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Comment & Opinion
Goldie Lookin Chain take discounter trip with Middle of Lidl song
For the comedy posse, a trip to their local discounter sparks something close to an existential crisis
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News
Lidl pulls heart-strings in Christmas ad 2024
Lidl is pulling heartstrings and focusing on the joy of sharing and giving back during the festive season
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Lidl makes big changes to store layouts and adds self-checkouts
There are also new security measures including a one-way barrier at the entrance and another at the self-checkouts where customers must scan a receipt before leaving
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Lidl pledges £125,000 for charity and relaunches Christmas toy bank appeal
The £125,000 will go to charity partners hosting festive events across the country, providing essential funding to purchase food and other supplies
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Lidl seals 12-store sale & leaseback deal in breakthrough for expansion programme
Lidl has sold the 12 sites for £70m to Roadside Retail, which has agreed to lease them back to the discounter for 25 years
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Discounters start British apple season strongly
One in four British apples sold in September were by Aldi (27.5%). Meanwhile, Lidl stocked 20.7%
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City snapshot: Lidl agrees £70m real estate deal to forward fund 12 stores
Lidl has signed an agreement to sell 12 stores under construction to Roadside Real Estate for £70m. Plus, JLP is recruiting a record 12,500 temporary roles across the country over the Christmas period
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Lidl adding scan & go shopping to loyalty app
The feature is being added to Lidl Plus in Germany, the Netherlands and Poland, ahead of an anticipated rollout to other European territories
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Lidl triples plant-based range and sets new sales targets to support climate goals
Lidl GB chief commercial officer Richard Bourns said the supermarket was the ‘first UK retailer to set specific plant-based protein targets’
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Lidl welcomes 51 apprentices to retail leadership degree programme
Students will earn up to £46,000 by year four while gaining a BSc (Hons) Retail Leadership degree from Kingston University
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Lidl and Waitrose revive 1990s hits with Martine McCutcheon and S Club
Lidl has actress and singer Martine McCutcheon performing a cover of Gina G’s ‘Ooh Aah… Just A Little Bit’, while Waitrose has S Club reviving their hit ‘You’re My Number One’
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Waitrose expands self-serve bakery range
Waitrose executives see the category as a crucial area of growth for the high end grocer
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Lidl’s shipping line forces change to emission target
The discounter has pointed to its founding of a shipping line in 2022 as explanation
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New light shed on Lidl’s store opening slowdown by parent’s €1bn interest costs
Accounts for Lidl Stiftung & Co KG have revealed interest expenses of €1.025bn in the 12 months to 29 February 2024, up from €462m the previous year
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Lidl injects £1bn into British egg sector to bolster free-range farmers
The investment aims to show the retailer’s dedication to supporting British farmers and ensuring a consistent supply of high-quality, 100% British eggs
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Lidl chief trading officer Martin Kottbauer leaves after 28 years
Kottbauer’s role has been incorporated into that of chief commercial officer Richard Bourns
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Aldi Price match schemes, loyalty and shrinkflation under spotlight in Panorama investigation
Panorama’s investigation into deals at the big four also showed steak from Sainsbury’s and cod from Tesco packed in a way that obscured the true size of the product
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Lidl pilot in Switzerland points to next innovation for its loyalty app
The change introduces point-based rewards, redeemable against a choice of hundreds of products
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Leading investment advisor warns over new Aldi and Lidl stores
Rob Abraham of Atrato Group, investment advisors to Supermarket Income REIT, said the discounters were reaching the ‘late phases’ of their own ‘space race’ in the UK
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Comment & Opinion
Aldi and Lidl have both copied Tony’s – but the ethical chocolate brand is only angry with one
Aldi’s Choco Changer and Lidl’s Way To Go bar both take a styling cue from Tony’s Chocolonely, the brand known for its ethical sourcing standards – but there is a key difference