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What the papers said - 12th January 2008
The Daily Telegraph reported on Tesco's secret conversion of a former warehouse into a mock German discount store. It suggested the retailer was testing ways of competing with stores such as Aldi and Lidl. According to the Daily Mail major...
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Lidl drives fresher feel with 5-a-day
Lidl aims to shed its downmarket image and reposition itself as a purveyor of healthy, fresh food. The German discounter unveiled a 'New Year New You'-themed ad campaign at the start of January. The month-long drive features a new slogan...
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Test may view discounters as ineffective competition
Attempts by Aldi, Lidl and Netto to expand could be hampered by a Competition Commission proposal to introduce a 'competition test' for new store developments. The idea, mooted in the provisional findings, would mean any proposed new...
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Cigarettes ditched at Lidl in Scotland
Lidl is to stop selling cigarettes in its Scottish stores in a bid to enhance its healthy credentials. From next week, tobacco will no longer be stocked in any of its 78 outlets north of the border, bringing the offer into line with the...
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Hamilton swaps Asda for Lidl
How the hell did Asda get so much publicity for favouring 22-year-old whizzkid Lewis Hamilton with a free disabled parking space at its Stevenage superstore? Or to put it another way: is it just Bogof who reckons this was a PR stunt...
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Lidl and Aldi buck the trend as growth in grocery slows
Discounters are emerging as big winners in a slowing grocery market, TNS Worldpanel figures show. The total market grew 4% year-on-year in the 12 weeks to 16 July compared with 6% in the 12 weeks to 17 June. However, Lidl and Aldi...
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Lidl abandons foie gras trial
Lidl has abandoned an experiment selling foie gras in some of its UK stores.It said the decision to sell the delicacy, made with the livers of force-fed ducks, was based on customer requests. But less than a year on it has been...
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Somerfield triumphs over yobs - Q&A and Availability
Vandalism and the nearby opening of a Lidl store are just two of the challenges this Somerfield outlet in Plymstock, Devon, has faced on the road to winning this week's Top Store award. Our mystery shopper commended the 14,000 sq ft store for its...
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Deep discount goes from drab to fab
It's been a long time coming. After years of targeting the low end of the market with the cheapest offers in the most basic stores, Aldi, Lidl and Netto are setting their sights on more well-heeled customers. Aldi will open its first...
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Reluctantly, I am impressed by Lidl
I have been watching the activities of the hard discounters - Aldi, Lidl and Netto - with mixed emotions. A few years back, catalysed by a friend who enthused over his spectacularly cheap purchase of extra virgin olive oil, I popped into...
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Botulism fears prompt Lidl recall
Discounter Lidl has ordered a recall of a batch of Sunnyglade canned baked beans with pork sausages in tomato sauce after it emerged the contents could be undercooked, according to the Food Standards Agency. The FSA said an error in the...
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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...