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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Comment & OpinionThe backlash against Lidl’s loyalty revamp misses the point entirely
Lidl’s move to points may have frustrated shoppers, but the long-term logic is sound, says Sam Panzer, director of GTM strategy at Talon.One
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NewsLidl rolls out 15p paper carrier bags to all stores
The paper bags have been rolled out gradually at Lidl checkouts since the start of the year
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NewsLidl claims UK supermarket first with sustainable rice accreditation
The Sustainable Rice Platform is a playbook of 41 practices to support environmental and social standards
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NewsLidl working with Olio food sharing app to further cut waste
The trial adds Olio’s network of ‘food waste heroes’ – volunteers who collect unsold edible food – to Lidl’s existing redistribution work with Neighbourly
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News‘Dangerously high’ salt levels found in sandwiches at popular food-to-go chains
Gail’s, Paul and Pret a Manger were found to be among the ‘worst offenders’
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NewsAldi pokes fun at Lidl’s loyalty changes with cucumber giveaway
Aldi leapt on the fact that a free cucumber costs 100 points by giving away cucumbers at a store on Friday and posting the video on Instagram
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InterviewsApps, loyalty and customers: Louise Weise on Lidl’s winning way
As Lidl revamps its loyalty scheme, chief customer officer Louise Weise explains why getting the basics right is key to the discounter’s stellar growth
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Comment & OpinionWhy Morrisons calling Aldi ‘attractive’ is a killer point for the CMA
The row – and consultation – is about whether Aldi and Lidl should be banned from putting clauses in property deals to stop competition opening nearby, a practice that’s been outlawed for other major supermarkets since 2010
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NewsLidl launches scan & shop to the public for the first time
The service, called Lidl & Go, means customers can now scan items with a smartphone as they put them in their shopping basket
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NewsSainsbury’s, Morrisons and Iceland demand CMA acts on Aldi and Lidl
Competition is being ‘distorted’ by their ability ‘to restrict entry and expansion by competitor grocery retailers in local markets’, Sainsbury’s said
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NewsLidl gives students chance to win one of 100 £10 vouchers
Lidl said a recent survey of students and apprentices aged 16 to 18 found their eating habits suffered around exam time
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Comment & OpinionWhy has Lidl scrapped Coupon Plus rewards in favour of Points?
Lidl says the loyalty move is based on customer feedback, but not all shoppers are convinced
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NewsLiberty X hit reimagined as ‘Just a Lidl’ for launch of loyalty points
The 2002 hit Just a Little has been reimagined as ‘Just a Lidl’ to promote the launch today of Lidl Plus Points in the discounter’s loyalty app
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NewsLidl overhauls loyalty app with new Points system
Lidl Plus users will earn one point for every £1 spent in store, replacing Coupon Plus rewards for reaching monthly spending thresholds
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NewsLidl matches Morrisons in grocery market share again
Lidl’s sales rose by 8.8% year on year in the 12 weeks to 19 April 2026, to put it again level in market share with Morrisons
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NewsLidl publishes latest ‘wish list’ of new store locations
The discounter is offering a ‘finder’s fee’ of either 10% of the first year’s rent or 1.5% of the freehold value
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NewsHistoric Aldi court case farmer ‘stonewalled by Adjudicator’ says MP
Sprout and brassica supplier John Clappison was at the heart of an extraordinary case against Aldi after he and his business partner took the discounter to court in 2024
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NewsLidl GB joins the United Nations Global Compact
The discounter follows in the footsteps of Tesco, which signed up to the UNGC in 2015
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Comment & OpinionHFSS ad ban’s first rulings show the devil really is in the detail
Advertisers like to push the rules to the limit. Now they have the first clues about what those limits might be
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NewsLidl and Iceland first businesses to breach junk food ad ban
The decisions are the outcome of the ASA’s first round of assessments of possible breaches of new restrictions which came into force in January