare degree of autonomy

    2003-08-16T00:00:00Z

    When Simon Hellam joined Makro 18 months ago, he was thrown in at the deep end. After six years in retail, performing a variety of functions with discounter Lidl – most recently at its Wimbledon head office – Makro put him in charge of its busiest...

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    Tesco resolves comparison row with Lidl

    2003-08-02T00:00:00Z

    Lidl and Tesco have resolved their bitter dispute in the Irish Republic over the latter’s price comparison campaign which the discounter claimed was misleading.The High Court in Dublin was told this week that behind-the-scenes talks had led...

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    Lidl and Tesco settle ad dispute

    2003-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Discount chain Lidl and Tesco Ireland have settled a legal battle over “misleading” price comparison ads by the supermarket chain about the German discounter. Lidl went to the High Court in Dublin to order Tesco to halt an advertising...

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    Lidl in court action over ads

    2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Discount chain Lidl has started legal proceedings against Tesco in the Irish courts over “misleading” price comparison ads that it claims are damaging its business.It has asked the High Court in Dublin to order that Tesco cease an...

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    Foley on offensive over Lidl labels

    2003-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Discount chain Lidl has been threatened with prosecution in Ireland over its failure to label some food products in English. Consumer affairs director Carmel Foley claimed it was breaching EU guidelines and has threatened court action. She...

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    World News - 14th December 2002

    2002-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Lidl chance. German discount chain Aldi has a clear advantage in Europe over its rival Lidl both in terms of store numbers and store performance, according to IGD. In a report on the grocery discount market IGD said number two chain Lidl stood...

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    Aldi/Lidl cocking a snook' at the Irish

    2002-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Discount chains Aldi and Lidl give consumers in the Irish Republic very little option to buy Irish-produced goods, according to a survey by the independent grocers' group, RGDATA. It found that with Aldi, only 19% of products were of...

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    Lidl is an ad heavyweight

    2002-05-25T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury is the biggest spender on advertising so far this year, according to the latest data from Nielsen Media Research. Although Sainsbury's ad spend for the three months to the end of March was down 15.8% on the period last year, its...

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    Aggressive Lidl keeps up cracking new store pace

    2002-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Anne Bruce Secretive hard discounter Lidl has doubled its UK portfolio since 2001, bucking declining numbers in the UK discount sector and leaving longer established competitors Aldi and Netto behind. A source said Lidl was "approaching 350 stores...

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    republic of ireland

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Discounters sourcing insignificant quantities' from Irish suppliers says RGDATA Aldi/Lidl sourcing probe urged by independents The independent grocers' body in the Irish Republic, RGDATA, has called for a government probe into the food sourcing...

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    Discounters taking to CR

    2002-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Lidl and Netto have become the latest food retailers to adopt the practice of civil recovery to combat shoplifting and staff theft. Netto director John Buitekant said: "The system is on trial, and trials will continue for the next few months. So...

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    Kwik Save Lidl Aldi Netto

    2002-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Accrington Accrington Accrington Accrington Lancs Lancs Lancs Lancs Frozen pizza 1.99 2 in box 1.49 ...

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    A Lidl goes a long way ­ if you can get it

    2002-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Only one shopper seeking the basics for a cooked breakfast at the discounters came away with a full basket this week. The lesson to be learned is that discounters may well be flexible on price, but in return customers must make allowances for pack...

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    Lidl squeezed by planners

    2002-01-05T00:00:00Z

    German discounter Lidl has been forced to rewrite its selection criteria for new UK stores due to shortages of sites and difficulties in getting planning consent. Mark Sheehan, director of property agent Christie and Co, said: "Lidl favours new...

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    Hard discount fight in Iberia

    2001-10-27T00:00:00Z

    German retailers Lidl, Tengelmann and Aldi are gearing up for battle in Iberia with ambitious store opening plans for their hard discount formats in the region over the next three to five years. Aldi's announcement earlier this month of a move into...

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    Seeing red over a 9p carrier bag

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    The price of carrier bags was a sore point with our shoppers this week. Both Kwik Save and Lidl in Cardiff imposed a 3p charge for them and at Kwik Save our shopper was unable to obtain a free bag even for raw chicken. The biggest gripe ...

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    Irish republic

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Discounters force Tesco into deeper cuts The recent arrival of Lidl and Aldi in the Irish market has intensified competition in the grocery sector over the past year, according to Maurice Pratt, managing director of Tesco Ireland. Tesco, once...

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    The Co-operative Group has launched a new range of own label

    2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

    German hard discounter Lidl is moving into the Hungarian market this year, according to local press reports. Kraft Foods has boosted its ready meals portfolio with the purchase of Borden Foods' US ready meals business It's Pasta Anytime! C-store...

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    DUBLIN CENTRE STORE FOR LIDL

    2000-10-07T00:00:00Z

    German discounter Lidl is to add a new competitive twist to the sector with its first Dublin city centre store. It is to become the anchor tenant in a new shopping mall planned for Moore Street, just a few hundred yards from the Dublin outlet...